A statement by the Syndicate of Medicines and Warehouse Owners in Lebanon .. These are its details

The Medicines Importers and Warehouse Owners in Lebanon (LPIA) expressed its surprise at the media statement issued by the Pharmacists Captain Joe Salloum, in which companies and factories called for the retrieval of expired medicines, considering that the reluctance of this constitutes a “danger to drug security”.
The union stressed in its statement that “the mechanism of recovery of medicines is applied by its members according to clear, organized and transparent assets, in line with the agreed professional duties”, stressing that “any defect or confusion in the application must be addressed through direct dialogue between the two unions, not through the media platforms that raise ambiguities with public opinion.” In the media, it does not serve the desired goal, but may open the door to inaccurate interpretations, and it may not be given a drug or security dimension or depicting it as a health crisis. This file is presented today in particular, at a time when joint efforts are made to find responsible solutions, especially after the discovery of the request of some pharmacies to return expired medicines dating back to the period of the past crises, which raises question marks about unjustified storage or the lack of medicines to patients in time. Logical and balanced, taking into account the actual quantities and real data, stressing the rejection of any irrational approach that justifies financial waste or resources.