Deputy PM orders strict fines for fake drugsDeputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has called for tough punishment for faking medicines and medicinal supplements which poses risks to human health. Dam ordered the Health Ministry and Ministry of Public Security to work closely with the police and health departments of related localities to impose fines on Vinaca. Criminals involved in fake drugs cases have a lot of tricks under their sleeves, Đam said, adding that all activities related to producing and selling of fake products, fake medicines and functional foods must be punished, especially violations related to the treatment of incurable diseases. For a long-term solution, Dam asked the health ministry to continue tracking the origin of drugs and managing more than 4,000 pharmacies nationwide. Early this year, Hai Phong City police discovered thousands of Vinaca Company’s products being manufactured at a facility of Dao Thi Chuc in Kien An District.