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Mistake found in US vaccine instructions

March 18, 2009  about Health, News

A US-owned pharmaceutical company has labeled a batch of measles, mumps and Rubella vaccine with incorrect instructions for use, said the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV).

The labeling on the MMRII vaccine wrongly says the drug is to be “injected into muscles” instead of “injected under skin,” the administration said in a statement sent to health departments nationwide.

Experts said the mistake was critical.

The mistake was found on a batch produced on August 28, 2008 and imported to Vietnam on February 11, 2009, the Ministry of Health’s agency said.

The drug administration also directed departments and agencies under the ministry to notify all related organizations, including preventive health centers, so that they can properly use the vaccine, produced by Merck Sharpe & Dohme.

Headquartered in New Jersey, Merck Sharp & Dohme, or Merck & Co., Inc., is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. It has set up a branch in Vietnam known as Merck Sharp & Dohme Asia Ltd.

Source: SGGP

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