Why did the batch of destroyed drugs of Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 3 leak out and get dumped in an empty lot?

Why did substandard drugs, which were to be destroyed by Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 3, leak out? Later, people discovered the drugs dumped on an empty lot by the sea.

A batch of destroyed drugs from Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 3 ended up in an empty lot in Da Nang - Photo: CV

Regarding the incident of discovering many expired medicine blister packs left on the roadside in Da Nang, Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 3 has sent a report to the authorities.

According to the company, the above products are CetecoCenzitax (Cinnarizin 25mg) manufactured by the company under registration number VD-20384-13, production batch: 01/0823. The drug was manufactured on August 3, 2023, with an expiration date of August 3, 2026.

However, during the circulation on the market, the above product batch showed a decrease in content, so the Hai Duong City Testing Center tested the quality and the Drug Administration Department issued an official dispatch requesting the recall of the product batch in Hai Duong province in 2024.

Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 3 has made a decision to recall and recall the above product batch nationwide.

Complete recall by July 31, 2024 with a quantity of 189,600 tablets.

On August 22, 2024, the company destroyed the medicine at the company by removing the secondary packaging, tearing off the box, peeling off the blister pack, and running a car over it many times to damage the medicine in the blister pack.

Then soak in water to completely destroy the medicine, making it impossible to reuse. After destruction, the medicine is put into specialized bags and temporarily stored in the area awaiting waste treatment.

On May 23, 2025, the company completed procedures to transfer the above destroyed products to the environmental company for complete treatment.

According to regulations, the company will sign a destruction contract and must supervise the transportation process and witness the destruction. However, the company contacted a private unit to transport the above products to Khanh Son landfill for destruction.

"The drug destruction council failed to supervise the destruction process at Khanh Son landfill," the company's report stated.

After discovering the drugs in an empty lot in Lien Chieu district, the company contacted and worked with the authorities and collected all of the drugs.

Determine the number of 14kg blister packs and 84.4kg empty plastic scrap bottles.

The company admitted mistakes in management that led to the above incident.

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