As illegally imported OXYTOCIN bottles and medicine cards are found selling in the market, the Department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a notification on February 17 that they should not be used. When regular inspection was carried out, it was found that there were OXYTOCIN bottles and medicine cards being sold without a registration, therefore there was no guarantee of quality, efficacy, or safety of medicines.
Therefore, in order to inform the public and to avoid using it, registered OXYTOCIN drugs is compared with unregistered OXYTOCIN drugs.Officially imported medicine bottles and medicine cards have Myanmar drug registration number and the text is expressed in English.
The illegally imported medicine bottles and cards does not have Myanmar drug registration number and the text was written in Pakistani, said the statement. OXYTOCIN is a natural hormone that causes uterine contractions.
