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Aflofarm – full name Aflofarm Farmacja Polska – is a Polish pharmaceutical company that specializes in the production of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Its offer also includes prescription drugs, cosmetics, dietary supplements and medical devices.
Aflofarm – about the company
The Aflofarm company was established in 1989 under the name Aflopa. Since then, in over 25 years of operation, it has become one of the leaders of the pharmaceutical market in Poland. It can boast of many global successes. Aflofarm has introduced Opokan – a drug containing meloxicam, the safety of which has been proven as the first in the world. The company has been operating on the dermocosmetics market since 2010. In 2013, over-the-counter cytisine was introduced to the domestic market. Thanks to the extensive advertising campaign of this product, a very large increase in its consumption in Poland was recorded. In 2017, Aflofarm was the first in the world to introduce a drug with furazidine in the form of a suspension.
Here are selected products from the extensive Aflofarm catalog:
Aflofarm corns ointment
Aflofarm’s ointment for corns is Silcatil cream. It works by reducing the thickness of the stratum corneum, as well as moisturizing and soothing irritation. Regular use supports the regeneration process of the skin’s protective barrier. The ointment is sold in the form of a convenient tube, which greatly facilitates its precise application, thanks to which you can avoid contact of the preparation with healthy skin. In addition, the elements included in the composition of the ointment are designed to protect the skin against the formation of new lesions, and above all, to inhibit the process of keratinization.
Clotrimazolum Aflofarm
Topical antifungal drug. Indicated in the treatment of mycoses of the hands and feet, skin, trunk, lower legs and lower limbs, treatment of tinea versicolor, yeast infections of the skin and mucous membranes of the external genitalia. It cannot be used if you are allergic or hypersensitive to any of the ingredients, or if the patient suffers from kidney failure. Recommended from the age of 12. It cannot be used by pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Aphtin Aflofarm
Antiseptic fluid used as a disinfectant for the oral mucosa. It disinfects the infected oral mucosa, mainly in the case of infections with thrush and purulent bacteria. It is used topically for brushing the oral cavity – which should be done several times a day.
Aflofarm – controversy
Aflofarm was fined PLN 2016 million by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection in 26 for misleading consumers. The case concerned an advertisement for RenoPuren Bay Hot and RenoPuren Bay Junior dietary supplements, which suggested they had medicinal properties. The proceedings against Aflofarm Farmacja Polska in Pabianice were initiated at the beginning of April 2016. Doubts were raised by advertisements disseminated on television and the Internet in 2015 and 2016. In the justification, UOKiK wrote:
“Dietary supplements do not cure or prevent disease – they are foodstuffs, that is, food”. And further – “they were presented in such a way as to give the impression that they have healing properties”.
Aflofarm appealed to the court against the penalty imposed.