The Department of Pharmacy ( Ministry of Health ) said it had received a dispatch from the Dong Nai Province Testing Center reporting that a product was identified as fake.
Specifically, the product sample has information on the label as Theophylline extended - Release tablets 100 mg (Theophylin 100 mg), batch number 05089, production date: March 2, 2022, expiration date: March 2, 2026; place of manufacture: Pharmacy Laboratories Plus (Warsaw), there is no information about the circulation registration certificate and/or import license number, import facility on the label.
The drug sample was taken by the interdisciplinary inspection team at My Anh General Clinic Company Limited (My Anh Pharmacy), located at Da Kia intersection, village 4, Da Kia commune, Bu Gia Map district, Binh Phuoc province (old).
The drug sample did not meet the quality requirements for Theophylline quantitative index (only 19.71%) and solubility index (18.8-22.5%) compared to the content stated on the label.
The Drug Administration of Vietnam requests the Dong Nai Provincial Department of Health to urgently report to Steering Committee 389 and coordinate with the police, market management agencies, Steering Committee 389 and relevant authorities to conduct an inspection of My Anh General Clinic Company Limited and trace the origin of the above product batch.
Strictly handle violating establishments according to regulations; report inspection, examination and handling results to the Department of Drug Administration before July 31.
The Drug Administration also requested health departments to notify drug trading and usage establishments and people not to buy/sell or use the above products; promptly report any suspicious signs of production and trading of counterfeit drugs or drugs of unknown origin to health agencies and relevant authorities.
Theophylline is a bronchodilator drug, indicated for the treatment of symptoms and airway obstruction due to chronic asthma or other chronic lung diseases.
Previously, the Drug Administration of Vietnam issued Official Dispatches 4229 dated December 31, 2024 and Official Dispatch 1430 dated May 28, 2025 to health departments to notify about the counterfeit drug Theophylin 200mg, manufactured by Pharmacy Laboratories Plus (Warsaw); the drug sample did not have information about the circulation registration number and/or import license number on the label.
In these documents, the Drug Administration of Vietnam requested health departments to coordinate with competent authorities to inspect, verify, and trace the origin of the above-mentioned counterfeit drugs; and directed testing centers to increase sampling and quality testing of drugs circulating in the area for drugs at risk of being counterfeit or of poor quality.
Source: https://baolaocai.vn/phat-hien-thuoc-gian-phe-quan-gia-hoat-chat-chinh-dat-duoi-20-post649509.html
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