Abortion pills, sexual enhancement drugs; weight loss pills and various pain killers are among a host of prescription only drugs which are being sold on what has become a thriving pharmaceutical black market in Barbados.
Sources told the Sunday Sun that persons looking to make a quick buck were ordering these drugs online from places such as China and India and selling them to unsuspecting Barbadians at less than half of what they would cost through legitimate sources.
“It is a dangerous practice,” a medical source said. “There are lives at risk. Just like how Rihanna’s uncle got charged with for selling fake Pumas, we want some people brought before the courts for selling these drugs, some of which are fake,” the source added.
When contacted, Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr Kenneth George, said the ministry was aware of this situation. (MB)
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