No counterfeit drugs have been detected at medical facilities in Thanh Hoa.

On the afternoon of April 17, the Drug Administration of Vietnam ( Ministry of Health ) informed about the fight against counterfeit drugs after a nationwide counterfeit drug production and consumption ring that shocked public opinion was recently dismantled by Thanh Hoa Provincial Police.

Immediately after the press reported information about the above counterfeit drug ring, the Drug Administration Department sent an urgent document No. to the Thanh Hoa Provincial Department of Health requesting information provision, close coordination with the police agency to fight, clarify, strictly handle law violators and thoroughly recall the counterfeit drugs that have been put on the market.

Thanh Hoa Provincial Police officers are checking the seized counterfeit drugs.

According to the Drug Administration, initial information from the Thanh Hoa Department of Health and other functional units, the above products have not been detected at medical examination and treatment facilities; the products made by the subjects cannot penetrate the public hospital system because they do not have documents and certificates to participate in bidding. These counterfeit products are mainly sold online and at retail channels.

Among the 21 types of products seized by the police, there were 4 types of fake modern medicine (44 boxes of Tetracycline, 40 boxes of Clorocid, 49 boxes of Pharcoter, 52 boxes of Neo-Codion); the remaining 39,323 boxes included 17 types of fake products suspected to be oriental medicine, products with labels stating the intended use as medicine.

The Drug Administration of Vietnam affirms that medicines are special goods that directly affect the health and lives of patients, so strict management is required. The activities of production, business, trade and use of medicines must comply with the principles and standards of Good Practice stipulated in the Law on Pharmacy and related legal documents.

To ensure drug quality, the Ministry of Health has implemented a series of pre- and post-control activities throughout the entire process of drug production, trading and use, strengthened inspection and examination work, and issued many decisions to impose strict administrative penalties on organizations and individuals who violate the law.

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Public Security signed coordination regulations No. 03/QCPH-BCA-BYT dated November 18, 2024, in which the two ministries will coordinate in providing information, documents, and situations related to the production, business, import-export, distribution and circulation of drugs, including counterfeit and poor-quality drugs.

According to the Drug Administration of Vietnam, the rate of counterfeit drugs in recent years has been below 0.1%. 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, and Market Management to focus on combating, detecting, and promptly handling them in accordance with legal regulations.

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