Medical news on November 24: New issuance and extension of nearly 500 drug circulation registration certificates
According to the Ministry of Health , the latest list of drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients with newly issued and renewed circulation registration certificates includes nearly 500 drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients produced domestically and abroad.
The Ministry of Health has issued and renewed nearly 500 drug circulation registration certificates.
According to information from the Drug Administration of Vietnam (Ministry of Health), of the nearly 500 drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients that have had their circulation registrations renewed or renewed this time, 325 domestically produced drugs have had their registrations renewed; 130 drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients have had their registrations renewed; the rest are on the list of drugs with proven bioequivalence.
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| According to the Ministry of Health, the latest list of drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients with newly issued and renewed circulation registration certificates includes nearly 500 drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients produced domestically and abroad. |
Of the drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients that are newly granted and renewed, more than 90% are newly granted and renewed within a period of 5 years.
The Drug Administration of Vietnam requires drug manufacturing and registration establishments to be responsible for manufacturing drugs in accordance with the records and documents registered with the Ministry of Health. The units must print or affix the registration number issued by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health on the drug label.
Only drugs subject to special control may be produced and circulated when there is a Certificate of eligibility for pharmaceutical business, in accordance with the scope of operation of the facility meeting the provisions of Clause 5, Article 143 of Decree No. 54/2017/ND-CP dated May 8, 2017 of the Government detailing a number of articles and measures to implement the Law on Pharmacy.
Previously, the Drug Administration of Vietnam extended the drug circulation registration certificate according to Resolution 80 of the National Assembly for nearly 400 types of drugs and drug ingredients to serve the drug use needs of the people and medical examination and treatment facilities.
According to the Drug Administration of Vietnam, up to now, the Department has issued new and renewed circulation registration certificates according to the 2016 Pharmacy Law and Resolution 80 of the National Assembly for more than 14,000 drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients. Thereby, regularly maintaining over 23,000 drugs with valid circulation registration certificates, ensuring drug supply.
At the same time, the Department has implemented solutions to ensure vaccine procurement, develop a list and mechanism for reserving and purchasing drugs at risk of shortage at medical examination and treatment facilities.
A girl died of diphtheria in Cao Bang
Information from the Cao Bang Department of Health said that Giang Mi Hu (born in 2013, Thach Lam commune, Bao Lam district) showed signs of cough and fever since November 14 but still went to school.
After a week of taking medicine without improvement, the disease became more serious. On November 21, the family took the child to the District Medical Center for examination and treatment.
Despite the doctors’ efforts to save her, the girl died the same day. Suspecting that the patient had diphtheria, the Bao Lam District Medical Center reported to the Cao Bang Provincial Center for Disease Control and took throat swab samples to send to the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology for testing.
On the afternoon of November 23, test results from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology confirmed that patient Giang Mi Hu was positive for Corynebacterium diphtheriae - the agent that causes diphtheria.
The Director of Cao Bang Department of Health has urgently directed the Provincial Center for Disease Control to coordinate with Cao Bang Provincial General Hospital to directly monitor, direct and support Bao Lam District Medical Center in the prevention and control of diphtheria epidemic in the area.
In recent years, diphtheria has re-emerged in the Central Highlands and some northern mountainous provinces. These localities are often in remote areas where vaccination rates have decreased or been interrupted, leading to an increase in cases.
Recently, Ha Giang province, after nearly 20 years without a case, recorded more than 30 cases of diphtheria, including one death. Thai Nguyen province recorded 2 cases, while Dien Bien province recorded 3 cases, including 1 death.
According to the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, diphtheria belongs to group B - dangerous infectious diseases that can spread rapidly and cause death.
Ho Chi Minh City recorded 1 death due to dengue fever
Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that the number of dengue fever cases in the city is continuously increasing and has recorded one more death.
As of week 46, Ho Chi Minh City recorded 12,013 cases of dengue fever, down 27.8% compared to the same period in 2023 (16,636 cases), but is still the locality with the highest number of cases in the Southern region, accounting for 25% of the total number of cases in the region.
However, from week 37 until now, the number of dengue fever cases in Ho Chi Minh City has been on a continuous increase. To prevent dengue fever, people need to maintain measures to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds and prevent mosquito bites.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health requires local medical centers and health stations to investigate and thoroughly handle dengue fever outbreaks in the area, and closely monitor the disease situation to come up with effective control measures to prevent outbreaks.
In addition, monitoring of epidemic risk points, promoting epidemic prevention communication, and sanctioning administrative violations in epidemic prevention also need to be implemented drastically.
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