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Table 13 The discovery rate of illegal drugs and the violation rate of food and

drug advertisements every year

Year Discovery rate of illegal drugs (%) Violation rate of food and drug
advertisements (%)
2010 13.03 8.97
2011 4.64 6.1
2012 2.30 5.28

2013 1.96 5.46

2014 1.84 5.18
2015 1.18 5.00
2016 1.06 4.83

2017 0.79 4.86
Notes:
1. The joint law enforcement taskforce for seizing counterfeit/inferior/falsified medications has been established since
April 2010.
2. 369 cases of illegal drugs are seized in 2017 along with a penalty of NTD 5.155 million. The discovery rate is
reduced from 13.03% in 2010 to 0.79% in 2017.
3. In 2017, a total of 8,081 cases of illegal advertisements for food, drug, and cosmetic products were formally handled
by health agencies, with total fines amounting to NTD 199.36 million dollars. The violation rate for food and drug
advertisements dropped from 8.97% in 2010 to 4.86% in 2017.

Table 14 Business overviews of controlled drug manufacturers every year
Unit: k NTD
Revenue
Year Income Expenses Costs for setting up Remittance to the
National Treasury
2008 477,135 348,335 - 101,441

2009 507,794 359,321 - 138,473
2010 484,762 268,215 - 145,956

2011 491,524 321,823 - 116,414
2012 494,672 329,731 13,628 120,000

2013 513,092 340,359 4,102 120,000
2014 533,320 290,570 52,735 120,000

2015 593,448 284,359 112,303 120,000
2016 701,254 324,564 156,890 100,000

2017 791,580 439,074 154,118 50,000

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