On December 31, 2020, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam issued the Circular No. 32/2020/TT-BYT on standards for processing and preparation of traditional drugs in traditional medicine establishments. According to the Circular No. 32/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, traditional drug processing and preparation standards are stipulated as follows:
1. Traditional medicine establishments processing herbal ingredients and/or traditional drug ingredients shall apply the standard in Appendix I enclosed therewith.
2. Traditional medicine establishments preparing traditional drugs in traditional dosage forms shall apply the standard in Appendix II enclosed therewith.
3. Traditional medicine establishments preparing traditional drugs in modern dosage forms shall apply the standard in Appendix III enclosed therewith.
4. For provincial traditional medicine hospitals processing and/or preparing and selling traditional drugs to other healthcare establishments practicing traditional medicine located in their respective provinces, these hospitals shall comply with regulations in Appendix VI and Appendix VII of Circular No. 35/2018/TT-BYT dated November 22, 2018 by the Minister of Health of Vietnam on Good Manufacturing Practices for pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical starting materials and be assessed according to regulations of this Circular.
More details at the Circular No. 32/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from February 2021.
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