The Hanoi Department of Health suspended the sale of two medication drugs on May 15, for failing to meet the required safety standards.
Sale of the two medication drugs, Genzivit plus syrup 100ml and New Cobex tablet have been ordered to be removed from shelves across the country.
Tests conducted by health experts showed that Genzivit syrup, a vitamin supplement (manufacturing date October 7, 2010; expiry date October 6, 2012; registration number VN-4928-07) did not have the required content of B2 vitamin as stated on the label. Khanh Hoa Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company imported the drug, manufactured by general Pharmaceuticals LTD in Bangladesh.
New Cobex tablets, a prescribed vitamin for adults and kids, was withdrawn from pharmacy shelves due to insufficient content of vitamin B12. The drug was registered under number VD-5054-08 with manufacturing date October 20, 2010 and expiry date October 20, 2013. N.I.C. Pharma Co. Ltd. made it.
Hospitals, medical clinics and pharmacies in the country have been ordered to remove the two drugs from shelves in view of patients’ safety.
