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Pharmacists want chemists selling prescription drugs to minors punished

PSK President Louis Machogu. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) has distanced itself from pharmacists that have allegedly been selling prescription drugs to minors and wants security agencies to take action against the unscrupulous businesses involved in the trade.

Authorities were last week reported to have shut down over 20 pharmacies in Mombasa for the sale of Rohypnol, an anti-anxiety medication, to minors in Mombasa.

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