Chinese death-causing diabetes drug not allowed in VN

Hanoi (VNA) - The Drug Administration of Vietnam said it has yet to permit the
import and circulation of a Chinese-originated diabetes drug branded "Tang Zhi Ning
Jiao Nang."

The move came after China banned the use of the drug following the death of two
patients in the remote northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Jan. 17 and 19
after taking "Tang Zhi Ning Jiao Nang."

The death-causing drug illegally uses the brand "Tang Zhi Ning Jiao Nang"
originally owned by the "Guangxi Pingnan Pharmaceutical Co.," according to Chinese
media.

Vietnam's pharmaceutical authorities urged relevant agencies to increase the
monitoring of drug trading and use across the country.-Enditem