Vietnam’s list of drugs procured through national centralized bidding

Vietnam’s list of drugs procured through national centralized bidding

The list of drugs procured through national centralized bidding is prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with Circular No. 04/2024/TT-BYT.

Specifically, several active ingredients prescribed in the list of drugs procured through national centralized bidding are as follows: 

- Amlodipine: Concentration/Content is 5mg; 

- Amoxicilin; Acid Clavulanic: Concentration/Content is 875mg and 125mg respectively; 

- Amoxicilin; Acid Clavulanic: Concentration/Content is 500mg and 125mg respectively; 

- Atorvastatin: Concentration/Content is 20mg; 

Notes on writing names of active ingredients: 

- Drugs whose names are different from the names of active ingredients written in Column (2) and such names are specified in specialized documents on pharmacy (such as Pharmacopoeia, National Pharmacopoeia, and other documents) are still included in the list ( such as Paracetamol or Acetaminophen; Acyclovir or Aciclovir; Cefuroxime or Cefuroxim; Sodium or Natri; Hydrochloride or Hydroclorid, etc.).

- If the active ingredients in Column (2) do not specify the salt bases, drugs with different salt forms of such active ingredients that have the same concentration/content as prescribed in Column (3) (if they have the same treatment dose and prescription) after being converted to their base forms shall still be included in the list. 

Additionally, drugs included in the list shall meet all of the following principles and criteria: 

- Drugs are procured in bulk and of the same kind at one or more agencies, organizations, and units. 

- Drugs with similar types are drugs with at least 3 Marketing Authorization Approval Certificates of at least 3 manufacturing facilities meeting technical standards of Category 1 and/or Category 2 according to the regulations on drug bidding at public health facilities promulgated by the Minister of Health of Vietnam.

See more details in Circular No. 04/2024/TT-BYT, effective as of April 20, 2024. 

Circular No. 15/2020/TT-BYT and Article 2 of Circular No. 15/2022/TT-BYT on amendments to several articles and Appendixes of Circular No. 03/2019/TT-BYT and Circular No. 15/2020/TT-BYT shall be annulled as of April 20, 2024. 

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