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FAKE MEDICINE IS SPREADING DANGER
Anyone who wants to lose weight is taking it, or someone who is looking for aphrodisiac. The ’under-stairs’ products have spread like snow. Turkish expert of the business warned: there are no fake drugs in Turkish pharmacies…
One of the most common methods used by those who play with our health is low quality ingredient fake drugs.
Especially those who manufacture and market counterfeit drugs that are difficult to find or expensive on the market, do not stop deceiving people who are waiting to get back to health.
A fake drug with a market value of 7.5 million pounds was seized in Istanbul last week. In addition to the drugs used to treat Covid-19, 451 thousand 217 drugs used to burn fat, weaken, gain weight and develop hormones were also found in these fake products that were caught.
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OUR HEALTH IS IGNORED
During the pandemic, the fake drug was not stopped; “The drug should be taken from pharmacies under the supervision of a pharmacist, not from unauthorized places or people. There are no fake drugs in our pharmacies,” he said. Expressing that the market of counterfeit medicines brings high profits.
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SLIMMING DRUGS ARE A BIG RISK
“The first of the fake drugs is slimming drugs. These drugs can be produced and sold under the stairs. The sale of these products, the source, manufacturer, storage conditions of which are unclear, carries great risks to public health. The aphrodisiac-acting drugs, hair products and hormones are widespread in Turkey social media on the internet and TV channels”
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IT EVEN LEADS TO DEATH
“Counterfeit drugs, ineffectiveness, incomplete treatment can cause unexpected side effects, poisoning and even death. That is why our compatriots should definitely purchase their medicines from pharmacies. The medicines in our pharmacies are monitored and controlled by Turkish Ministry of Health through the Drug Tracking System. On top of the actual drug box is its square root, and these square codes can be controlled by mobile phones.”
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7 PERCENT OF THE DRUGS ARE FAKE
According to the World Health Organization’s determinations, 7-8 percent of the drugs in the world are fake. A wide range of counterfeit drugs have been detected in the US, Canada and UK ranging from lipid-lowering to cancer drugs.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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