Vietnam: A fine of up to 10 million VND for selling vaccines or selling prescription drugs without a prescription presented

Vietnam: A fine of up to 10 million VND for selling vaccines or selling prescription drugs without a prescription presented (Illustrative image)

Decree 117/2020/ND-CP stipulates a fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for the commission of one of the following violations:

- Failing to recall drugs/herbal ingredients at the request of a competent authority;

- Failing to have a separate room for making extemporaneous preparations or failing to have a separate area for washing preparation devices if preparing drugs according to prescriptions;

- Failing to have a storage facility which has been registered by the drug retailer, or storing drugs against the storage conditions specified in the drug labels or against GPP (Good pharmacy practices) requirements;

- Storing or retailing drugs beyond the business scope specified in the certificate of eligibility for pharmacy business, drugs that belong to a national target program, drugs as emergency aid and other drugs banned from selling;

- Selling vaccines or selling prescription drugs without a prescription presented;

- Failing to submit reports on GPP compliance as prescribed by law;

- Failing to have appropriate IT equipment, apply IT, make network connection or control origin, prices and sources of drugs bought and sold as prescribed by law, except herbal ingredient retailers;

- Failing to transmit information about the drug purchase and sale, and drug quality between suppliers and customers; failing to transmit information to relevant regulatory authorities at their request, except herbal ingredient retailers;

Therefore, entities selling vaccines or selling prescription drugs without a prescription presented in Vietnam will be fined from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND.

More details can be found in Decree 117/2020/ND-CP effective from November 15, 2020.

Ty Na

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