Inspect, check, test pharmaceutical products, receive and process information about counterfeit drugs

Previously, on April 16, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police dismantled a large-scale nationwide counterfeit drug production and trading ring, arresting and prosecuting 14 defendants for "producing and trading in counterfeit disease prevention and treatment drugs".

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; the remaining products did not match any drugs on the list licensed for circulation by the Ministry of Health.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Law on Pharmacy, the Department of Drug Administration requests the Department of Health of provinces and centrally-run cities and the Health Departments of all sectors to urgently and widely notify drug businesses and facilities that they are not allowed to trade, sell, or use the following counterfeit products:

- Clorocid TW3 tablets (Cloramphenicol 250mg), registration number: VD-25305- 16, manufacturer: TW 3 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.

- Pharcoter tablets (Codein base 10mg; Terpin hydrate 100mg), registration number: VD-14429-11, manufacturer: Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 1 (Pharbaco), packaged in plastic bottles of 400 tablets.

- Counterfeit drug product Neo-Codion.

Authorities discovered counterfeit products of licensed drugs.

In addition, there are 16 products that are not on the list of drugs that have been granted a circulation registration certificate by the Ministry of Health, including: Joint pain and numbness pill, Tui Hua Shen Jing Tong (Singaporean degenerative medicine), Cordyceps ginseng velvet tonic spleen opening appetite great tonic pill, Professor's Pill (green joints), Mujarhabat Kapsul (red joints), Gai cot pill, Toa cot thien ma thong phong pill, Tuyet lien thien ma bao khop pill, Phong te dau Bach Xa Vuong, Phong te dau Ho Cot pill, Da xoang mui, Vien vai cot, Yuan Bone, Thoai cot pill plus, Thoai hoa dau khop hoan plus, Thoai hoa toa cot don.

Request to strictly implement Official Dispatch No. 41/CD-TTg on handling cases of production and trade of counterfeit medicines and health protection foods; Directive 17/CT-TTg dated June 19, 2018 of the Prime Minister on strengthening the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, production and trade of counterfeit and poor quality goods in the group of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, functional foods, medicinal herbs and traditional medicine and related official dispatches; The Drug Administration Department requests the Department of Health of provinces and cities to direct hospitals and medical examination and treatment facilities in the area to review the process of purchasing and supplying medicines, ensuring that the medicines supplied are those that have been granted circulation licenses and supplied by legal pharmaceutical businesses, with full invoices and documents.

In case of detecting any suspicious signs of abnormality in the drug or the drug has not been licensed for circulation, immediately seal it, do not continue to use the drug and report to the health management agency or competent authority for inspection, verification and handling according to the provisions of law.

Directing functional units to strengthen inspection and examination of pharmaceutical businesses, wholesale and retail establishments, and drug users in the area, focusing on checking the origin and source of drugs sold and used by businesses; maintaining compliance with principles and standards of good distribution practice (GDP), good retail practice (GPP); directing the Testing Center to increase sampling and quality testing of drugs circulating in the area for drugs at risk of being counterfeited or of poor quality; promptly reporting detected cases to the Department of Health and relevant authorities.

Some fake pharmaceutical products were discovered and seized by Thanh Hoa Police.

Set up a hotline to receive information about counterfeit drugs, smuggled drugs, and drugs of unknown origin in the area. Promptly report to the local Steering Committee 389 and coordinate with relevant authorities to inspect drug businesses in the area, investigate, verify information, and trace the origin of counterfeit drugs and drugs of unknown origin; strictly handle organizations and individuals who violate.

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