Actual situation of quality of medicines, which is used in Lao Cai province during 2000-2001
- Author:
Nguyen Van Tu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Medicines
- MeSH:
Pharmaceutical Preparations;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;0(12):56-58
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
From 2000-2004, the authors examined medicament were imported and delivered in Lao Cai province to investigate quality of them. Results showed that: the rate of bad quality medicament was 4.9%, among which the rate of injection drugs was higher than tablet drugs. The domestic medicament had a bad quality was higher than imported medicament (5.3% vs. 3.2%, respectively). The bad quality rates of vitamins and tonic drugs were the highest (6.7%), antibiotics 2.6%. This rate in the mountain and rural areas was higher than that in the city.
