Medical examination and treatment establishments must prescribe electronic drugs before December 1, 2022

Bao Ngoc

09:26, 21/12/2021

On December 20, 2021, the Ministry of Health issued Circular 27/2021/TT-BYT providing for electronic prescriptions.

Accordingly, medical examination and treatment establishments must make prescriptions in electronic form as prescribed in Circular 27/2021/TT-BYT according to the specific schedule as follows:

- For hospitals of grade 3 or higher: to be completed before June 30, 2022.

- For other medical examination and treatment establishments: to be completed before December 1, 2022 .

Regarding the content and electronic prescribing:

- In case of prescription of pharmaceutical chemicals, biological products in outpatient treatment: Comply with the provisions of Circular 52/2017/TT-BYT and Circular 18/2018/TT-BYT .

- In case of prescription of traditional drugs, herbal drugs and prescription of combination of traditional drugs, herbal drugs with pharmaceutical drugs (for outpatients): Follow the provisions of Circular 44/2018/TT -BYT .

- In case of prescription in the notes section of the discharge paper (for inpatients discharged from the hospital): Follow the provisions in Appendix 3 of Circular 56/2017/TT-BYT .

Circular 27/2021/TT-BYT takes effect from February 15, 2022.

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