Which cases do pharmacists need pharmacy practice certificates in Vietnam?

Which cases do pharmacists need pharmacy practice certificates in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 11 of the Law on Pharmacy 2016, job positions must have a pharmacy practice certificate

1. The chief pharmacist of a pharmacy business establishment.

2. The person in charge of quality assurance of a facility manufacturing drugs or medicinal ingredients.

3. The person in charge of clinical pharmacology of a health facility.

Thus, if you are a pharmacist who is also responsible for professional pharmacy and must have a certificate, you can practice in Vietnam. And if the establishment recruits employees merely as pharmacist, no practice certificate is required.

Is a college degree granted a pharmacy practice certificate in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Point e, Clause 1, Article 13 of the Law on Pharmacy 2016 stipulates the professional conditions for granting pharmacy practice certificates as follows:

To be issued with a pharmacy practice certificate, a person must:

1. Has any qualifications issued or recognized in Vietnam suitable for his/her position and the pharmacy business establishment. Such qualifications include:

a) Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (hereinafter referred to as pharmacist degree);

b) Bachelor’s degree in general medicine;

c) Bachelor’s degree in traditional medicine or traditional pharmacy;

d) Bachelor’s degree in biology;

dd) Bachelor’s degree in chemistry;

e) College degree in pharmacy;

g) Associate degree in pharmacy;

h) College degree or associate degree in medicine;

i) Associate degree in traditional medicine or traditional pharmacy;

k) Basic diploma in pharmacy;

l) Certificate of traditional physician or pharmacist, certificate of hereditary remedy, or other traditional medicine qualifications issued before the effective date of this Law.

The products qualifications specified in Point 1 of this Clause required as a condition shall be specified by the Ministry of Health according to socio-economic development, the people’s need for medical examination and treatment in each area and each period.

Thus, for those who have a college degree, they must ensure professional qualifications to be granted a pharmacy practice certificate in Vietnam.  In addition, in order to be granted a pharmacy practice certificate, it is necessary to ensure that the practice period and the certificate are healthy enough to practice pharmacy and not in cases where the certificate is not issued.

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