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(Screengrab) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte said people selling counterfeit medicines online, including injectable drugs for treating Covid-19, should be properly prosecuted. "It is important that the source of the fake or counterfeited drug para (should be) pinpointed or known, kasi (because) we have to warn the citizens about these fake drugs or counterfeited drugs at saka itong mga tao (and these) are prosecuted at magkaroon ng kaso kasi kung nasa labas ang mga taong ito (and face charges because if they remain free), they will continue their practice if we will be lenient about it," the President said during his Talk to the People televised Monday night. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has again cautioned the public against patronizing counterfeit injectable Covid-19 vaccines and fake medicines. FDA officer-in-charge Oscar Gutierrez said a fake Tocilizumab injection for Covid-19 treatment is being sold for about PHP25,000 per vial. At the height of the Covid-19 ....

Oscar Gutierrez , Rodrigo Duterte , Drug Administration , Creengrab Manila President Rodrigo Duterte Said People Selling Counterfeit Medicines Online , Ncluding Injectable Drugs For Treating Covid 19 , Hould Be Properly Prosecuted Quot It Is Important That The Source Of Fake Or Counterfeited Drug Para Should Pinpointed Known , Asi Because We Have To Warn The Citizens About These Fake Drugs Or Counterfeited At Saka Itong Mga Tao And Are Prosecuted Magkaroon Ng Kaso Kasi Kung Nasa Labas Ang Taong Ito Face Charges If They Remain Free , Hey Will Continue Their Practice If We Be Lenient About It , Uot The President Said During His Talk To People Televised Monday Night Food And Drug Administration Fda Has Again Cautioned Public Against Patronizing Counterfeit Injectable Covid 19 Vaccines Fake Medicines Officer In Charge Oscar Gutierrez Saida Tocilizumab Injection For Treatment Is Being Sold About Php25 , 000 Per Vial At The Height Of Covid 19 Pandemic Last Year , Utierrez Said Its Commercial Price Range Reached Around Php70 , 000 To Php90 , 000 Per Vial But It Is Not Duly Approved By The Fda Gutierrez Urged Public To Only Buy Medicines From Licensed Drug Stores And Pharmacies Quot If Possible , Uy From The Same Outlets You Trust Each Time , Uot Gutierrez Said , Oting That Counterfeit Medicines Usually Have Poor Packaging Conditions , Spelling Mistakes , Nd Erroneous Grammar He Said One Should Know That The Manufacturing Date And Expiry On Outer Packaging Of Counterfeit Medicines Do Not Match Information Its Inner Gutierrez Any Medicine Only Be Sourced From Fda Licensed Establishments Duterte Added There Has To Somebody Would Keep Track Criminal Cases Filed Against These Sellers , Oted That Fda Hasa Regulatory Enforcement Unit , Hat Looks Into Cases , N Coordination With The Government Security Enforcers , O Make Sure That Violators Would Be Penalized Or Imprisoned Quot Ang Trabaho Ninyo Your Job Does Not End With The Arrest , T 39s Not Even Complete By Just Saying That You Have Gathered All The Fake Drugs , T Includes The Prosecution , Uot Duterte Said Quoti Have Yet To Seea Conviction Of People Who Are Into This Kind Activity Quot Gutierrez Saida Total 85 Persons Were Arrested In The Last Two Years For Selling Counterfeit Drugs Pna ,