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لبنان ٢٤
Lebanon Cancer Patients Face Suspicious Medications
The report discusses cancer patients' concerns in Lebanon regarding the quality of certain medications used in treatment. The Ministry of Health has referred five or six types of cancer drugs for investigation due to suspicions about their efficacy and sources of manufacture. A case involving a Lebanese patient who suffered severe complications after just two rounds of chemotherapy has heightened worries about the safety of medications prescribed to patients. This has called for increased oversight and emphasized the importance of relying on drugs that are distributed through official channels. Authorities affirm that the approved medicines are of good quality and warn against purchasing drugs from unlicensed sources, especially given the presence of an illegal market that allows the entry of smuggled medicines which may be ineffective or harmful. The outcome of the ongoing judicial investigation will determine the actual quality of the drugs circulating, and it is hoped that its results will reassure patients and ensure they receive safe and effective treatment.
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