Daejeon City Special Judicial Police Crack Down on Four Pharmacies Including Those Violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Daejeon Special Judicial Police announced on the 1st that they conducted crackdowns on illegal business activities targeting pharmacies and pharmaceutical wholesalers in the area from July to August and caught four businesses violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.

By type of violation, there was one case (2 people) of unlicensed individuals selling pharmaceuticals, and three cases (3 people) of storing and displaying pharmaceuticals past their expiration (valid) date and non-standard pharmaceuticals for sale.

Pharmacy A located in Daedeok-gu was caught after the wife, who did not have a pharmacist license, habitually provided medication guidance and sold over-the-counter drugs to customers as if she were a pharmacist, helping her husband, the representative, with the pharmacy work.

Additionally, three pharmacies located in Dong-gu, Yuseong-gu, and Daedeok-gu were caught for storing and displaying 11 types of pharmaceuticals past their expiration (valid) date and one type of non-standard herbal medicine not certified by GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) for sale, violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.

The Pharmaceutical Affairs Act stipulates that unlicensed pharmaceutical sellers and pharmacy representatives who neglect supervision to prevent violations may be punished with imprisonment of up to five years or a fine of up to 50 million KRW (dual punishment regulation).

Pharmacies that store and display pharmaceuticals past their expiration (distribution) date and non-standard herbal medicines for sale may be sentenced to imprisonment of up to one year or fined up to 10 million KRW.

The city’s special judicial police plan to transfer the involved business personnel to the prosecution and request administrative sanctions from the health centers of the respective autonomous districts.

Han Sun-hee, head of the City Citizen Safety Office, said, “Proper management of pharmaceutical distribution is very important for citizens’ health,” and added, “The city will continue to conduct thorough monitoring and persistent crackdowns to prevent illegal activities in the manufacturing, distribution, and sales processes of pharmaceuticals.”

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