Consumer Protection Agency destroys one ton of Fake Medicine in Peru
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Over one ton of adulterated medicine and empty pill and tablet containers were destroyed Monday evening by Peru’s agency for consumer protection and intellectual property rights (INDECOPI).
The fake medicine and empty containers were destroyed as a part of INDECOPI's campaign to make consumers aware of the importance of destroying expired medicine so it is not resold and used containers so they are not used again by criminals.
The consumer protection agency placed large bins in which people could leave their expired medicine or empty bottles at one hundred drug stores throughout Lima.
Concerned citizens in the districts of Lince, Magdalena, San Borja, Lima Cercado, Rímac, San Isidro, Breña, La Victoria, Surquillo, San Martín de Porres, and San Luis had the option of taking part in this campaign.
People living in La Molina, Magdalena, Callao, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel, Los Olivos, Independencia, Barranco, Salamanca, Ate, Santa Anita, San Juan de Lurigancho and La Punta also had collection bins placed in their pharmacies.
Once consumers had left expired medication or empty medicine containers at the pharmacies, INDECOPI picked them up and destroyed them.
The destroyed products were then buried so they could not be used again or resold.
The fake medicine and empty containers were destroyed as a part of INDECOPI's campaign to make consumers aware of the importance of destroying expired medicine so it is not resold and used containers so they are not used again by criminals.
The consumer protection agency placed large bins in which people could leave their expired medicine or empty bottles at one hundred drug stores throughout Lima.
Concerned citizens in the districts of Lince, Magdalena, San Borja, Lima Cercado, Rímac, San Isidro, Breña, La Victoria, Surquillo, San Martín de Porres, and San Luis had the option of taking part in this campaign.
People living in La Molina, Magdalena, Callao, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel, Los Olivos, Independencia, Barranco, Salamanca, Ate, Santa Anita, San Juan de Lurigancho and La Punta also had collection bins placed in their pharmacies.
Once consumers had left expired medication or empty medicine containers at the pharmacies, INDECOPI picked them up and destroyed them.
The destroyed products were then buried so they could not be used again or resold.
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