On April 20, the Ministry of Health sent a warning about 21 types of fake drugs to local health departments in the context of Thanh Hoa province police dismantling a large-scale fake drug production and trading ring nationwide and arresting 14 people.
Of the 21 products seized, four were identified as counterfeit drugs licensed for circulation by the Ministry of Health , including: Tetracycline, Clorocid, Pharcoter and Neo-Codion.
Specifically, the labels of 4 counterfeit drugs contain the following information:
Clorocid TW3 tablets (Cloramphenicol 250mg), registration number: VD-25305-16; manufacturer: TW3 Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, packaged in plastic bottles of 400 tablets.
Tetracycline TW3 tablets (Tetracycline hydrochloride 250mg), registration number: VD-28109-17; manufacturer: TW 3 Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, packaged in plastic bottles of 400 tablets.
Some types of fake modern medicine and tools used to produce fake medicine were seized. (Photo: Thanh Hoa Police)
Pharcoter tablets (Codein base 10mg; Terpin hydrate 100mg), registration number: VD-14429-11; manufacturer: TW1 Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (Pharbaco), packaged in plastic bottles of 400 tablets.
Counterfeit product Neo-Codion. This drug has no information on the label. However, the Drug Administration of Vietnam said that Neo-Codion drug licensed by the Ministry of Health has the following official information: license number 300111082223 (old registration number: VN-18966-15); active ingredient Codein base (in the form of Codein camphosulfonate 25mg) 14.93mg; Sulfogaiacol 100mg; Grindelia soft extract 20mg; dosage form is sugar-coated tablets; packaged in boxes of 2 blisters x 10 tablets. Manufacturer: Sophartex Company (France), address: 21, rue du Pressoir, Vernouillet, 28500.
"Local health departments and health sectors urgently notify businesses and drug users not to trade, sell, or use these counterfeit products," said the Drug Administration of Vietnam.
Previously, after receiving information that Thanh Hoa Provincial Police had dismantled a large-scale nationwide counterfeit drug production and trading ring, the Ministry of Health sent an urgent dispatch to Thanh Hoa Provincial Department of Health requesting information provision, close coordination with the police to investigate, strictly handle law violators and thoroughly recall counterfeit drugs that had been put on the market.
Dr. Ta Manh Hung, Deputy Director of the Department of Drug Administration, said that in 2023-2024, some localities such as Thanh Hoa, Ha Nam, and Hanoi reported the discovery of a number of fake batches of Tetracycline, Clorocid, Pharcoter, and Neo-Codion. The Ministry of Health promptly directed the Departments of Health to proactively coordinate with Steering Committee 389, the Police, Market Management, etc. to focus on combating, detecting, and promptly handling in accordance with legal regulations.
Source: https://doanhnghiepvn.vn/tin-tuc/y-te/bo-y-te-canh-bao-21-loai-thuoc-gia/20250421090017795
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