According to the Ha Tinh Department of Health, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police have just dismantled a large-scale ring of fake new drug production and trading nationwide; arrested and prosecuted 14 defendants for the crime of "producing and trading fake drugs for disease prevention and treatment".
Of the 21 products seized, 4 were identified as counterfeit drugs licensed by the Ministry of Health, including Tetracyclin, Clorocid, Pharcoter and Neo-Codion; 16 products not on the drug list have been granted a registration certificate for circulation by the Ministry of Health.
To improve drug management efficiency, the Ha Tinh Department of Health has established a hotline to receive information about fake drugs, smuggled drugs, and drugs of unknown origin in the province, with phone number: 0965.341.616.
The Department of Health has also sent an official dispatch to localities, medical facilities, pharmaceutical companies, and drug retail establishments in the province to warn against fake drugs and drugs illegally circulating on the market.
Proposing the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to direct and coordinate with relevant functional agencies to strengthen the inspection and examination of pharmaceutical business establishments, wholesale, retail and drug use establishments in the area, focusing on the inspection of the origin and origin of drugs caused by business, use, maintenance and maintenance of good principles and standards.
Medical examination and treatment facilities widely notify officers, employees, and workers in departments and offices to know and not to do business, distribute, and use counterfeit drugs with the above information. Comply with regulations in bidding and drug trafficking activities, strictly check the financial capacity and supply capacity of suppliers.
Pharmaceutical companies notify drug retail branches and establishments in their distribution systems and inspect the unit's drug warehouse not to trade, distribute and use counterfeit drugs with the above information. Strictly implement the instructions of the Government, the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Health on pharmaceutical practice, strictly control the process of drug distribution and supply.
Drug retail establishments that do not sell and use fake drugs have the above information. Comply with regulations on pharmaceutical practice, control the origin and source of goods in circulation.
The Center for Testing Drugs, Cosmetics, and Food strengthens sampling, checking the quality of drugs in circulation in the area for drugs at risk of being counterfeit or of poor quality, and promptly reports detected incidents to the Department of Health and relevant authorities.
The Department of Health assigned the department's specialized departments to continue to strictly implement the management, inspection of drug quality, and fight against fake drugs and drugs of unknown origin.
