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City-made H1N1 vaccine receives FDA go-ahead

Metro | Health
2009-9-16

THE Shanghai-made swine flu vaccine yesterday received the license for mass production from the State Food and Drug Administration, a must for government purchase and public use. Officials of the Shanghai Institute...

Joint plan to scuttle market for fake drugs

National
2009-5-16

PEOPLE using the Internet to sell counterfeit drugs in China will face severe punishment as the government steps up the fight against illegal sales, according to a joint statement by 13 ministry departments yesterday. ...

Bad rabies vaccines still said to be a health threat

National
2009-3-20

MORE than 30,000 doses of a rabies vaccine carrying an illegal additive still have not been recalled, and most of them might have been given to humans, according a media report yesterday. The vaccine, manufactured...

Rabies vaccine license revoked

National
2009-3-12

CHINA'S drug watchdog has revoked the production license of a pharmaceutical company that produced flawed rabies vaccine and banned the firm's principals from any involvement in the industry for 10 years. The...

Local pharmacies get licenses to sell online

Metro | Health
2009-3-12

ONLY 11 Websites have been approved to sell over-the-counter medicine online on China's mainland, including three online pharmacies in Shanghai, officials from Shanghai's Food and Drug Administration said yesterday....

Spotlight on food, drug safety

National
2009-1-14

AN official with China's food and drug watchdog said yesterday that the country is on high alert for possible product safety issues as the financial crisis begins to hit home. Shao Mingli, director of the State...

Avian flu medicine ready for trial runs

Metro | Health
2009-1-14

A BIRD flu medicine for humans that is being brought to the domestic market by Shanghai scientists and two pharmaceutical firms in Jiangsu Province has received approval for clinical tests from the State Food and Drug...

SFDA blacklists fake drug Websites

National
2008-12-9

CHINA'S drug safety watchdog has blacklisted 23 Websites for selling fake drugs or publishing illegal advertisements exaggerating the benefits of their products. The Websites, some of which claim to be sponsored...

Faulty IV needles face recall

Metro | Health
2008-11-15

THE State Food and Drug Administration has ordered a nationwide recall of all disposable intravenous needles produced by a Shanghai medical equipment manufacturer after the needles broke during use at a maternity and...

Hemorrhoid drugs face recall over liver harm

National
2008-11-13

CHINA'S drug regulator yesterday ordered the withdrawal of a hemorrhoid medicine over concerns it might cause liver problems. The State Food and Drug Administration ordered the Sichuan-based Vital Pharmaceutical...