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According to Who, every year around 600 million people in the world get sick, almost 1 in 10 inhabitants from eating contaminated food.
According to Media Plus, more than 250 diseases transmitted by food and products have been identified in the world.
The National Epidemiological Surveillance System assured that 3 million 457 thousand 964 cases of intestinal infections diseases were registered in Mexico during 2022.
Medicines, pharmacies, environmental health and medical devices, have an institution that regulates all each of the products and articlesTherefore, if a treatment does not have the seals and permits of the authorities, its sale and purchase cannot be carried out.
In Mexico, the C.OFEPRIS It is one that acts as a decentralized agency by the Ministry of Healthwhich is in charge of exercising regulatory powers, to have control and sanitation, in accordance with the terms of the General Health Law.
Which COFEPRIS check is verify health establishments, thus giving suggestions, opinions and sanctions, which prevents the inhabitants from harming their health, which is why they put various medicines under investigation, which must have a permit from said institution in order to be sold.
According to a study by the government of Mexico, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of patients increased exponentially, reaching a total of 19,224 confirmed cases, for which COFEPRIS had to regulate and investigate various medications to avoid further damage to health.
It should be noted that if you do not have permission to COFEPRIS In order to sell any medicine, the institution will fine you up to 174 thousand, for manufacturing medicines without their authorization because this puts the health of each of the consumers at risk.
To cite an example, the COFEPRIS A few months ago, he banned the sale of the drug “Redotex“, which caused thousands of deaths in all people who wanted to lose weight, however, by causing damage, opted to remove it from the market and fine the person who sold it.
Redotex could only be sold in Mexico as long as the patient will have a medical prescription issued by a specialized doctor, who will supervise the treatment by sending an adequate diet to be able to take the capsules, however, there were those who abused the pills and fell into a coma or died, due to the amount of substances that this released in the body.
On the other hand, to file a complaint with COFEPRIS about any irregularity of health damage, you must dial 800 033 50 50 and from there choose the menu option complaint where you must provide all the information that the authorized person asks you to follow up on your request.
Likewise, through its website you can file your complaint through its portal in order to give it a better follow-up and solve your problem.