HEALTH ALERT: Unamol off pharmacy shelves

IF YOU ARE  taking  Unamol in  tablet or liquid form   it’s time to stop, according to an alert from Panama’s Ministry of Health (MoH) prohibiting the marketing of products containing the chemical component Cisaprida.

The measure, was  signed by the National Director of Pharmacies and Drugs Jenny Vergara,

Unamol,  used to contain gastric reflux and eliminate constipation, has lost it’s health approval and can no longer  be sold, says an announcement in the Official Gazette, October 8.

The cancellation of the health approval is due to cardiac health risks says the MoH.