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Preface
Regardless of the period, drug safety is a matter of importance.
Because the scope of drug circulation is very extensive, once an accident occurs, it will have a great social impact.
Japan, which has always been known for its rigor, has frequent problems in drug management.
The turmoil of the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company has not yet passed, and another scandal has broken out of Japan's Far Eastern Pharmaceutical Company! It has also been sold in the mainland.
So, what's going on? And which drug is the problem?
The Japanese pharmaceutical industry is counterfeiting again
On April 27, another major earthquake occurred in Japanese pharmaceutical companies.
A well-known Japanese pharmaceutical company's "Zhenglu Pill" was exposed to data fraud.
Zhenglu Pill is a medicine for gastrointestinal discomfort, which can be used not only to treat indigestion, but also to have bloating and diarrhea.
The original article was published in the Global Times (2024-04-28) - an article on the well-known drug Zhenglu Pill being counterfeited for 30 years, and the manufacturer was ordered to suspend business
Therefore, it can be said that it is a must-have medicine for families, and it is naturally a standing drug for many families.
However, the sale of Zhenglu pills produced by Japan's Far Eastern Company under the condition of insufficient active ingredient content constitutes drug data falsification.
At the same time, according to the data, Zhenglu Pill is a drug with a history of more than 100 years, and it is also sold well in Japan, and there is also a certain market overseas.
According to Japanese reports, the drug of Far East Pharmaceutical Company was found to be seriously deficient in active ingredients during a random drug inspection.
And I don't know if I don't check, it's scary to check.
Far East has been falsifying data for 30 years, and consumers have been kept in the dark for such a long time.
The original article was published in Xinmin Weekly (2024-04-28) - Another scandal broke out in Japanese pharmaceutical companies: the data of Extreme Eastern Zhenglu Pill has been falsified for 30 years, and it will only bow and apologize
After the incident was exposed, the Japanese side also imposed corresponding punishment measures on the Far East Pharmaceutical Company.
According to the relevant policy, Jidong Pharmaceutical Company stopped producing the drug for 23 days from April 30 and could not sell the drug for 22 days thereafter.
Naturally, Japanese companies also played their "specialty", and even after the scandal broke out, they also made a sincere bow and apologize.
At the same time, it also said that it has recalled 5.46 million pieces of Zhenglu pills sold by the company.
Naturally, he also confessed to his company's 30-year-long drug data fraud.
And said that he would strengthen management in the future, and he would also deal with this matter seriously.
Another thing that was discovered during the investigation was that the company was not only fraudulent because the content of the relevant ingredients in the drug was insufficient.
At the same time, when purchasing raw materials, the Zhenglu pills produced by the company directly used the experimental data of the raw material manufacturer, and did not conduct quality inspection again.
Such a practice naturally does not comply with the relevant regulations, so the problem of the Far East Company is still very serious.
However, as of April 29, there has been no case of abnormal physical condition due to taking Jidong Zhenglu pills.
If it is compared with the medical malpractice scandal that broke out in Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, Jidong Pharmaceutical has not received a report of health damage for the time being, which can be called the last good news.
So, what about Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical?
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 257 people were hospitalized
On March 22, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, a well-known Japanese pharmaceutical company, carried out an emergency recall of three of its drugs.
Because of its "red koji cholesterol pills" product, unknown ingredients were found in the testing of drugs, and it was not clear what kind of harm this kind of damage would cause to the human body at that time.
However, on March 25, 26 people were hospitalized for kidney problems after taking red koji cholesterol pills, which contain red yeast rice.
Red Star News2024-03-25——26 people have been hospitalized, immediately discontinued, and urgently recalled! This product is available in China, and well-known pharmaceutical companies apologize
However, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical also carried out an emergency recall only three days after the incident.
And at that time, the major e-commerce companies in the mainland also sold the product of red koji cholesterol tablets, and they were also urgently removed from the shelves after the incident.
A month after the incident, on April 25, there was also a new development regarding Kobayashi Pharmaceutical.
According to multiple media reports, on April 25, five people died and 257 people were hospitalized for treatment because of taking Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red koji cholesterol product, which contains red yeast rice.
In addition, the drugs produced by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical have a large consumer market not only in Japan but also abroad, so it has also caused a certain degree of panic.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's products that have problems with red yeast rice with "unknown ingredients" are the following three products.
Although these drugs have been removed from the shelves in China, it is inevitable that there are still some patients who have such drugs in their hands.
Therefore, if you still have these drugs at home, or are still taking these drugs, stop taking them immediately.
In fact, it is not the second time that such a thing has happened in Japanese pharmaceutical companies, and the drug fraud of the "Kobayashi Chemical" pharmaceutical company is very serious.
Making counterfeit medicines a habit?
This incident happened relatively early, and was reported by major media on February 10, 2021.
On February 8, many patients had serious adverse reactions after taking itraconazole tablets produced by "Kobayashi Chemical".
Not only did they cause 2 deaths, but 239 patients were also reported to have varying degrees of damage.
Observer.com2021-02-11——Japanese pharmaceutical company Kobayashi Chemical has been cheating for 40 years, and some patients lost consciousness after taking drugs, causing 22 traffic accidents
After investigation, it was found that the itraconazole tablets produced by it were detected to make people confused and want to sleep.
Therefore, many patients have had many traffic accidents after taking this drug.
And with the deepening of the investigation, it was found that many products under the "Kobayashi Chemical" have been falsified data, and it has reached 400 kinds.
Not only that, "Kobayashi Chemical" is also very bold, since the late 70s on some drugs no longer tested. Naturally, the published data is also fake.
This incident can be said to have shocked the entire Japanese pharmaceutical company, and it was suspended for 116 days, not only that, but this can be said to be the most serious punishment for pharmaceutical companies in Japan at that time.
But thinking about it, such a punishment has no "deterrent effect" at all for Japanese pharmaceutical companies.
In 2024, there will be news of two more corporate drug frauds.
Such a "food safety" incident that seriously endangers people's health will inevitably be severely punished.
And Japan, which is known for its "rigor", does not seem to be so "rigorous".
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