Regulations on medication administration in treatment and functional rehabilitation in Vietnam

Regulations on medication administration in treatment in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 63 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023, regulations on the medication administration in treatment are as follows:

- Administration of medications in healthcare shall adhere to the following principles:

+ Ensure that medications are prescribed only when really needed; serve the right purposes; are administered in a safe, reasonable and efficacious manner;

+ The prescription of medications must be closely associated with a patient's diagnosis and medical condition;

+ Storage, dispensing and use of medications must be lawful.

- When prescribing any medication, a medical practitioner must fully and clearly enter in a prescription or medical record such information as name, content, dosage regimen, directions for use and duration of use; shall not be allowed to include functional food products in a prescription.

- When dispensing medications to a patient, the medical practitioner charged with dispensing prescription medications shall assume the following responsibilities:

+ Check over the prescription, itemized drug receipt, drug name, concentration, content, dosage regimen and directions for use;

+ Check again the prescription against such information as drug name, concentration, content, shelf life and quantity when receiving the medication;

+ Check through the patient’s name, drug name, dosage form, content, concentration, dosage regimen, directions for use and duration of use before dispensing medications to patients;

+ For a patient undergoing inpatient treatment, fully record the time of dispensing of medications; monitor and promptly detect complications, and notify the medical practitioner directly in charge of the patient case.

- Patients shall be responsible for taking medicines as instructed by medical practitioners. Patients or patients’ representatives must promptly inform medical practitioners or medical establishments of any abnormal sign after the patients take the prescribed drugs.

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Regulations on functional rehabilitation in Vietnam

Functional rehabilitation is a set of interventions, including medical procedures, functional recovery techniques, assistive technologies, educational, vocational, social and environmental measures, that is designed to help a patient improve, gain and maintain his/her best functions; prevent and reduce disability in his/her corresponding living environment.

Pursuant to Article 68 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023, regulations on functional rehabilitation are as follows:

- Principles of delivery of functional rehabilitation medicine shall include the following:

+ Prevent and reduce the effects of disability; carry out medical examination for implementation of early rehabilitation interventions;

+ Assess the needs for functional rehabilitation interventions in the course of medical examination and treatment of patients;

+ Ensure that intervention measures must be carried out in a continuous and comprehensive manner according to the stages of disease progression;

+ Cooperate between the rehabilitation department and others; between medical establishments on one side, and individuals, families and community and other agencies and organizations on the other side; implement community-based rehabilitation.

- Functional rehabilitation shall comprise the following activities:

+ Examine, diagnose and determine the patient's rehabilitation needs;

+ Utilize movement therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychotherapy, chiropractic, medical devices, rehabilitation equipment and other interventions;

+ Offer patients and their families counsels on rehabilitation, psychology, education, career guidance and community integration;

+ Adjust and improve access to living environment suitable for health status;

+ Propagate the practice of prevention of disabilities and diseases.

Mai Thanh Loi

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