Vietnam: Things must be noted when naming a procurement for drug provision

Circular No. 11/2016/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam stipulates that when naming a procurement, the following should be noted:

- The procurement name must reflect its nature and content, appropriate for the need and level of the health facility.

- The division of procurements and drugs shall comply with regulations.

- If a procurement is divided into smaller parts, each of them must have a suitable name. Specific information in the appendix to the contractor selection plan:

+ The name of each part of procurement of generic drugs shall contain: name of active ingredient, category (or technical category); content/concentration; route of administration, dosage form; measuring unit, quantity; unit price and total value;

+ The name of each part of procurement of brand name drugs or equivalent drugs shall contain: name of the drug and the phrase “hoặc tương đương điều trị” (or equivalent drugs); names of active ingredients, category (or technical category); contents/concentrations; route of administration, dosage form; measuring unit, quantity; unit price and total value; If a single active ingredient has more than one proprietary names on the List of brand name drugs published by the Ministry of Health, all of the proprietary names must be specified;

+ The name of each part of a procurement of traditional drugs or herbal drugs shall contain: name of drug; route of administration, dosage form; measuring unit, quantity; category; unit price and total value.

Besides, Circular No. 11/2016/TT-BYT also stipulates that names of traditional drugs and herbal drugs shall be written as follows:

- Only specify the drug ingredients; do not write trade names;

- For drugs having the same ingredients or dosage form: only specify the concentrations of the ingredients if the difference in concentrations leads to difference in dose and indications of the drug according to opinions of Drug and Treatment Council;

Notably, the name of each part of a procurement of herbal ingredients or traditional ingredients: name of herbal ingredient/traditional ingredient; scientific name; origin, quality standards; raw form/processing method; package contents; category; measuring unit, quantity; unit price and total value.

More details can be found in Circular No. 11/2016/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, which takes effect from July 01, 2016.

-Thao Uyen-

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