Over 3 years ago, governmental management institutions for health in southern area which have been stepped up the controlled task, thus drug quality that circulating on the market, have been had significantly better after there were the direction of No 03/1998 of Ministry of Health
Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Quality Control

Providing good quality drugs is the major duty of the Pharmaceutical Branch. However, in the market, there have still been drugs having qualities which are worse than they were registered in The Drug Administration. This causes a bad effect not only to the consumers but also to the economy. Moreover, the important thing is that it can create a bad prestige for the Vietnamese Pharmacy. And of course, it is also a big barrier for Vietnamese products in circulating in the international market. The investigation wants to show a comprehensive picture of the drug quality’s situation in The Southern Area of Vietnam from 1997 to May 2000
Pharmaceutical Preparations ; standards

Producing counterfeits and put them in circulation in Ho Chi Minh market - the biggest drug market of Vietnam - is a true thing. This real problem is blamable and now, it becomes a pressing matter, of The Vietnamese Drug Administration because of bad effects caused by the counterfeits on the fields following: they caused worse effects on patient's situations. They caused heavy losses of finance for patients and true laboratories. And these things create damage to home country's economies. They caused a confused situation to drug market and this thing pushes up increasing more difficulties for The Drug Administration and the Health Ministry. They make reducing the confidence of people on drugs that made in Vietnam and one more important thing is to decline the prestige of The Vietnamese Pharmacy before international friends. This is our first research on the problem with a view to making contribution to development of the national pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Drug Approval

Translate summarily overview document about traditional drug program of WHO (1998) which named: “ actual situation of adjust medicinal herbs” and concentrate to nearly areas and countries which are Vietnam’s partners. Include: development of traditional medicine in Australian, China, Macao, Fiji, Japan, real situation of management traditional drug in Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Korea and Vietnam.
Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Evaluation Studies ; Retrospective Studies ; drugs

Objective: Female sex workers (FSWs) are at high risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and cervical cancer due to their high number of sexual partners. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of HPV and identify risk factors for high-risk HPV infection among FSWs in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Viet Nam. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Hanoi and HCMC between December 2017 and May 2018. We surveyed and screened 699 FSWs aged ≥18 years for HPV infection and abnormal cytology. A multivariable modified Cox regression model was used to determine risk factors for high-risk HPV infection. Results The overall prevalence of any HPV, high-risk HPV and HPV-16/18 infection in the 699 FSWs was 26.3%, 17.6% and 4.0%, respectively, and were similar in both cities. Multiple infections were identified in 127 participants (69.0%).HPV-52 was the most prevalent (7%), followed by HPV-58 (6%). Abnormal cytology was detected in 91 participants (13.0%). FSWs who are divorced (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR]: 1.96, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01–3.81), widowed (aPR: 3.26, 95% CI: 1.49–7.12) or living alone (aPR: 1.85, 95% CI: 1.01–3.39) were associated with a higher prevalence of high-risk HPV infection.