Vietnam: Types of veterinary drugs directly used for treatment of animals

According to Article 16 of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, types of veterinary drugs directly used for treatment by holders of the practice certificate covering animal diagnosis, examination, surgery and testing include:

- Injectable analgesics, except for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

- Inhalational or injectable anesthetics.

- Analgesics (opioid or opiates), anti-epileptic drugs, barbiturates, benzodiazepines and antipsychotics.

- Selenium injection.

- Injectable medicines acting on sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

- Hormones used for injection, including adrenal glands; adrenal steroids; sex hormones containing anabolic steroids.

- Veterinary drugs used for intravenous injection.

Besides, Article 15 of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT also stipulates lists of antibiotic active ingredients used for terrestrial animal disease prevention, including:

- List of veterinary active ingredients belonging to group of critically important antibiotics, which is provided in Appendix VIII hereof.

- List of veterinary active ingredients belonging to group of highly important antibiotics, which is provided in Appendix IX hereof.

- List of veterinary active ingredients belonging to group of important antibiotics, which is provided in Appendix X hereof.

- The period of use of antibiotic-containing veterinary drugs specified in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article for animal disease prevention in the juvenile period shall comply with Clause 3 Article 12 of the Decree No. 13/2020/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government. 

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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