BPOM And Disperindagkop Singkawang Withdraw Over-the-counter Drugs At Grocery Stores

Joint officers from BBPOM and Disperindagkop Singkawang carry out monitoring and inspection activities on drug distribution/Via ANTARA

PONTIANAK - Officers from the Pontianak Food and Drug Supervisory Center (BBPOM) together with the Singkawang Department of Industry, Trade, Cooperatives and SMEs (Disperindagkop and UKM) pulled over-the-counter medicines without permission from a number of grocery stores.

"We are withdrawing the drugs that are sold freely as a monitoring activity and checking the circulation of drugs and food as well as taking samples at production, distribution and service facilities to a number of grocery stores and convenience stores in Singkawang," said the Head of Disperindagkop and UKM Singkawang, Muslims in Singkawang quoted from Antara, Thursday, June 23.

In this activity, apart from temporarily withdrawing medicines that are sold freely and without permission from a number of grocery stores, his party also withdraws expired food ingredients.

Muslimin said, according to the information obtained, that the new regulation issued by the Pontianak BBPOM, is no longer allowed to sell drugs freely.

"Drugs must be sold by pharmacies or drug stores that have been given permission," he said.

So the team combed through grocery stores that sell drugs freely. Some shops will be given socialization, others will be given immediate action in the form of drug withdrawal.

"I hope that this monitoring activity can be carried out routinely by the Pontianak BBPOM, so that the free circulation of drugs is not used by irresponsible persons," he said.

In the same place, the Head of the Legal Metrology Unit of Singkawang City, Muhamad Khasfami said that his party together with BPOM Pontianak carried out socialization and actions related to the findings.

"For the time being, the temporarily withdrawn medicines are being recorded/recorded and then secured. If the business license has been completed, it will be returned to the trader concerned," he said.

In addition, his party also collects data on other findings, such as food items that are no longer suitable and expired, to be destroyed by shop owners.

"Shop owners are asked to make a statement not to return to selling expired goods," he said.