Man sentenced to 17 years for selling expired medical drugs

A Sunyani Circuit Court has sen­tenced Nana Agyeman Badu, an Over the Counter medicine seller to 17 years imprisonment in hard labour.

The court which was presided over by Sylvester Nii Okine Ablorh also fined him of GH Ȼ12,000, which failure to pay will attract an additional two-year prison term.

Nana Agyeman Badu was sentenced for selling, offering for sale and exhibiting for sale prohibited medical products.

In a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and copied to The Spectator in Accra on Wednesday, it said the authority, as part of its mandate and in collaboration with the Bono Regional Police Command seized some expired medical products in 2022 from Nana Agyeman Badu.

It said the matter was duly handed over to the Police for prosecution and on April 29, 2025, Mr Badu was sen­tenced to prison.

The FDA has, therefore, reiterated its commitment to safeguarding public health and safety by enforcing strict regulations.

It also said it was collaborating with stakeholders to prevent the sale of unregistered or expired FDA –regu­lated products.

The FDA has therefore cautioned the public against the use of expired medical products saying “the public is hereby advised that expired med­ical products are unsafe, as there are chemical changes that may cause harmful side effects or treatment failure.”

 By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu