{"id":15482,"date":"2026-01-19T13:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/bez-kategorii\/in-uzbekistan-the-substitution-of-medicinal-alcohol-with-lotion-in-pharmacies-has-been-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T13:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:02:28","slug":"in-uzbekistan-the-substitution-of-medicinal-alcohol-with-lotion-in-pharmacies-has-been-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/en\/news-en\/in-uzbekistan-the-substitution-of-medicinal-alcohol-with-lotion-in-pharmacies-has-been-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"In Uzbekistan, the substitution of medicinal alcohol with lotion in pharmacies has been revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Why is this important<\/h3>\n<p>Substituting rubbing alcohol for lotion poses a risk to household and medical disinfection, where the alcohol concentration and intended use are critical. Buyers expect a specific product and effect, but instead receive a different product without warning, which directly impacts consumer rights. In such situations, harm can be more than just financial: it also impacts safety when treating wounds, skin, and instruments.  <\/p>\n<h3>What happened<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Competition Committee has <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/RaqobatGovUz\/11593\">identified<\/a> cases where pharmacies have given customers lotion instead of rubbing alcohol.<\/li>\n<li>The agency has recently received a number of complaints from citizens about the operation of pharmacies: according to them, when asking for rubbing alcohol, employees offered lotion.<\/li>\n<li>Committee staff conducted \u201cmystery shopper\u201d activities in more than 20 pharmacies and found that in approximately 25% of cases, pharmacists dispensed lotion instead of alcohol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Numbers and facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Competition Committee reported that mystery shopper inspections were conducted in more than 20 pharmacies.<\/li>\n<li>As a result of these measures, in approximately 25% of pharmacies, pharmacists gave consumers lotion instead of rubbing alcohol.<\/li>\n<li>Some manufacturers of medical alcohol, when GDP certificates were introduced into drug production and quality control was strengthened, did not receive new licenses and switched to lotion production.<\/li>\n<li>The committee found that pharmacy workers failed to inform consumers about the substitution, which resulted in misleading buyers.<\/li>\n<li>The agency recalled that medical alcohol (70%) is used to disinfect wounds, treat skin before injections, sterilize instruments and equipment, and during surgical operations.<\/li>\n<li>The committee emphasized that the lotion contains less alcohol than rubbing alcohol and is primarily intended to cleanse the skin, reduce oiliness, and remove makeup.<\/li>\n<li>The Committee&#8217;s press service stated that offering lotion instead of rubbing alcohol may not produce the expected results and could harm the health of consumers.<\/li>\n<li>The supervisory authority warned pharmacies about violations of consumer protection laws and about initiating legal proceedings.<\/li>\n<li>The Committee also sent a letter to the Center for Pharmaceutical Product Safety (Uzpharmkontrol) to prevent similar situations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Context<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For shoppers, the practical takeaway is simple: check at the checkout what exactly you&#8217;re being sold (70% rubbing alcohol or lotion), and look at the product&#8217;s intended purpose, not just the packaging.<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturers who have switched to producing lotion must, in fact, be aware that their product is becoming \u201cconfused\u201d with medical alcohol in pharmacies\u2014and this becomes subject to regulation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following complaints from citizens, the Competition Committee conducted inspections and identified problems in approximately 25% of pharmacies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":15457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/696e09224ff26.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"2bf59057","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"Dv78f24rp1hU":15457,"YlB8HH34jIzY":"In Uzbekistan, the substitution of medicinal alcohol with lotion in pharmacies has been revealed"},"pin_until":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[2455,3724],"class_list":["post-15482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-competition-committee","tag-medicine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.0 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In Uzbekistan, the substitution of medicinal alcohol with lotion in pharmacies has been revealed &#8212; 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