2015 Taiwan Food and Drug Administration

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Controlled
Drugs
Management
Medical Devices
Management
Risk Assessment Management and Research Outcomes
Cosmetics Management
Appendix
National
Laboratory and Testing Network
Risk Communication
and Consumer
Protection
International Cooperation and
Cross-Strait Exchange
Food
Management
Medicinal Products Management
Policy and Organization
4. Morphine Sulfate Sustained Release Film Coated (FC) Tablets 30mg wins the
SNQ Award
In 2014, identification barcodes for the smallest type of product packaging was updated from
bottles to blister packs. The product Morphine Sulfate Sustained Release Tablets 30mg was
subject to stringent and professional scientific validation and reviews conducted by the Symbol
of National Quality (SNQ) committee and was formally named as a certified quality product for the
pharmaceuticals / prescription medicine category in the 17th National Biotechnology & Medical
Care Quality Award.
Section 3. Controlled Drug Alerts and Monitoring
Current Status
Abuse of illegal drugs may severely affect mental and physical health, and the issue is becoming a
growing challenge due to globalization and increasingly complex trends. Drug abuse also leads to
other issues such as reduced quality of the working population, increase in drug-related crime, impact
on economic development and public safety, and may even affect overall national competitiveness.
To establish a healthy society protected from hazardous drugs, illegal drug control strategies must
focus on prevention. Drug abuse reports must be actively compiled to establish robust early-warning
systems and functions and eliminate the spread of illegal drugs.
Policies and Outcomes
1. Collecting and Compiling National Drug Abuse Information
(1) To understand the state of drug abuse, drug types, and trends in the country, TFDA has a drug
abuse monitoring mechanism. Drug abuse information on the Controlled Drug Abuse Reporting
System is compiled and analyzed on a monthly basis. Also, statistics
such as drug abuse urine tests, non-urine tests of suspected drugs and controlled drugs cases,
and discovery of illegal drugs in the Taiwan region are compiled to form the Drug Abuse Case and
Testing Statisticsto achieve the purposes of monitoring and understanding the current state and
trends of drug abuse throughout the country.