Belo Medical Group clinic pharmacy gets padlocked for selling banned products

Photo from Belo Medical Group’s website
Photo from Belo Medical Group’s website

Earlier today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) padlocked a Belo Medical Group (BMG) clinic pharmacy in Alabang, Muntinlupa City for allegedly refusing a government inspection and for selling 11 cosmetic and drug products not registered with the FDA.

A surveillance video of a second test-buy operation conducted by FDA operatives showed a clinic cashier getting one of the banned products worth PHP22,000 (US$440) from the pharmacy.

The unauthorized products BMG allegedly sold in the clinic include the following:

  • ZO Medical by Zein Obagi
  • MD Glycogent Exfoliation Accelerator 10% concentration
  • ZO Medical by Zein Obagi Foamacleanse Gentle Foaming Cleanser for all types
  • ZO Medical by Zein Obagi Oclipse Sunscreen/Primer SPF 30 Protection
  • Belo Illuminating Cream Alpha Arbutin+Liquorice
  • Belo Prescriptives Keralyt 2 Cream
  • ZO Medical by Zein ObagiMD Melamix Skin Lightener & Blending Creme Hydroquinone USP 4%
  • ZO Medical by Zein Obagi MD Melanin Skin Bleaching & Correcting Creme Hydroquinone USP 4%
  • Belo Prescriptives Acne Astringent
  • Belo Prescriptives Belo White
  • Belo Prescriptives DLC Peeling Creme
  • ZO Medical by Zein Obagi MD Cebatrol

“The products didn’t go through the registration process of the FDA. What this means is that they’re not authorized. She should have waited for the process of the FDA to finish so that they will be allowed to sell,” Allen Bantolo, chief of the FDA Regulatory Enforcement Unit, said.

Bantolo said all drugs and cosmetic products should undergo certification from the FDA to ensure that they are safe for public use.

The FDA filed administrative charges against BMG last week for selling the unapproved products and may also file criminal charges for the clinic staff’s alleged refusal.

BMG is owned by celebrity doctor Vicki Belo.

with reports from ABS-CBN News



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