Counterfeit medicine case in Thanh Hoa, are the products entering hospitals?

Police seized fake drugs in Thanh Hoa province - Photo: TTO

According to the Drug Administration Department, on the evening of April 16, through press information, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police have just "dismantled a large-scale production and trading of fake modern medicine nationwide, arresting 14 people for the crime of producing and trading counterfeit disease prevention and treatment drugs".

The Ministry of Health (Department of Drug Administration) has sent an urgent document to the Thanh Hoa Provincial Department of Health requesting information and close coordination with the police to investigate and clarify the matter.

According to initial information from the Thanh Hoa Department of Health and other functional units, the above products have not been detected at medical examination and treatment facilities. The products counterfeited by the subjects cannot penetrate the public hospital system because they do not have documents and certificates to participate in bidding.

"These counterfeit products are mainly sold online and at retail channels," the Drug Administration of Vietnam stated.

Accordingly, among the 21 types of products seized by the police, there were 4 types of fake Western medicine (44 boxes of Tetracycline, 40 boxes of Clorocid, 49 boxes of Pharcoter, 52 boxes of Neo-Codion); the remaining 39,323 boxes included 17 types of fake products suspected to be oriental medicine, products with labels stating the intended use as medicine.

Medicines are special goods that directly affect the health and lives of patients, so they require strict management.

Activities of production, business, trade and use of drugs must comply with the principles and standards stipulated in the Law on Pharmacy and related legal documents.

The act of producing and trading counterfeit drugs is one of the prohibited acts and is subject to criminal liability. Accordingly, those who produce and trade counterfeit drugs can be criminally prosecuted for a minimum of 2 years in prison and a maximum of the death penalty.

According to the Drug Administration, the Ministry of Health has recently coordinated with other units to prevent counterfeit goods. At the same time, there have been many documents directing the People's Committees of provinces, health departments and units to strengthen the inspection and supervision of drug quality.

Regularly coordinate with authorities to combat counterfeit drugs and drugs of unknown origin. The rate of counterfeit drugs in recent years has been below 0.1%.

In 2023-2024, some localities such as Thanh Hoa, Ha Nam, and Hanoi reported the discovery of a number of fake batches of Tetracycline, Clorocid, Pharcoter, and Neo-Codion drugs. The Ministry of Health promptly directed health departments to proactively coordinate with Steering Committee 389, police, market management, etc. to focus on combating, detecting, and promptly handling them in accordance with legal regulations.

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