The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raided 14 pharmacies in Bangkok to see if they complied with the law, especially the requirement that drugs must be sold by a licensed pharmacist.
CPPD and the FDA had launched this campaign earlier in the month after learning that some pharmacists were selling cough syrups and Tramadol, an opioid pain medicine, across the counter to teenagers.
It is believed that these drugs are being used to concoct the “4×100” cocktail, comprising kratom leaves, cough syrup and/or Tramadol, Coca-Cola and ice.
CCPD chief Pol Colonel Supoj Pumyaem said the 13 suspects had been selling drugs across the counter despite not being licensed as pharmacists. Some have only completed secondary education, he pointed out.
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