The Ministry of Health proposed to inspect and review the medical staff's consultation, introduction and sale of dairy products.

Accordingly, to ensure that medical examination and treatment strictly comply with legal regulations, medical expertise and ensure the rights and safety of patients, the Ministry of Health requests that directors of hospitals under the Ministry and directors of provincial and municipal health departments urgently direct the implementation of a number of contents.

Specifically, regarding the prescription, indication, and use of drugs: review, check, and compare the list of drugs and drugs used in medical examination and treatment facilities with counterfeit drugs that have been investigated, discovered, and handled by competent authorities recently, and take measures to handle them according to regulations (if there are violations); review and check the prescription of drugs containing non-drug products such as milk, functional foods, etc. to promptly correct and take measures to handle them according to regulations (if there are violations).

Doctors advertise and advise consumers on the "miraculous" effects of fake milk. (image cut from clip)

The Ministry of Health also requested units to strengthen inspection, supervision and rectification if detecting acts in medical examination and treatment: prescribing and indicating the use of drugs that have not been licensed for circulation according to the provisions of the law on pharmaceuticals in medical examination and treatment; prescribing drugs, indicating the implementation of technical services, medical equipment, suggesting to transfer patients to other facilities or other acts for profit; practitioners selling drugs in any form; taking advantage of drug prescription for profit; advertising drugs without the content being confirmed by a competent state management agency or not in accordance with the confirmed content.

At the same time, urgently deploy solutions to ensure the prescription and use of drugs appropriately, safely and effectively; manage and supervise the prescription and use of drugs for practitioners in accordance with diagnosis, disease status, necessity, right purpose, safety, rationality and effectiveness; strengthen clinical pharmacy activities in prescription consultation and supervision; monitor adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and implement drug interaction management activities according to the guidance of the Ministry of Health.

Regarding the consumption of non-medicinal products such as milk, functional foods, etc. in medical examination and treatment facilities, the Ministry of Health requests units to inspect and review the medical staff's consultation, introduction, and sale of dairy products (especially fake dairy products that have been investigated and discovered by the investigation agency), functional foods, etc. to patients and their families; review and ensure that nutritional activities in hospitals are carried out in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Health on nutritional activities in hospitals; inspect and supervise the information, advertising, marketing, prescription, consultation, labeling, and instructions for use of non-medicinal products with the content of being used to prevent, treat, diagnose, treat, alleviate diseases, and regulate physiological functions of the human body; advertising beyond the scope of practice or beyond the scope of professional activities approved by competent authorities, taking advantage of medical knowledge to falsely advertise medical examination and treatment; strictly handle, absolutely do not cover up or tolerate violations.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/xa-hoi/202504/bo-y-te-de-nghi-kiem-tra-ra-soat-viec-nhan-vien-y-te-tu-van-gioi-thieu-ban-cac-san-pham-sua-132059d/