The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) detected six new irregular distributors who sell drugs against diseases such as cancer, heart problems and immune syndromes.
Updated list of incorporated RG Alta Especialidad, located in Monterrey, Nuevo Leone; Dicza distributors in Puebla and Medijapa and Hemo Home, both in Guadalajara and Jalisco; Therefore, none of the above have any notice of operation. Meanwhile, in the companies Distribución Farmacéutica Yalesa, in the City of Mexico and Fhety Laboratorios, in the City of Mexico, the specialized personnel of Cofepri could not verify their health conditions, since one of the addresses was at home and the other responded to the offices. .
These companies involve the marketing of treatments for cancer, congenital heart defects in fetuses and immunodeficiency syndrome, according to Cofepri’s statement.
Cofepri’s detection of unregulated companies is a response to constant monitoring, which aims to ensure that doctors receive safe, effective and quality medicines to treat different diseases.
It is not possible to verify the legal acquisition of health supplies that they sell from irregular distributors, and therefore it is not possible to guarantee that they comply with the correct maintenance and storage in order to comply with safe, effective and quality patients.
Cofepris invites you to consult the List of Irregular Distributors which includes 108 establishments that do not comply with current laws. Likewise, buyers of drugs and users of health supplies are encouraged to verify that the distributors have a health officer, as well as a legal document that guarantees the safety and quality of the products, before purchase, such as a notice of operation and a health license. .
This regulatory agency confirms its commitment to protecting people’s health through continuous monitoring of health issues and supplies. It also invites the general population to report companies, pharmacies, clinics and hospitals, whose activity represents a health risk, through a health complaint.
