Vietnam: List of 243 OTC modern drugs and biologicals

No.

Active ingredients

Administration route, dosage form and concentration limit

Other regulations

1

Acetylcystein

Oral administration: various forms

2

Acetylleucin

Oral administration: various forms

3

Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin), as a single substance or combined with Vitamin C and/or citric acid and/or sodium bicarbonate and/or sodium salicylate

Oral administration: various forms

Indication: pain relief, fever relief, anti-inflammation

4

Alginic acid (Sodium Alginat) as a single substance or combined with compounds of aluminum, magnesium

Oral administration: various forms

5

Amino acid as a single substance or combined with other substances (including combinations with vitamins)

Oral administration: various forms

Indications: supplementation of amino acids and vitamins

6

Aminobenzoic acid (para aminobenzoic acid)

Oral administration: various forms

7

Benzoic acid as a single substance or combined with other substances

Topical administration

Oral administration: lozenges

8

Boric acid as a single substance or combined with other substances

Topical administration

Intravitreal administration

9

Acid citric combined with sodium, potassium salts

Oral administration: various forms

10

Acid cromoglicic and various forms of cromoglicat salts

Intravitreal administration, nasal administration with ≤ 2% of cromoglicic acid

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235

Trolamin as a single substance or combined with other ingredients (with Triclosan and/or Tyrothricin) in topical products

Topical administration

236

Tyrothricin as a single substance or combined with Benzalkonium, Benzocain, Formaldehyd, Trolamin, essential oil, ingredients in essential oil

Oral administration: lozenges

Topical administration: mouthwash, mouth spray, skin cream

237

Urea as a single substance or combined with Vitamin E and/or Bifonazol and/or herbal ingredients that are not mentioned on the list of toxic herbal ingredients

Topical administration

238

Vitamin A and provitamin A (Betacarotene) as a single substance or combined with vitamins

Oral administration: various forms with Vitamin A concentration ≤ 5000 IU/unit

Topical administration

Intravitreal administration

239

Vitamin as a single substance (except Vitamin D) or combined with other Vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, Taurine, Lutein, Zeaxanthin

Oral administration: various forms

Topical administration

Oral administration: various forms with the following Vitamin A concentration limits:

Vitamin A ≤ 5000 IU/divided unit

Indication: supplementation of vitamins, minerals and nutrients

240

B vitamins, vitamin PP as a single substance or combined with other ingredients

Intravitreal administration

241

Bacteria beneficial to the gastrointestinal tract: Bacillus claussi, Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus acidophilus including those combined with vitamins

Oral administration: various forms

242

Methylene blue

Topical administration

243

Xylometazolin as a single substance or combined with Benzalkonium.

Nsal administration with Xylometazolin concentration ≤ 1%