According to the Hai Phong City Department of Health, on April 16, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police 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 as medicine 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; the remaining products do not match any drugs in the list that have been granted a license to register for circulation by the Ministry of Health.
Facing the above situation, the Department of Health requires units not to do business, trade and use the following fake products: Chlorocid TW3 tablets (Cloramphenicol 250mg), SDK: VD-25305-16, Manufacturer: TW 3 Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, packed with 400 capsules. Tetracyclin TW3 tablets (Tetracyclin hydrochloride 250mg), SDK: VD28109- 17, Manufacturer: TW 3 Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, packaging 400 tablets. Pharcoter tablets (Codein Base 10mg; Terpin Hydrate 100mg), Registration number: VD-14429-11, Manufacturer: Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 1 (Pharbaco), packaging of 400 tablets. Fake Neo-Codion (Neo-Codion drug is licensed by the Ministry of Health to circulate with the following official information: Number of circulating licenses: 300111082223 (Old SD: VN-18966-15)
Department of Health assigned the Department Inspectorate to coordinate with the Pharmacy Department; The Department of Private Medicine and Pharmacy Practice Management and relevant units have strengthened inspection and examination of pharmaceutical businesses, wholesale and retail establishments and drug use in the area, focusing on the inspection of the origin and origin of drugs by business establishments. In case of detecting fake drug and drug trading establishments of unknown origin, the units actively coordinate with the authorities, trace the origin and strictly handle violations.
The Hai Phong Center for Drug, Cosmetic and Food Testing strengthens sampling and testing the quality of drugs in circulation in the area for drugs at risk of being counterfeit or of poor quality; promptly reports detected cases to the Department of Health and relevant authorities.
The Center for Disease Control Hai Phong coordinates with media and press agencies to increase information and propagate to trading, using drugs and people know not to trade and use fake drugs with the above information. People only buy and sell drugs at legal pharmaceutical business establishments; promptly notify suspected signs of fake drug production and trading of unknown drugs to health agencies and relevant functions.
The Department of Health established a hotline number 0967.771.515, receiving information about counterfeit drugs, smuggled drugs, and drugs of unknown origin in the area to promptly coordinate with competent authorities to verify and handle.
