China’s new rules for drug wholesalers
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CHINA is to launch a nationwide campaign to regulate drug wholesalers, after a case featuring the sale and distribution of millions of dollars’ worth of improperly stored vaccines.
All drug wholesalers have been ordered to conduct an internal inspection and report any violations, such as fake suppliers or forged trade ledgers, to the China Food and Drug Administration.
Drug companies that uncover violations have until May 31 to submit detailed plans on how they will address their failings, according to an administration statement issued yesterday.
Any firm that fails to submit their report in time may have their operational permit revoked, it said.
The administration vowed to improve supervision of drug distribution channels and has a public hotline for people who have information on firms that ignore the new rules.
Police in east China’s Shandong Province announced in February that they had arrested a mother and daughter suspected of illegally selling improperly stored or expired vaccines worth more than 570 million yuan (US$88 million) since 2011.
The public were outraged, with many parents expressing concerns about the safety of having their children vaccinated.
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