Currently, who is authorized to prescribe traditional herbal medicine?

According to the regulations in Article 3 of Circular 44/2018/TT-BYT, the Ministry of Health stipulates the following individuals are permitted to prescribe traditional medicine and herbal medicine:

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First: Individuals with a medical practice certificate (hereinafter referred to as practitioners) may prescribe decoction, a combination of finished products and decoction:

- Traditional medicine specialists, doctors with a certificate of training in traditional medicine specialization with a minimum duration of 6 months;- Bachelor's degree in traditional medicine equivalent to a doctor's degree;- Traditional medicine physicians;- Traditional medicine practitioners.

Second: Individuals permitted to prescribe herbal medicine:

- Traditional medicine specialists, doctors with a certificate of training in traditional medicine specialization with a minimum duration of 6 months; Bachelor's degree in traditional medicine equivalent to a doctor's degree; Traditional medicine physicians;- Doctors not specializing in traditional medicine;- General physicians.

Third: Individuals permitted to prescribe finished products:

- Individuals permitted to prescribe herbal medicine as mentioned above;- Traditional medicine practitioners.

Fourth: Individuals with a family remedy practice certificate are only permitted to prescribe family remedies approved by competent authorities.

In addition, this new Circular stipulates three forms of prescribing traditional medicine and herbal medicine as follows:

- Separately prescribing decoction, finished products, and herbal medicine.- Prescribing family remedies.- Prescribing a combination of finished products and decoction.

See the full text of the regulations in Circular 44/2018/TT-BYT, effective from March 1, 2019.

Thu Ba

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