Pharmacy temporarily closed down for violating ministry rules

Pharmacy temporarily closed down for violating ministry rules

QatarNews
By QatarNews

A pharmacy in the Industrial Area has been temporarily shut down by the Ministry of Public Health for violating Article 41 of Law No. 3 on organizing pharmacy practice and drug companies.

The violation was detected during a campaign by inspectors from the Pharmacy and Drug Monitoring Department at the ministry to ensure if it met international standards of storing and selling medicines.

Dr Aisha Ibrahim Al Ansari, Director of the department, stressed in The Peninsula that the ministry’s keenness to guarantee and apply safety standards of drugs and said they will not tolerated any violation.

She said the inspection drive will continue against erring public and private pharmacies to ensure no counterfeit drugs are sold.

The ministry urged the people to report any violation or complaint or contact the ministry during working hours on 44315638 or 33334746 on non-working days.

By Rizks• 5 May 2016 07:57
Rizks

Cream Tease.....I think those pharmacy guys knew ur QL ID and thought of teasing you with giving a different cream....:)

By Cream Tease• 5 May 2016 07:49
Cream Tease

I would just like to make a comment here about the Pharmacy in Grand Hypermarket in Al Kharitiyat.

Last week I got bitten by a mosquito and went to this Pharmacy to buy some cream for insect bites, I clearly explained to them what I wanted and showed them the bites I had, he clearly understood what I needed because he offered to sell me some anti-histiman tablets, I just replied I don't want any tablets just some insect cream, he went behind the counter and give me this tube of cream and then charged me 95QR for it, at the time I was shocked at the price but paid it and left, when I returned home I opened the cream and applied it to the bites I had.

After doing this 3 or 4 times it made absolutely no difference so I tried to read the writing on the tube of cream which was all in French but it did say clearly it was a skin repair cream ( more for make up than insect bites )

I returned to the Pharmacy this week with the tube of cream and asked for a explanation, they told me that the cream he sold me was good for skin repair, I questioned him many times and reminded him about showing him the bites I had and that the cream they actually sold me was not for bites. After about 10 minutes he gave me some proper insect bite cream which cost 11QR, they would not take back the skin repair cream which cost me 95QR and sent me on my way.

Is this a case of seeing a white expat and a thinking its an easy way to make money !!!!!!!!!!

By Wild Turkey• 4 May 2016 09:12
Wild Turkey

It would be even nicer (and more useful) to know which pharmacy it was! But I am also fully supportive of the authorities in this matter. I only wish they would do it properly.

By britexpat• 4 May 2016 08:43
britexpat

I am fully supportive of the authorities - But it would be nice to know what the actual offence was ...

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