Drug Administration Department speaks out about the production of fake modern medicine - Lang Son Newspaper and Radio and Television

According to the Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health, of the 21 types of counterfeit modern medicines seized in Thanh Hoa, 4 types were counterfeit medicines that had been licensed for circulation; the remaining types were products named by the subjects themselves and there were no similar medicines that had been granted circulation registration certificates by the Ministry of Health.

Báo Lạng Sơn•17/04/2025

Evidence in the case of fake pharmaceutical drugs was seized.

On April 16, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police broke up a drug production and trafficking ring. fake medicine on a large scale nationwide, arresting 14 subjects for the crime of "producing and trading in counterfeit disease prevention and treatment drugs".

Mr. Ta Manh Hung, Deputy Director of the Department of Drug Administration ( Ministry of Health ) said on the evening of April 16 through press information. Thanh Hoa Provincial Police The Ministry of Health has just broken up a large-scale production and trading of fake modern medicine nationwide, arresting 14 subjects for the crime of "producing and trading in counterfeit disease prevention and treatment drugs". The Ministry of Health has sent an urgent document to the Department of Health of Thanh Hoa province requesting information provision, close coordination with the police to fight, clarify, strictly handle law violators and thoroughly recall the counterfeit drugs that have been put on the market.

Initial information from the Department of Health and functional units shows that counterfeit drugs cannot enter the hospital system because they do not have documents or certificates to participate in bidding; these drugs are mainly in the pharmacy channel, because some greedy pharmacy owners have violated pharmaceutical regulations, buying counterfeit drugs without invoices from these subjects.

According to the police, the subjects rented a warehouse in a deserted place, invested in production lines, machinery, and hired workers to live in a closed factory for production. Then, they ordered raw materials such as pharmaceuticals, medicinal herbs, and herbs of unknown origin, mixed them, ground them into powder, used machines to form capsules, blister packs, and packaged the finished products to sell on the market through distribution channels for profit.

Of the 21 types of modern medicine and fake bone and joint medicine seized by the police, 4 types were fake drugs that had been licensed for circulation (44 boxes of Tetracycline, 40 boxes of Clorocid, 49 boxes of Pharcoter, 52 boxes of Neo-Codion); the remaining types were products named by the subjects themselves and there were no similar drugs that had been granted a circulation registration certificate by the Ministry of Health.

Mr. Hung emphasized that the fight against counterfeit drugs has always been one of the key tasks of the health sector. Implementing Directive 17 of the Prime Minister, every year, the Drug Administration of Vietnam, Ministry of Health has issued documents directing the Department of Health and units to strengthen the inspection and supervision of drug quality. Regularly coordinate with competent agencies to fight against counterfeit drugs and drugs of unknown origin.

At the end of 2024, the Drug Administration of Vietnam, Ministry of Health issued a document requesting the police to coordinate in tracing the production and trade of the above counterfeit drugs and strictly handle violators of the law.

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