A pharmacist who sells medicines near the Russian market inspects her paperwork with pills of doxycycline, an antibiotic with antimalarial properties, on the counter. (Photo by: CHRISTOPHER SHAY)Monday, 24 November 2008
Written by Christopher Shay and Khoun Leakhana
The Phnom Penh Post
Interpol announced last week in Phnom Penh they had seized US$6.65 million of counterfeit drugs from across Southeast Asia, but even this impressive haul will not significantly affect the counterfeit drug market in Cambodia if more is not done, experts say.
"It is a huge illegal business, and single events in and of themselves will be unlikely to make a dent in the world market of counterfeit drugs," said Thomas Kubic, the president of US-based Pharmaceutical Security Institute.
With porous borders, an impoverished population and a drug distribution system that still relies on more than 1,000 unregistered pharmacies, Cambodia is vulnerable to counterfeits flooding in from other countries. The increased efforts of international organisations and the government in recent years have only made a modest impact.
Current government estimates put the level of counterfeit drugs available in Cambodia at around 10 percent, down from 13 percent in 2003. Considering that the global counterfeit drug market has grown in the last five years, any drop is good news, but with a percentage of pharmaceuticals being fakes, counterfeit drugs remain a stubborn problem in the Kingdom.
"It is a huge illegal business, and single events in and of themselves will be unlikely to make a dent in the world market of counterfeit drugs," said Thomas Kubic, the president of US-based Pharmaceutical Security Institute.
With porous borders, an impoverished population and a drug distribution system that still relies on more than 1,000 unregistered pharmacies, Cambodia is vulnerable to counterfeits flooding in from other countries. The increased efforts of international organisations and the government in recent years have only made a modest impact.
Current government estimates put the level of counterfeit drugs available in Cambodia at around 10 percent, down from 13 percent in 2003. Considering that the global counterfeit drug market has grown in the last five years, any drop is good news, but with a percentage of pharmaceuticals being fakes, counterfeit drugs remain a stubborn problem in the Kingdom.
8 comments:
Ah Savage Killer (Scam Rainxy) must faces justice for trying to kill Khmer People in rejected drug from Long Beach.
SOKAM KHoy said:
SIHANOUK Ah Sdech KHEL ,KHOCH ,KHOUR YUON & CHOU ENG LAY
Why you talk badly to my king so you are fucling Siem rigth? I'm gonna fuck you asshole.
Oh my!
Cambodian is getting their drugs from China!!
Better watch out! those items or any items from China will harm you at the end. They have no intention for you. You will risk you life with Chinese products.
Cambodian have no FDA like US. They will slowly kill Khmer citizens. They do this to kill the poor cause they can't afford to get brand name drugs only buy the fake ones which will kill them.
Khmer PP,
improper law will cause chaso to ordinary people.
Khmer pharmacist should be more pratice to allow to gives our or sells the drugs.
Can't just go around pass out or selling drugs without permit or license.
Khmer PP,
the first 2 comments... are really silly !
Not even a comments...!!!
First Sam Rainsy and Sihanouk are not in this topic!
For your information, the ex. general has
tremendous respect to the ex King.
And the old generation at Kang Meas, Kampong Cham, where are
the relatives and villagers of the ex general came from,
they has a tremendous respect this ex. general.
I don't know this general .. i am too young...
and if you don't know this man, just keep quiet !
And I think the drugs. pills. are mostly coming
from the viets.
Before, it was controlled by Sokimex..
Now, i think it's Yeay Phou got the exclusivities...
Not sure for the last information.
Khmer Canadian
hey, cambodia is not a dumping ground for fake or illegal drug. go to thailand and vietnam for that! god bless cambodia.
6:16AM, you idiot know nothing about Chou Enlai. Don't you know you're blaming s.o just like Gandhi. Learn what's real, not what extrimists say, dickhead.
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