The Drug Office, Department of Health and the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong both have channels for handling public complaints and accept anonymous complaints. After receiving a complaint, whether anonymous or identified, the regulatory authority conducts an initial assessment. If the complaint is specific and clear and concerns conduct that may breach relevant legislation or a code of practice, the authority will usually open a case and investigate. The investigation may include unannounced inspections of the licensed premises concerned, examination of relevant records and interviews with relevant personnel. Although anonymous complaints do not allow investigators to obtain further information from the complainant, they are still taken seriously.
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How do regulatory authorities handle anonymous complaints about licensed pharmacies or wholesalers?
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