Shortage of Hydrogen Peroxide hits Pharmacies FDA
JAN 27, 2021
The Food and Drugs Authority in collaboration with the Pharmacy Council, Ghana have observed shortage of Hydrogen Peroxide due to panic buying for covid-19 protection.
The two institutions investigations revealed that the shortage has led to the rise in the sale of fake and substandard Hydrogen Peroxide on the market.
The two bodies have therefore cautioned owners of Pharmacies and Over the counter shops to only buy their products from licensed wholesalers and manufacturers.
The public has also being reminded by FDA and the Pharmacy Council to purchase only Food and Drugs Authority approved Hydrogen Peroxide and other medicinal products and be on the lookout for the mandatory FDA registration numbers on such products if they are manufactured in Ghana .
Hydrogen Peroxide protects against Covid-19 – New research Listen to article
The use of hydrogen peroxide has actually proven to provide immediate protection against Covid-19, a new research has shown.
According to the study, “A Case for Hydrogen Peroxide Mouthwash and Gargle to Limit SARS-CoV-2 Infection” the traditional oral hygiene fluid which is inexpensive, readily available, and safe to use in low concentrations could be applied to reduce viral load in the oral and nasal cavities of Covid-19 patients and to inactivate the viruses they shed.
This, the study indicated, would protect contacts of Covid-19 patients and, especially, health workers from being infected.
The government has commenced discussions with some COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing companies, with the goal of ordering the suitable doses of vaccines for use in Ghana.
This followed the completion of work by the committee set up by the government to recommend the appropriate decision on a COVID-19 vaccine.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who made this known when he opened the 72nd annual New Year School and Conference in Accra yesterday, said details of the discussions with the manufacturing companies would be made public very soon.
He noted that through the advancement of science, some vaccines were already being administered in some countries to help control and eventually end the pandemic.
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A clinical pharmacologist, Professor Alex Dodoo, has suggested that Ghana should conduct local clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines to help settle on a suitable one for the people.
All vaccines, he said, might have side effects, depending on various conditions in the geographical areas they might be used, hence the need to do clinical trials locally.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic in Accra, Prof. Dodoo posed some questions: “Which of them [vaccines] is Ghana going for and what is the global experience? Based on the global experience, should we go for it? Do we use it as intended by other countries or should we blend?”
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The government has commenced discussions with some COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing companies, with the goal of ordering the suitable doses of vaccines for use in Ghana.
This followed the completion of work by the committee set up by the government to recommend the appropriate decision on a COVID-19 vaccine.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who made this known when he opened the 72nd annual New Year School and Conference in Accra yesterday, said details of the discussions with the manufacturing companies would be made public very soon.
He noted that through the advancement of science, some vaccines were already being administered in some countries to help control and eventually end the pandemic.