Regulations on use of drugs at medical examination and treatment establishments with inpatient treatment in Vietnam

Regulations on use of drugs at medical examination and treatment establishments with inpatient treatment in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Regulations on use of drugs at medical examination and treatment establishments with inpatient treatment in Vietnam

Use of drugs at medical examination and treatment establishments with inpatient treatment in Vietnam according to Article 60 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009 is as follows:

- The use of drugs at medical examination and treatment establishments providing inpatient treatment must adhere to the following principles:

+ To use drugs only when actually necessary and properly, safely, reasonably and effectively:

+ To prescribe drugs properly according to diagnosis and illness of patients;

+ To use drugs in compliance with regulations on drug storage, distribution and use.

- When making a prescription, a practitioner shall fully and clearly write in the prescription or case history names of drugs, their contents, dosage, methods of administration and use times.

- When distributing drugs to patients, the assigned distributor shall:

+ Check the prescription, drug receipt slip, contents, dosage, methods of administration, names and quality of drugs;

+ Compare the prescription with information on concentrations, contents and quantities when receiving drugs and expiry dates of drugs indicated in drug receipt slips and on drug labels:

+ Check the patient's full name and the names, forms, contents, dosage, methods of administration and use times of drugs before letting the patient use drugs:

+ Fully record times of distributing drugs to the patient, monitor and record clinical developments of the patient in the case history dossier and promptly detect and report incidents to the practitioner directly providing treatment.

- Aftet the patient uses drugs. the practitioner directly providing treatment shall monitor effects and promptly handle incidents caused by drug use.

A patient shall use drugs in strict accordance with the practitioner's instructions and report to the latter on abnormal signs after using drugs.

2. Organizational forms of medical examination and treatment establishments in Vietnam

Organizational forms of medical examination and treatment establishments according to Article 41 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009 include:

- Hospital:

- Medical assessment establishment:

- General clinic;

- Specialized clinic, family doctor clinic;

- Traditional medicine diagnosis and treatment clinic;

- Obstetrics clinic:

- Diagnosis establishment:

- Health service establishment;

- Commune-level health center and equivalent;

- Other forms of medical examination and treatment.

3. Rights and responsibilities of medical examination and treatment establishments in Vietnam

Rights and responsibilities of medical examination and treatment establishments under Articles 52 and 53 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009 are as follows:

* Rights of medical examination and treatment establishment in Vietnam

- To provide medical examination and treatment under this Law; eligible medical examination and treatment establishments under the Minister of Health's regulations may provide regular medical check-up and medical examination for study and working purposes and take responsibility before law for its medical examination results.

- To refuse to provide medical examination and treatment when, in the course of medical examination and treatment, anticipating that treatment of a disease goes beyond its capacity or is contrary to the scope of professional operations under its operation license, but to introduce the patient to another medical examination and treatment establishment for treatment.

In this case, it shall still give first or emergency aid to, supervise, care for and treat the patient until he/ she is transferred to another medical examination and treatment establishment.

- To collect charges for medical examination and treatment under law.

- To enjoy incentives when providing medical examination and treatment under law.

* Responsibilities of medical examination and treatment establishments in Vietnam

- To promptly give first aid to and provide medical examination and treatment for patients.

- To observe professional and technical regulations and other relevant laws.

- To publicize working hours, post up service charges and collect charges as posted up.

- To report to the operation license-granting agency when changing the person responsible for its professional and technical operations or foreign practitioners under the Minister of Health's regulations.

- To guarantee the rights and obligations of patients and practitioners under this Law.

- To ensure necessary conditions for practitioners to provide medical examination and treatment within their licensed scope of professional practice.

- To observe mobilization decisions of competent state agencies upon occurrence of natural disasters, catastrophes or dangerous epidemics.

- When terminating its operation, to transfer patients and their case history dossiers to appropriate medical examination and treatment establishments and settle medical examination and treatment expenses for patients.

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