Fake and low-quality medicines on the rise
thanhniennews.com
April 2, 2008
Reported by Nam Son
Over 10 percent of imported medicines in 2007 did not meet local standards, tripling the previous year’s statistic, the Ministry of Health reported in Hanoi Tuesday.
According to the report, the ratio of counterfeit medicine as a percentage of all medicines on the market was 0.17 percent, a six year-high.
Traditional medicines and medicines produced from smuggled materials were said to occupy 50 percent of the local market in southern provinces.
