Online sales of pharmaceuticals and health-related disinfectants banned

The Ministry of Health has banned online sales of medicines, medical equipment and other health-related disinfectant substances as most of such products are not legally authorised and not of proper quality.

The ban comes as the ministry purchased alcohol as well as disinfectant substances from online sellers for quality checks, and found most of them failed to meet technical standards or are fraudulent – with some being purely methanol or methanol mixed with ethanol.

 

In a press release on Tuesday, the ministry said as the world and Cambodia experienced a growing number of Covid-19 cases, people were desperately in need of medicines, medical equipment and disinfectants to prevent infection.

At the same time, the ministry observed that many Facebook accounts were exploiting the opportunity to advertise the selling of medicines, medical equipment and disinfectants.

 

These include masks, temperature measuring devices, alcohol, sanitising gel and other disinfectants that do not have a ministry registration number or label.

In accordance with the Law on the Management of Pharmaceuticals, the ministry said medicines, equipment, medical materials and operators must have a registration number from the ministry.

They are also required to be sold at pharmacies and legally-registered pharmaceutical resellers and not online.

“The sale of all kinds of cosmetics must have a registration number from the ministry.http://https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/online-sales-pharmaceuticals-and-health-related-disinfectants-banned