The municipal
government of Ho Chi Minh City tightened control over traditional medicines
after 10% were found to be fake.
Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Health recovered a number traditional
medicines which were mixed with chemicals, contaminated or did not meet
standards.
The products of the manufacturer Cao Nghia Duong were ordered to be
taken off the shelves on March 25, after they were found to have not met
moisture criteria. On the same day, the Soc Trang Department of Health also
announced that the medicines produced by Thuy Xuong had a high level of
contaminants.
According to current regulations, manufacturers are responsible for accurately
labeling their own products and to register them with management agencies.
However, lax oversight has led to the market being flooded by substandard
products, eroding confidence in genuine medicines.
At the second National Pharmaceutical Conference, Pham Khanh Phong Lan,
Vice Director of Ho Chi Minh Department of Health announced that 90% of
traditional medicines are illegally imported, mostly from China and Cambodia. A
decree has been issued stating that from 2014, medicine manufacturers must follow
good manufacturing practices (GMP) in order to continue operations.
The traditional medicine industry in Vietnam is quite large. There are
an estimated 385 pharmacies and 100 manufacturers in Ho Chi Minh City alone.
Truong Thin, former President of the Institute of Traditional Medicine
said, "Traditional medicine has a valuable place in our culture, and
should be preserved. We have to be careful not to over-regulate the industry
and risk losing it altogether."
Lao dong , dtinews.vn
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