The Drug Administration of Vietnam, part of Vietnamese Ministry of Health, decided on Oct.3 to suspend the circulation of the antibiotic drug Amoxicilin 500mg in the capsule form due to failing to satisfy quality demand.
The drug is made by Minimed Laboratory India and imported by the Cuu Long Pharmaceutical Joint-Stock Company or Pharimexco in the Mekong delta province of Vinh Long.
It has been allowed in Vietnam as a pharmaceutical ingredient under registration production lot of 1431 with expiry date May 30, 2012.
All substandard drugs in the capsule form were ordered to recall by the importer and the manufacturer.
