inform\u00f3 el diario La Naci\u00f3n<\/a>, un aumento de 109 veces en comparaci\u00f3n con 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLos productos contrabandeados desde Nicaragua incluyen analg\u00e9sicos, antibi\u00f3ticos, multi-vitam\u00ednicos y esteroides anabolizantes. Los medicamentos se compran en Nicaragua a un precio m\u00e1s bajo, y luego se exportan ilegalmente a su vecino centroamericano para revenderlos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El contrabando es transportado frecuentemente en autob\u00fas, exponiendo los medicamentos recetados a condiciones inadecuadas como temperaturas altas y luz solar extrema, que podr\u00eda reducir su eficacia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seg\u00fan un representante del Colegio de Farmac\u00e9uticos de Costa Rica, esta nueva tendencia plantea un riesgo significativo a la seguridad p\u00fablica ya que estas drogas provenientes del mercado negro pueden ser vendidas al p\u00fablico con etiquetas falsas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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