A survey on 120 consumers who have been treated by traditional medicine in Hanoi. Results of the study showed that the average age of them is 48.8, the main of the consumers have gastrointestinal tract diseases, rheumatics, cough and flu with 16.7%, 24.2%, 23.3% respectively. The average cost of a treatment course by traditional medicine is about 7.5 USD, it is not reasonable price for people with low earning. The belief of the consumers in traditional remedies are more and more increasing. Most of them think that the traditional medicine have no poisoning and adverse drug reactions
Medicine, Traditional ; Pharmaceutical Preparations

Hopea Odorata Roxb (HO) is often used by many Vietnamese people as a remedy for dental caries. However, nothing is known about which compound(s) of the material and how it (they) acts to protect the teeth. It was found in this study that the ethanol extract of Hopea odorata Roxb bark (HOE) was strongly inhibited acid production of Streptococcus mutans cells in suspension and biofilms as well. The extract also killed the organisms in acidified medium. At a concentration of 10% HOE, 90% of population was killed by 10 min and 30 min at pH 4.0 and 7.0, respectively. Killing ability of HOE was augmented when combined with hydroperoxide. In reduced pH and killing assays, the cells in biofilm appeared to be more resistant to the effect of the HOE compared to the cells in suspension. Further investigation should be needed to elucidate the anticariogenic effects of HOE
Medicine, Traditional ; Pharmaceutical Preparations

Studies of 11 biosimilarities. Result: in vitro bioactive was from 71-226% compared to Eprex. 9/11 biosilmilars had different isome from standard. Among 12 samples from 5 producers, the effectiveness was from 67.6% to 119.4% differently from European stardard. In three samples, toxic level was 15 higher than maximum accepted starndard. Isomeric samples also varied among producers. The study showed Epoetin produced outside of The United States and Europe had very different elements not in conformity with full process. The content on label was often lower or exceeded the limit.
Pharmaceutical Preparations, Medicine

A statistic investigation was conducted on all species of animals as a whole with their distribution, their status of existence up to the year 2003.There are 408 species including 22 classes, 6 branches of animal which had been used and had been identified in Vietnam. Among them, 393 species have been living in wild nature, their 152 species were registered into Vietnam’s Red Book. According to the APPENDIX of The Decree n.48/2002/ND-CP and The Appendix of CITES_ Guide to Plants and Animals in Trade, Authors had Recommended the use of breeding animals instead of wild animals
animals ; medicine ; Pharmaceutical Preparations

A multi intervention approach to rational use of drug through private practitioners of traditional medicines. The education and enforcement of regulation interventions was designed to assist the pharmacy staff in choosing appropriate treatment option and comply with the other elements of Good Pharmacy Practice. Results from interventions will be used to provide policy-markers with a scientific basis for decisions relating to rational use of drug, which is one of main objectives in national drug policy in Vietnam.
Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Medicine, Traditional

The leaves of Blumea balsamifera DC Ha Giang was studied. The content of oils was determined by steam distiling method with improved oils quantitative instrument at Medicine Department of Ha Noi College of Pharmacy. The oils was analyzed by GC/MS. The result: The oils from leaves of Blumea balsamifera DC Ha Giang includes 29 components. The main components are: borneol 57,82%, beta-caryophylen 8,27%, denta-cadiol 7,95%, carryophylen oxid 3,1%, patchoulen 2,98%, veridiflorol 2,54% and 23 other components with content approximately 1%. Camphor only exist in the oils with content 1,12%. At Ha noi, 29 components and 18 components at Kak Mil was determined
Chemistry ; Medicine, Traditional ; Pharmaceutical Preparations

The extract of dried herb of Gynura procumberns, ratio 2:1 had an effect inhibiting symptoms of acute inflammation and is analgesic in experimentation. On the model inhibiting acute inflammatory ocdema, Gynura procum-bens extract inhibited 34.20% the inflammatory edema of mouse’s legs. On the model creating an acute pain by acetic acid 0.6% on white house mice, Gynura procumbens reduced the acute pain. On the model created a pain by temperature Gynura procumbens extract was also analgesic for about 29.05%.
Inflammation ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Medicine, Traditional

The leaf of the "Don la do" excoecaria cochinchinensis Lour Euphorbiaceae is used in traditional medicine for treating of allergy, pustule, eruption... The biological experiments have revealed: the "Don la do" extract, the crude flavonoid extract, the crude saponin extract, the leaf juice, the pure flavonoid F1 have actions on positive gram strains, and on fungi. The "Don la do" extract has not acute toxicity
Euphorbiaceae ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Medicine, Traditional

From the year 2001 to April 2004, the price medicines had got the tendency to increase. From May 2001 to Dec. 2002 the price seemed to be stable or changed no much, from 2003 the price tended to in crease, especially in March and April, then increased continously in early 2004 with an average rate of 30% from March 2003 to March 2004 due to the variation of the value of currency, particularly the euro, the shortage of management of medicinal supply the monopolist of foreign firms, the asynchronized state of law
Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Social Marketing ; Medicine

Luu Hoang with its yellow colour, spongy consistency, sour taste, toxicity, can infultrate inward through the medians of kidney and large bowel. Oral use of Luu Hoang can tossify the “fire”, assiste the “yang”. Topic use can detoxicate, kill the parasite, treat the pimples, Luu Hoang abates the itch in cases of scale, fungi on skin, eczema. Luu Hoang is used in the conditions of boil, the cold in kidney, coldish impaired “yang”, coldish secretion, difficulty in faces exerete and urinate. Oral use of 1-3 g in powder and pill, topic use with powder spreaded in the wound… are the most common methods. Counter indications are in the cases of impaired “iin”, exceeded “fire”, pregnancy, and incompatible with Phac Tieu
Medicine, Traditional ; Therapeutics ; Pharmaceutical Preparations