Which qualifications are required for issuance of a pharmacy practice certificate in Vietnam?

Which qualifications are required for issuance of a pharmacy practice certificate in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 13 of the Law on Pharmacy in 2016 stipulating conditions for issuance of a pharmacy practice certificate:

Conditions for issuance of a pharmacy practice certificate

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.

2. Has served an apprenticeship at a pharmacy business establishment, the pharmacy of a health facility, a pharmacy training school, a pharmacy research institute, a facility specialized in testing drugs and medicinal ingredients, a pharmacy authority, or a representative office in Vietnam of a foreign trader engaged in pharmacy (hereinafter referred to as pharmacy establishment); a health facility suitable for the practitioner’s expertise as follows:

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As regulated above, a person must have following qualifications for issuance of a pharmacy practice certificate in Vietnam:

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

- Bachelor’s degree in general medicine;

- Bachelor’s degree in traditional medicine or traditional pharmacy;

- Bachelor’s degree in biology;

- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry;

- College degree in pharmacy;

- Associate degree in pharmacy;

- College degree or associate degree in medicine;

- Associate degree in traditional medicine or traditional pharmacy;

- Basic diploma in pharmacy;

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

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Which body has the authority to issue pharmacy practice certificates in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 23 of the Law on Pharmacy in 2016 stipulating the power to issue, reissue, adjust, revoke pharmacy practice certificates:

The power to issue, reissue, adjust, revoke pharmacy practice certificates

1. Directors of Services of Health of provinces shall issue, reissue, adjust, revoke pharmacy practice certificates that do not require an examination.

The Director of each Service of Health shall establish an advisory council participated by representatives of a pharmacy association to advise the Director of the Service of Health about the issuance, reissuance, and revocation of pharmacy practice certificates.

2. The Ministry of Health shall issue pharmacy practice certificates that require an examination.

As regulated above, Directors of Services of Health shall issue pharmacy practice certificates that do not require an examination.

The Ministry of Health shall issue pharmacy practice certificates that require an examination.

What are basic contents of the pharmacy practice certificates in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 3 Article 29 of the Law on Pharmacy in 2016 stipulating basic contents of the pharmacy practice certificates in Vietnam:

- Personal information about the pharmacy practitioner (the holder);

- The holder’s qualification(s);

- Type of practice;

- Scope of practice;

- Method of issuance of the pharmacy practice certificate (with or without an examination, time of examination);

- Issuance date, issuing authority, and effective date.

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