Vietnam: Prescriptions for substance-containing veterinary drugs must be archived by the trader after the sale

According to Article 8 of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, every trader of narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs must obtain the certificate of eligibility to trade veterinary drugs as prescribed by the law on veterinary medicine. The trader of veterinary drugs is only allowed to sell narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs to users that have the prescription as prescribed in this Circular and other traders that have the certificate of eligibility to trade veterinary drugs issued by the provincial veterinary authority.

Particularly, the trader shall physically or electronically archive records on trading in narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs, including:

- The documents specified in Points a and b Clause 7 Article 4 hereof;

- Contracts, invoices and documents concerning sale of substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs;

- Prescriptions for substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs archived by the trader after the sale; record on receipt of substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs, which is prepared using the form in the Appendix VI hereof.

Besides, Article 9 of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT also stipulates that a person having the veterinary practice certificate covering animal diagnosis, examination, surgery and testing is permitted to use substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs to treat animal diseases by prescription; the substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs that are not used or are underused must be returned to the veterinary drug selling establishment within 10 days. The veterinary drug selling establishment shall receive and make a record on receipt of the substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs that are not used or are underused from the user specified in Clause 1 of this Article using the form in the Appendix VI hereof. The record shall be made into 02 copies (01 archived at the veterinary drug selling establishment, 01 issued to the user).

View more details at the Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, effective from December 25, 2020.

Le Vy

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