The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has refuted claims circulating on social media that a fake paracetamol tablet known as “P-500” is on the Ghanaian market.
The recurring alerts on social media allege that the tablet is very white and shiny and is alleged to be manufactured by the Indians and Chinese to reduce the population of Africans, especially Ghanaians.
But according to the FDA, the content of the circulation cannot be substantiated.
“The FDA would like to state that, the Authority has not registered and approved for sale any of such paracetamol tablet “P-500” in Ghana. In addition, the FDA has not received any adverse reports of hospitalization associated with the use of any paracetamol tablet,” a statement by the authority said.
The Authority further stressed that the information in circulation is false and must be disregarded.
Meanwhile, the FDA advises the general public to purchase all medicines from only approved locations or sites, such as the pharmacy, Over Counter Medicines Sellers, and healthcare facilities.
The authority in another statement has cautioned the public against unregistered products for the treatment of fibroid and diabetes on the market.
These products are “Forever Fibroid Removal Kit” and “Forever Diabetes Detox” for the treatment of fibroid and diabetes respectively on the “Herbafarma” website.
“These products are not registered, therefore their safety cannot be guaranteed,” the statement said.