This move was made after the authorities dismantled many production and trading rings of counterfeit goods related to health care products.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, recently, Ho Chi Minh City Police have dismantled a ring specializing in the production and consumption of counterfeit goods, including popular products such as Con O essential oil branded "Eagle Brand Medicated Oil", Thai moisturizer, Ong Gia Thai oil and Korean rollers.
In the face of the above situation, based on the Government's instructions on strengthening the fight against counterfeit goods and trade fraud, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health requires all public and private medical facilities, pharmacies, pharmaceutical businesses and People's Committees of 168 wards, communes and special zones in the city to urgently review the entire list of products in circulation, especially focusing on products at risk of counterfeiting or unknown origin.
For hospitals and medical examination and treatment facilities, the department requires serious inspection of all products in the premises, including internal pharmacies, to ensure that goods of unknown origin or not yet licensed for circulation are not used. At the same time, units must carry out the procurement process in accordance with regulations, ensuring that all products are supplied from legal units and have full invoices and documents.
Pharmaceutical businesses, including private pharmacies and non-public medical examination and treatment facilities, are reminded to only operate within the licensed scope and only sell legal products, transparent in origin and invoices. When detecting unusual signs or suspecting counterfeit products, the establishment must immediately notify the local authorities or relevant authorities.
On the side of the authorities of 168 wards, communes and special zones, the city's Department of Health requested to urgently disseminate information to people and businesses about the dangers of counterfeit goods in the health sector. People are called to become "smart consumers", avoid buying floating goods, unknown origin, and actively report if they discover suspicious signs in buying, selling, and using drugs.
A representative of the Department of Health said that proactive inspection will help minimize risks for users, while contributing to improving the ability to monitor, detect early and promptly handle violations in the health sector.
