PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has reiterated his order to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to hold accountable establishments or individuals caught in trading fake medicines or selling medicines without proper documents.

The Chief Executive issued the order after FDA Officer in Charge Oscar Gutierrez disclosed that the agency had clamped down on 78 neighborhood stores for violating Republic Act 10918, or the "Philippine Pharmacy Act."

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