04:11 PM
Sunday 09 October 2022
Books – Ahmed Gomaa:
The General Syndicate of Pharmacists issued a statement today, Sunday, commenting on the death of two girls, Iman and Sajida, in Alexandria Governorate, following receiving a medical injection inside a private pharmacy.
The echoes of the death of two girls following they took a dose of medicine in a pharmacy in Alexandria are still casting a shadow following the decision of the investigation authorities to imprison the pharmacist, the owner of the pharmacy in which the two girls took the injections, as well as the pharmacy workers.
The Pharmacists Syndicate extended its deepest sorrow and condolences to the families of the two girls, Iman and Sajida, in their tragedy.
The Syndicate said that without anticipating the investigations of the Public Prosecution, but according to what was circulated in the media, the cause of death was not due to the method of injection, in order to resolve the controversy surrounding the pharmacists’ lack of knowledge of the method of giving injections, as the reality is that more than a million citizens daily attend public pharmacies in order to Injections of various drugs without any complaints in this regard.
The Syndicate indicated that it has recently been noticed that allergic reactions have increased from some types of antibiotics that have been in circulation for many years, and perhaps this comes in conjunction with the spread of counterfeit and recycled medicines produced in unlicensed factories, which must be addressed through tightening control. And follow-up to the pharmaceutical market, especially since the victim is always the pharmacist if he is the direct dealing with the patient.
She pointed out that the General Syndicate of Pharmacists is fully confident that the investigations of the Public Prosecution will reveal the whole truth to public opinion and clarify the main reason for the death of the two girls, following studying the various causes and asking all parties involved in the matter away from speculation and unjustified attacks on pharmacists.
The Syndicate called on pharmacists to stop giving injections inside pharmacies to ward off suspicions and close the door of pretexts and to preserve pharmacists from being subjected to legal accountability for a medical service provided by them.
