Another pharmaceutical plant inaugurated in Hanoi

Hanoi (VNA) – Another pharmaceutical plant meeting international standards was inaugurated in Hanoi on Dec. 8.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony for the Hanoi Pharmaceutical Plant in the Quang
Minh Industrial Zone, Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu asked the plant to expand
production of medicine that meets quality and safety standards for domestic
consumption and export.

The plant, designed to conform with the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
standards of the World Health Organisation, was built over three years by the
Hanoi Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (Hanoiphar) at a cost of more than 30
billion VND.

It was also recognised by the Vietnam Pharmaceutical Management Department as
meeting the standards set by not only GMP, but also Good Storage Practices (GSP)
and Good Laboratory Practice.

The Health Ministry has implemented the GMP since 1996. All of the country’s
pharmaceutical businesses have met the requirements of the five principle
regulatory bodies: GMP, GSP, GLP, Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and Good
Pharmacy Practice (GPP), as of June 2008.-Enditem