Vietnam: Presentation of drug labels applicable from June 01, 2018 (latest)

08:23, 24/01/2018

On January 18, 2018, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam issued Circular No. 01/2018/TT-BYT on labeling of drugs, medicinal ingredients and package insert.

According to Circular No. 01/2018/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam:

- The name of drug or medicinal ingredient must be easily recognizable and of a size bigger than that of other compulsory information on the label or package insert;

- The name of drug or medicinal ingredient must be written in a Romance language and may contain digits, Roman numbers or other symbols written in Greek alphabet;

- Names of traditional drugs on the List of traditional drugs recognized by the Ministry of Health shall be trade names or names of traditional remedies approved by the Ministry of Health, except traditional ingredients;

- The drug name shall be its trade name or international nonproprietary name. The trade name of drug should not provide any advertising information; etc.

- Name of an active ingredient or excipient shall be its international nonproprietary name or scientific name; it is not required to translate names of active ingredients and excipients into Vietnamese language.

Circular No. 01/2018/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam takes effect from June 01, 2018 and replaces Circular No. 06/2016/TT-BYT.

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