Drug Test Vans to Hit Rural Roads (China)
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The final batch of on-the-spot drug test vans will hit the roads of rural China in September as part of the nation's effort to fight counterfeit drugs. The State Food and Drug Administration will provide a total of 370 vans equipped with testing facilities to local food and drug watchdogs, says Yan Jiangying, a spokeswoman for the administration. "This kind of mobile inspection of drug quality will benefit consumers, especially the vast rural population," Yan says. "The move is part of a nationwide campaign to crack down on the production and sale of fake drugs, and bring order to the drug market," she adds. Cheng Chuanghong, a director with the National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products, which devised the program, says 338 of the vans were already in operation in 27 provinces. (Click here for more