Public opinion is not only shocked by the numbers but also very confused, how many similar fake pills have crept into the market.
Products advertised as "family traditional medicine", "natural herbs", but in fact are floating mixtures of ingredients, mixed arbitrarily.
Even the detection of the active ingredient paracetamol in these products shows a familiar trick, mixing new drugs to create a feeling of "quick effect", deceiving users that the drug is taking effect.
But patients do not know what they are using, the dosage, and what long-term effects.
Traditional medicine itself is not at fault, traditional medicine is a medical field that requires in-depth knowledge, strict procedures and strict control.
But disaster comes from the "fake traditional medicine" crime lines.
These lines produce drugs with unknown ingredients, uninspected, without the prescription of a professional, then they are no longer medicine for treatment, and if used for a long time, they will secretly poison.
The biggest danger of fake drugs is not only side effects, it also steals treatment opportunities. Many people with chronic diseases delay going to the hospital and self-treat with products of unknown origin.
When returning to a medical facility, the disease has progressed severely, even losing the ability to intervene effectively. At that time, the price to pay is not only money, but also health, even life.
A thought-provoking reality, the more "branded foreign", the more "family tradition", the easier it is to be believed.
Packaging printed with origins from Malaysia, Hong Kong (China) or the stories of "4 generations making medicine" are not real, are fraudulent advertising methods.
Meanwhile, consumers lack the habit of verifying information, and are easily led by advertisements on social networks like Facebook.
This gullibility has inadvertently contributed to the rampant counterfeit drugs.
From a management perspective, the crackdown on closed production workshops hidden deep in residential areas shows the sophistication of crime.
This is no longer a small-scale activity, but has become an organized "chain", from production to distribution. This requires the strong and continuous involvement of functional forces, handling the consequences, and preventing from the root.
But if just relying on functional agencies is not enough, the most important "shield" is still people's awareness of medical examination and treatment.
There is no medicine that "cures everything", and there is no story of drinking a few "family-inherited" bottles to cure chronic diseases.
A wrong decision can cost health and life.
In the fight against fake drugs, each person's vigilance is the first and most important defense.
