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Trinidad Pharmceuticals are slowly killing us! There is no way to explain this properly so i have to put it into point form. It has been brought to my attention that :
1. Trinidad passes of generic medication as original : In the hospitals they use generic medications to give to patients especially the elderly who collect CDAP. My grandfather was given a generic METFORMIN tablet and it was making him very sick. Symptoms were upset stomach, vomitting and dizziness. When he visited his doctor with medication in hand , the doctor told him that this is a knock-off Metformin and not the original tablet. He also said these are made in Latin American or some third world countries e.g India with lower quality and does not have all ingredients. It is also cheaper to import. He now has to buy the original tablets from the pharmacy. I myself, have been given this exact generic tablet by a fraud OBGYN in Chaguanas that was doing nothing for me except making me sick! Research more info on Eurpean Countries Ban Generic Medicine. Ranbaxy Factory Shut Down In India.
2. Trinidad Pharmaceuticals Ignore Expiration Dates : When tablets are dispensed in large quantities, and people get them in the little clear bags, do you think they check the expiration dates ? When my aunt was working here in Trinidad as a nurse, they were told that the expiration date does not matter and confirmed that generic or expired tablets were given to patients. Expired Vaccines as well were used on patients.
3. Some of them even sell the generic tablets the same price as the original.
4. Some generic medication are NOT EVEN FDA APPROVED and sold here.
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What brought me to finally make this post was an incident that happened at home. One of my family member had an eye allergic reaction to dust in the air from some contruction being done to our home. She went to the pharmacy to get a simple eye ointment to put in the eye to remove the dust . Her eye was swollen, itching , red and was feeling like gravel in it everytime she blinked.
The pharmacist gave her Terramycin for the eyes. When she began using it, her eye became worst and had nearly swollen shut. She went by the doctor after who perscribed the original Terramycin and told her that the previous one was generic. Why did the pharmacist give her that in the first place and why didn't she inform her that it was a generic brand? Can you imagine what would of happen if she continued to use the generic brand? Her eyes would of eventually swollen shut !
Here is a picture of the both when compared
1. Trinidad passes of generic medication as original : In the hospitals they use generic medications to give to patients especially the elderly who collect CDAP. My grandfather was given a generic METFORMIN tablet and it was making him very sick. Symptoms were upset stomach, vomitting and dizziness. When he visited his doctor with medication in hand , the doctor told him that this is a knock-off Metformin and not the original tablet. He also said these are made in Latin American or some third world countries e.g India with lower quality and does not have all ingredients. It is also cheaper to import. He now has to buy the original tablets from the pharmacy. I myself, have been given this exact generic tablet by a fraud OBGYN in Chaguanas that was doing nothing for me except making me sick! Research more info on Eurpean Countries Ban Generic Medicine. Ranbaxy Factory Shut Down In India.
2. Trinidad Pharmaceuticals Ignore Expiration Dates : When tablets are dispensed in large quantities, and people get them in the little clear bags, do you think they check the expiration dates ? When my aunt was working here in Trinidad as a nurse, they were told that the expiration date does not matter and confirmed that generic or expired tablets were given to patients. Expired Vaccines as well were used on patients.
3. Some of them even sell the generic tablets the same price as the original.
4. Some generic medication are NOT EVEN FDA APPROVED and sold here.
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What brought me to finally make this post was an incident that happened at home. One of my family member had an eye allergic reaction to dust in the air from some contruction being done to our home. She went to the pharmacy to get a simple eye ointment to put in the eye to remove the dust . Her eye was swollen, itching , red and was feeling like gravel in it everytime she blinked.
The pharmacist gave her Terramycin for the eyes. When she began using it, her eye became worst and had nearly swollen shut. She went by the doctor after who perscribed the original Terramycin and told her that the previous one was generic. Why did the pharmacist give her that in the first place and why didn't she inform her that it was a generic brand? Can you imagine what would of happen if she continued to use the generic brand? Her eyes would of eventually swollen shut !
Here is a picture of the both when compared