PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies – Philippines (05): (KA) counterfeit vaccine, alert

Rabies — Worldwide/Unknown
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against a counterfeit rabies vaccine that is being sold in the country.
The FDA and Novartis Healthcare (Philippines) have “determined that there is an illegally imported and unregistered Purified Chick Embryo Cell (Rabipur) Rabies Vaccine being offered for sale in vaccination clinics, drug establishments and outlets, and internet websites.”
A complaint sample of the vaccine was collected at Tabuk City in Kalinga, and it was