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More on fake medicine from a travel blogger in Peru: "Sales of fake medicines or medicines past their expiration time (re-branded to appear as new) or medicines of dubious origins are a constant problem in Lima, Peru. Most of these medicines are sold around the poorest areas of Lima and as long as you stick to any of the good pharmacies mentioned above everything should be okay. Always look at your medicine and check the expiration date anyways."<ref>[http://perutravelerblog.com/tips/10-things-know-pharmacies-lima-peru/ 10 Things to Know about Pharmacies in Lima Peru]</ref> | More on fake medicine from a travel blogger in Peru: "Sales of fake medicines or medicines past their expiration time (re-branded to appear as new) or medicines of dubious origins are a constant problem in Lima, Peru. Most of these medicines are sold around the poorest areas of Lima and as long as you stick to any of the good pharmacies mentioned above everything should be okay. Always look at your medicine and check the expiration date anyways."<ref>[http://perutravelerblog.com/tips/10-things-know-pharmacies-lima-peru/ 10 Things to Know about Pharmacies in Lima Peru]</ref> | ||
'''Be careful: Public Hospitals:''' Peru has banned the distribution of EC in public hospitals. Don't waste your time trying to get EC there. As reported by | '''Be careful: Public Hospitals:''' Peru has banned the distribution of EC in public hospitals. Don't waste your time trying to get EC there. As reported by the Center for Reproductive Rights in May 2016: "Peru’s ban on the distribution of emergency contraception in public hospitals denied a rape survivor access to essential medical treatment following her assault, according to a new case filed in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) – a principal human rights body for the Americas.... Peru has the highest reported rate of rape in South America, yet in 2009, Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal ordered the Ministry of Health to stop distributing emergency contraception in public hospitals, wrongfully claiming the medicine induces abortion and that the government therefore cannot distribute it through public institutions."<ref>[http://www.reproductiverights.org/press-room/new-human-rights-case-filed-on-behalf-of-peruvian-rape-survivor-denied-emergency-contraception New Human Rights Case Filed on Behalf of Peruvian Rape Survivor Denied Emergency Contraception at Public Hospital]</ref> | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||