Invaders supply expired medicines to occupied Kherson region

The invaders are bringing medicines to the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, which are about to expire.

This was reported by the Yellow Ribbon resistance movement.

The occupiers supply the TOT with the remnants of batches of Russian medicines that have only 3-4 months left before the end of their shelf life. This problem was already noticed in early September with insulin, and now a similar situation is observed with painkillers. In fact, the occupiers are forcing the local population to use medicines that are about to become unusable.

At the same time, in the temporarily occupied Henichesk, the situation is critical due to the acute shortage of basic medical supplies: healthcare workers are forced to boil syringes and catheters to reuse them.

The Main Directorate of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection in Kherson Oblast will conduct inspections of pharmacies in the Kherson community to ensure that they comply with the prices of medicines and medical devices.

According to Roman Mrochko, head of the Kherson MBA, the executive committee of the Kherson City Council receives numerous complaints from residents of our community about high prices for medicines in pharmacies. This makes it impossible, especially for elderly people, to buy the necessary medicines to maintain their health.

"Since March 1, Ukraine has resumed state supervision (control) over compliance by pharmacies with the requirements for the formation, establishment and application of state regulated prices," Mrochko said.

Therefore, he asked the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection to monitor prices in local pharmacies. After all, the legislation regulates the issue of markups on medicines, prohibits any marketing services for their promotion, and resumes inspections by the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection in terms of price control in pharmacy chains.

Катерина Глушко