UAE | Health
Ministry shuts down five pharmacies in UAE for violating rules
The Ministry of Health has closed five pharmacies in the UAE for repeated rule violations.
- WAM
- Published: 16:15 December 28, 2008
Dubai: The Ministry of Health has closed five pharmacies in the UAE for repeated rule violations.
Dr Amin Bin Hussain Al Amiri, Executive Director of Medical Practice and Licensing and Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Licensing Committee at the ministry, said these violations included the employment of non-licenced pharmacists and allowing administrators to work as pharmacists in the absence of the pharmacist in-charge.
They also failed to keep controlled drugs in locked cabinets and violated other regulations concerning pharmaceutical work.
Al Amiri said these violations negatively affect public health and can cause serious harm to patients taking medicines.
Al Amiri urged public to be careful when buying medicines and to check for information about the drug.
He said the ministry monitors all pharmacies and carries regular inspections to ensure that all rules are followed.
Share this article
Popular in UAE
-
Have your say
Living in untidy homes
Do you think that people who live in untidy homes have bad character?
Latest news
- Khalifa congratulates Karzai on re-election
- Khalifa receives congratulatory call from Talabani
- Camel in RAK gives birth to twins
- Saif is appointed Emiratisation chief
- Pavement parking irks pedestrians
- Man jailed 3 years in fatal assault of colleague
- Murder: Mother gets stiffer sentence
- Traffic Prosecution adopts humanitarian step
- UAE starts administering H1N1 vaccines
- 'All-green' project to ease traffic flow
- Experts call for reviewing green cost of desalination
- Complaints against cab drivers decline
- Thalassaemia website 'will help educate youth'
- Dubai Police open centre to combat marine pollution
- Readers: Less water usage means less desalination
Community Reports
-
Pavement parking irks pedestrians
Gulf News reader calls on authorities to step in and stop car owners from invading pathways meant for safe walking
-
Faded parking lines pose a problem
Motorists could be fined for parking incorrectly even though they can hardly see the boundaries in the designated areas
-
School buses block residential parking
Commercial vehicles taking up free parking facilities in Al Wuheida, inconveniencing residents in surrounding villas
-
Community report: Doing their bit for poor children
A group of students takes concrete action to raise funds for Dubai Cares
