Dr. Nguyen Van Hung, Deputy Director of the Institute of Chemistry (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) said the institute is conducting the separation of oseltamivir Phosphate in Tamiflu (anti-H5N1 avian influenza virus) to produce again. Tamiflu medicine.
This is a good information for the health sector, because the amount of drug Tamiflu in Vietnam is about to expire after 3 years of prevention in our country is very large. Successful separation of oseltamivir Phosphate in Tamiflu will contribute to saving the state budget; At the same time, it does not affect the living environment when handling expired drugs. Especially when there is an outbreak of H5N1, it is also a good measure to reduce the load during the production process.
It is known that oseltamivir Phosphate is prepared mainly from anise oil but is very complicated and expensive. Completing this recycling process will be a useful solution to recover this important active ingredient contained in the Tamiflu drug which is about to expire.
In addition, the Institute of Chemistry is also implementing a project to produce oseltamivir Phosphate from anise oil of Vietnam. This is a state-level project invested nearly 3 billion VND, expected to end in April 2008. After completing the small-scale production process of oseltamivir Phosphate , it will be transferred to the health sector for the production of trial drug Tamiflu (anti-avian influenza H5N1 virus) in our country.
