Forged drug ring is busted, Binh Dinh requests pharmaceutical facilities to search drug warehouses

    Hoài Luân |

    Binh Dinh - On April 24, the Department of Health issued a notice about counterfeit drugs and drugs illegally circulating on the market, sent to pharmaceutical businesses in the province.

    The notice was issued after the authorities successfully dismantled a large-scale counterfeit drug production and trading ring nationwide.

    Of the seized products, 4 were identified as fake drugs, impersonating products licensed by the Ministry of Health for circulation; 16 products did not match any drugs in the list that had been granted a circulation registration certificate by the Ministry of Health.

    In order to ensure the safety of users and promptly prevent the production and sale of counterfeit drugs, drugs of unknown origin, and drugs in illegal circulation, the Department of Health of Binh Dinh province requires pharmaceutical businesses not to sell the following counterfeit drugs:

    Clorocid TW3 compressors (Cloramphenicol 250mg), 400 plastic bottles (SDK: VD-25305-16); Tetracyclin TW3 compresses (Tetracyclin hydrocloride 250mg), 400 plastic bottles (SDK: VD28109-17), all produced by TW3 Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company.

    Pharcoter compresses (Codein base 10mg; Terpin hydrate 100mg), 400- vien plastic bottles (SDK: VD14429-11), manufactured by Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 1 (Pharbaco).

    Neo-Codion sugar packaging compressors, 2 packaging boxes (10 tablets/passport), containing Codein base (in the form of Codein camphosulfonat 25mg) 14.93mg, Sulfogaiacol 100mg, Grindelia 20mg soft drink (old product: VN-18966-15), produced by Sophartex Company (France).

    In addition, there are 16 products not on the drug list that have been granted a registration number by the Ministry of Health.

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    16 products not on the drug list are granted registration numbers by the Ministry of Health. Photo: Binh Dinh Department of Health

    The Department of Health of Binh Dinh province requires pharmaceutical businesses to only be allowed to sell legal drugs, have a registration number issued by the Ministry of Health, and have full invoices and documents according to regulations. At the same time, facilities need to regularly check and review drug stores and promptly notify the Department of Health if they discover products suspected to be fake drugs.

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