Children’s hospitals lack phenobarbital to treat patients with hand-foot-mouth disease, epilepsy

Many children’s hospitals in HCM City are facing a shortage of phenobarbital which is used to treat or prevent seizures for children diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease or epilepsy.

Health officials urge public to learn to 'co-habit with the virus' Deputy Prime Minister and head of the committee Vũ Đức Đam said “we can no longer expect that the entire country is virus-free,” since the threats of a disease outbreak are ever-present nationwide.

Dialogue discusses innovative pharmaceutical potentials in Việt Nam

Việt Nam’s innovative pharmaceutical industry has potential to create value for the nation. Despite the challenges of the regulatory environment, there are many opportunities offered by Việt Nam’s resources and workforce, participants heard at a dialogue in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Criminal proceedings started on former head of Drug Administration of Vietnam The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has begun criminal proceedings against Nguyễn Việt Hùng, former deputy head of the Drug Administration of Việt Nam (DAV) and Phạm Hồng Châu, former head of the Drug Registration Division under DAV relating to the case of trading of counterfeit cancer medicine.

Court rejects defendants’ appeal in fake medicine case

The People’s Court in HCM City yesterday (May 20) upheld the verdict handed down at the first-instance trial in a case involving the “manufacturing and trading of counterfeit medicine”.

No new COVID-19 cases on Friday evening, total still at 270

For the fifteenth day straight, Việt Nam has reported no new COVID-19 cases of community transmission, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced at 6pm on Friday.

Court postpones appeals trial on case involving fake medicine imports The HCM City People’s Court on February 10 postponed an appeals trial for defendants allegedly involved in the import of fake medicine for cancer treatment by the Việt Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company (VN Pharma).

Health ministry asks for urgent Tamiflu import The Drug Administration of Việt Nam (DAV) under the Ministry of Health on Thursday urged Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 2 to import antiviral flu drug Tamiflu 75mg in response to a rise in flu cases in all provinces, especially Hà Nội and HCM City.

Drug administration withdraws medicines over cancer fears

The Drug Administration of Việt Nam, under the Ministry of Health, has decided to withdraw 11 drugs containing N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) beyond permitted levels that potentially cause cancer.

Former CEO of VN Pharma sentenced to 17 years for trading fake cancer drugs

Nguyễn Minh Hùng, former general director of Việt Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company (VN Pharma), was sentenced yesterday (Oct 1) to 17 years in prison by the HCM City People's Court for importing fake medicine for cancer treatment.