2024/4/27 15:47 (updated at 4/27 17:01)
(Central News Agency reporter Lin Qiaolian, Kaohsiung, 27th) The Japanese pharmaceutical company “Jidong” was ordered to suspend business after it produced the gastrointestinal drug “Zhengro Pill” with insufficient ingredients and then falsified data for shipment. The Gao City Health Bureau stated today that the “Xiang Brand Zhenglu Pills” currently approved for import into the country are not drugs owned by the pharmaceutical manufacturer.
The Health Bureau issued a message today stating that relevant media reported that the gastrointestinal drug Shoro Pills of KYOKUTO, a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, were found to have falsified test reports and did not meet the required standards; after inspection by the Kaohsiung City Government Health Bureau, currently domestic The approved import of “Xiang Brand Zhenglu Pills (Department of Health Drug Transmission No. 022263)” is not a drug belonging to the pharmaceutical manufacturer.
The Health Bureau also once again appealed to the public that if they have any doubts about the drugs they are using, they can contact the nearest pharmacy or consult a doctor to choose other appropriate drugs to ensure their health rights.
Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun reported that so far no reports of health damage to people in Toyama Prefecture have been received. The business suspension order issued by the Toyama Prefectural Government yesterday will take effect from April 30, suspending the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals by Kotoku for 23 days and suspending sales for 22 days.
When the Toyama Prefectural Government conducted a surprise inspection in the summer of 2022, it discovered that Jidong had deficiencies in production. At that time, Jidong conducted an independent recycling operation of 5.16 million medicines. Jidong said it has been falsifying drug test results since at least 30 years ago. (Editor: Xie Yazhu) 1130427
Further reading
Japan’s Kyokuto Shoro Pills have been found to have insufficient ingredients and have been falsifying data for 30 years. A pharmaceutical company has been ordered to close down. Japan’s Kyokuto Shoro Pills have been found to have falsified data. Food and Drug Administration: The export to Taiwan was banned last year.
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