General provisions for the non-profit establishments having pharmacy-related activities in Vietnam

According to Circular No. 07/2018/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, non-profit establishments having pharmacy-related activities are prescribed as follows:

1. Non-profit establishments having pharmacy-related activities are establishments that do not apply for business registration according to the Law on Enterprises of Vietnam,  including:

- Public Sector Entities.

- Military pharmacies that provide services with financial autonomy or price their drugs according to the provisions of the Government do not fall into the cases stipulated in point d, Clause 1, Article 35 of the Law on Pharmacy of Vietnam.

- The pharmacy of the clinical units; storages of vaccines and/or drugs of the expanded immunization centers.

2. Activities of non-profit establishments include: manufacture, storage, transportation and distribution of drugs and of medicinal ingredients, testing of drugs and medicinal ingredients, bioequivalent evaluation and clinical trial.

3. The evaluation of Good Practice of the non-profit establishment is to be carried out in accordance with the Good Practice requirements promulgated by the Minister of Health. The aforesaid establishment shall satisfy the Good Practice requirements stipulated in Article 142 of the Decree No. 54/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government.

View details about the application and procedures for listing of pharmacy business establishment that has a drug cabinet at Circular No. 07/2018/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from June 01, 2018.

- Thanh Lam -

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