Foreign Drugs Without Compliance Certificates Found in Uzbek Pharmacies
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Several pharmacies in Uzbekistan were found to be selling foreign pharmaceutical products lacking compliance certificates and not registered in the State Registry, the Committee for Competition Development reported.
Control purchases, conducted jointly with the Center for Pharmaceutical Product Safety, revealed that the quality of certain drugs could not be guaranteed.
In Namangan region, the pharmacy of LLC “NAVBAHOR” was found to be selling Forsiga 10 mg №28, batch SL620, with an expiration date of June 2026.
In Andijan region, Brilinta 90 mg №56, batch VHSH, was identified in the pharmacy of LLC “OYATULLO 88” (expiration August 2026); Forsiga 10 mg №28, batch SM997, in “BARAKA FARM GRANT” (expiration October 2026); and Pulmicort 0.25 mg, batch SEYC, in “INOMJON XOJI FARM.”
In Tashkent, Forsiga 10 mg №28, batches SL485 and SL183, as well as Brilinta 90 mg №56, batches VKKG and VKFX, were discovered in various city pharmacies without certificates.
All findings have been forwarded to the Center for Pharmaceutical Product Safety and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes for appropriate action, including the removal of potentially unsafe drugs from circulation.