00:00The Pharmacy Board of Trinidad and Tobago has continued its crackdown on pharmacies that are operating unregistered and without a pharmacist present on the premises.
00:09Speaking on TV6 Morning Edition, President of the Pharmacy Board, Ricardo Mohamed, says under the new board, there are going to be some changes, and those changes will curb the way pharmacies are being run in TNT.
00:21For example, one will be Inspections Committee. That has been established under this new board. We are in the process of putting together the Disciplinary Committee, so we do have some structural changes that will be taking place.
00:39You go to a pharmacy, your expectation is you're supposed to see a license displayed. That license would usually have the picture of the pharmacist who is in charge of the premises on it, and usually alongside it would have a practicing certificate. That's a requirement by law.
00:56He said that there are a significant number of unregistered pharmacies in 2025.
01:01We do know that we have a significant number of pharmacies, as compared to 2024, has not applied for their license in 2025.
01:14Approximately 50-something pharmacies.
01:17From the last one. So what we have to look at now is, why is this happening? Did they close down? And yes, we did have a significant number of pharmacies that closed down in this country.
01:28We have been going out and doing all checks and balances. We are ensuring that our pharmacies do the right things. We are sticking in accordance to the law of reminding them what is required. And we hope that we can start effecting change.
01:47Mohammed is urging members of the public to report any wrongful incidents to the board at the email complaints.pbtt at gmail.com.
01:58Mohammed is urging
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