Annulment of parts of 04 legislative documents issued by the Minister of Health of Vietnam from December 15, 2024

Annulment of parts of 04 legislative documents issued by the Minister of Health of Vietnam from December 15, 2024

Article 2 of Circular 25/2024/TT-BYT partially annuls 04 legislative documents issued by the Minister of Health of Vietnam, including:

- Article 1; Article 2; Article 3; Clauses 1, 2, and 6 of Article 6; Article 7; Article 8 and Article 9 of Circular 15/2011/TT-BYT regulating the organization and operation of retail pharmacies in hospitals.

- Article 7 and Article 8 of Circular 45/2011/TT-BYT on the amendment and supplementation of several articles of Decision 1570/2000/QD-BYT on the implementation of the principles of "Good Laboratory Practice"; Decision 1570/2000/QD-BYT on the implementation of the principles of "Good Laboratory Practice"; Decision 2701/2001/QD-BYT on the implementation of the principles of "Good Storage Practice"; Circular 06/2004/TT-BYT guiding the contract manufacturing of drugs; Decision 3886/2004/QD-BYT on the implementation of principles and standards of "Good Manufacturing Practice" as recommended by the World Health Organization; Circular 13/2009/TT-BYT guiding drug advertisement activities; Circular 22/2009/TT-BYT regulating drug registration; Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT guiding the export and import of drugs and packaging in direct contact with drugs.

- Clause 5 of Article 9 of Circular 14/2012/TT-BYT regulating principles and standards of "Good Manufacturing Practice for Pharmaceutical Packaging" and guiding implementation and application.

- Technical procedures: inspection by listening; observation inspection; questioning inspection; physical inspection; diagnosis by traditional medicine; prescription writing in traditional medicine; procedures for treating internal hemorrhoids; treatment of anal fistula; cupping procedures; decoction of medicinal herbs; health exercises; taking decoction medication; soaking in medicinal water; fumigation and smoke procedures; traditional medicine steam fumigation; treatment with soaking and fumigation; ZZ2D machine-assisted surgery and combined traditional medicine treatment; laser CO2 hemorrhoidectomy procedures issued together with Decision 26/2008/QD-BYT of the Minister of Health on the issuance of traditional medicine technical procedures.

Refer to the Circular 25/2024/TT-BYT effective from December 15, 2024.

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