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Counterfeit Probiotic Drugs

Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2 1 Mayıs 2022
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Counterfeit Probiotic Drugs

Abstract

Aim: Counterfeit drugs are a threat to human health worldwide. It can be seen that insufficient research has been conducted on the subject of counterfeit drugs related to potentially addictive drugs seized by the authorities. The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not there are drugs for sale in the Turkish market, which are counterfeit drugs under the heading of probiotics which are defined as micro-organisms with a positive effect on health when taken in certain quantities.
Material and Method: A total of 17 different probiotic products in capsule, drops or sachet form, which were permitted for sale, were obtained from randomly selected chemist’s shops in the province of Malatya.
Results: There was nothing missing or counterfeit on the packaging of the 17 products examined. When the contents were investigated, no deficiencies or excess micro-organism production was determined in the first 12 products. In product #13, there was no production of one of the mentioned micro-organisms. In products # 14,15, 16, and 17, more than one micro-organism stated in the prospectus could not be obtained.
Conclusion: As the checking of products sold in chemist’s but controlled by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock is not easy, there is a need for tighter supervision. This can be provided by sending the samples taken during audits to the correct laboratories, making detailed examinations, and evaluation the amount of active substance.

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Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

1 Mayıs 2022

Gönderilme Tarihi

25 Kasım 2021

Kabul Tarihi

8 Ocak 2022

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2022 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

AMA
1.Oruç M, Duman Y, Altın İ, Celbiş O. Counterfeit Probiotic Drugs. Med Records. 2022;4(2):155-9. doi:10.37990/medr.1025946