By Thandiwe GarusaTHE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has issued a warning over the illegal distribution of falsified Cloxacillin capsules, which are being sold on the local market and pose a serious threat to public health.According to MCAZ, the fake capsules have brown, sharp cornered labels, are unmarked, and lack the aluminium foil seal found on the original product, which is labelled “V-CLOX 250” and packaged with rounded orange labels.In a statement Friday, MCAZ said Gartas Investments is one of the sources of the counterfeit product, which is being passed off as the genuine Cloxacillin 250mg manufactured by Varichem Pharmaceuticals.MCAZ urged all health facilities to quarantine and submit any falsified stock to the authority for disposal before August.“MCAZ wishes to alert the public, healthcare professionals, wholesalers, pharmacies, and healthcare institutions to the presence of falsified Cloxacillin capsules being illegally distributed on the market.“The authority would like to draw the attention of all licensed pharmacies, wholesalers, public and private clinics and hospitals that they should quarantine any units of the falsified Cloxacillin 250mg capsules.“Thereafter, these quarantined units must be submitted to the authority for disposal by the 1st of August 2025.“MCAZ continues to work closely with law enforcement agencies and supply chain stakeholders to identify and remove counterfeit medicines from the market,” the statement reads.MCAZ has warned that the use of falsified medicines may result in treatment failure, harmful side effects, and a rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has issued a warning over the illegal distribution of falsified Cloxacillin capsules, which are being sold on the local market and pose a serious threat to public health According to MCAZ, the fake capsules have brown, sharp cornered labels, are unmarked, and lack the aluminium foil seal found on the original product, which is labelled “V-CLOX 250” and packaged with rounded orange labels In a statement Friday, MCAZ said Gartas Investments is one of the sources of the counterfeit product, which is being passed off as the genuine Cloxacillin 250mg manufactured by Varichem Pharmaceuticals
MCAZ urged all health facilities to quarantine and submit any falsified stock to the authority for disposal before August “MCAZ wishes to alert the public, healthcare professionals, wholesalers, pharmacies, and healthcare institutions to the presence of falsified Cloxacillin capsules being illegally distributed on the market “The authority would like to draw the attention of all licensed pharmacies, wholesalers, public and private clinics and hospitals that they should quarantine any units of the falsified Cloxacillin 250mg capsules “Thereafter, these quarantined units must be submitted to the authority for disposal by the 1st of August 2025
“MCAZ continues to work closely with law enforcement agencies and supply chain stakeholders to identify and remove counterfeit medicines from the market,” the statement reads MCAZ has warned that the use of falsified medicines may result in treatment failure, harmful side effects, and a rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Source: NewZimbabwe
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