Pharmacy Board shuts down 48 illegal medicine outlets, arrests 95 in major crackdown

PPB Head of Good Distribution Practices and Enforcement, Julius Kaluai, said the inspections uncovered widespread violations of pharmaceutical regulations, prompting arrests and legal action against offenders...

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The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has conducted a major crackdown in Nairobi and Kajiado counties, leading to the closure of dozens of illegal medicine outlets and numerous arrests.

48 unlicensed medicine outlets were shut down.
95 individuals were arrested for operating illegally.
The operation, concluded on June 19, involved inspections of 155 premises.

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