On April 21, the Ministry of Health made the above request in the context of social networks appearing to be selling drugs, including prescription drugs and drugs subject to special control.
"E-commerce sales units and organizations such as Meta Platforms Inc, Shopee Company Limited... need to take measures to control and prevent these behaviors," said a representative of the Ministry of Health .
The Ministry of Health recommends that people be cautious with drugs sold online. From July 1, Law No. 44/2024 amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Pharmacy will take effect. Accordingly, a number of new non-prescription drugs will be traded (retailed) on e-commerce trading floors, e-commerce applications for sales, and e-commerce websites with online ordering functions.
After July 1, users should only buy drugs on websites licensed to sell drugs online; do not buy through social networking platforms or unknown individual sellers.
"Do not believe in advertisements for 'miracle drugs' or drugs of unknown origin sold online or by word of mouth," the Ministry of Health warns.
To ensure safety for users and ensure adequate supply of quality drugs, the Drug Administration of Vietnam recommends that local health sectors strengthen inspection and supervision of business and retail establishments, control the origin, quality, and expiry date of drugs before they are put on the market;
People are advised to only buy medicine from legal pharmaceutical businesses, with full information and clear origin. Avoid buying medicine based on inaccurate information on social networking sites.
On April 20, the Ministry of Health announced that 21 counterfeit drugs were seized, of which 4 were identified as counterfeit drugs that had been licensed for circulation, including: Tetracycline, Clorocid, Pharcoter and Neo-Codion. The remaining 16 products did not match any drugs on the list that had been granted a circulation registration license by the Ministry of Health. Mr. Ta Manh Hung, Deputy Director of the Department of Drug Administration, said that these counterfeit products were mainly sold online and at retail channels.
Previously, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police had dismantled a large-scale nationwide counterfeit drug production and trading ring and arrested 14 people. The investigation agency alleged that from 2021 until the arrest, the ring had sold a large quantity of counterfeit drugs to the market, illegally earning nearly 200 billion VND.
Source: https://baohaiduong.vn/chan-mua-ban-thuoc-ke-don-tren-mang-san-thuong-mai-dien-tu-409948.html
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