Increased sanctions for the act of renting pharmaceutical practice certificates

The draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Pharmacy has increased sanctions against the act of leasing pharmaceutical practice certificates.

Continuing the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly, on the morning of October 22, Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Social Committee Nguyen Thuy Anh reported on the explanation, acceptance and revision of the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Pharmacy. Regarding the pharmacy chain business, Ms. Nguyen Thuy Anh said that the National Assembly Standing Committee has directed the addition of impact assessment reports, international experience and regulations on pharmacy chains to create a legal tool to more effectively manage pharmacy chains that have been and are operating as in practice today. Add a number of regulations to limit potential risks related to pharmacy chain business activities and assign the Ministry of Health to specify details, as well as pay attention during the implementation of this task. Accordingly, a number of regulations have been revised, such as the concept of pharmacy chain, regulations on conditions for granting a Certificate of eligibility for pharmaceutical business to establishments organizing pharmacy chains, on the rights and responsibilities of establishments organizing pharmacy chains and the rights and responsibilities of pharmacies in pharmacy chains. Adjustments on conditions and responsibilities of persons responsible for pharmaceutical expertise of establishments organizing pharmacy chains.

Delegates attending the morning meeting on October 22. Photo: Pham Thang

Regarding the trading of drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients through e-commerce, Chairman Nguyen Thuy Anh stated that drugs are special items that directly affect the health and lives of users. In response to the opinions of delegates, the National Assembly Standing Committee directed the adjustment in the direction of supplementing prohibited acts; regulating the types of drugs, pharmaceutical ingredients, and specific electronic devices that are allowed to be traded through e-commerce. Regulating the responsibilities of pharmaceutical business establishments through e-commerce, including the responsibility to organize consultation, instructions on drug use, and organize drug delivery according to regulations of the Minister of Health. Regarding drug price management, the regulation only applies this measure to prescription drugs, except for some cases according to Government regulations and price recommendations when discovering unreasonably high prices. The draft law stipulates the responsibilities of state management agencies and pharmaceutical business establishments related to the implementation of drug price management measures. The National Assembly Standing Committee has directed research and maximum absorption of opinions of delegates, experts and state management agencies, some provisions of the draft law have been revised. Amending the concepts of medicinal herbs, traditional medicines, traditional medicinal ingredients, biological products; adding the concepts of pharmaceutical ingredients that do not meet quality standards, high-tech drugs; initially legalizing the national pharmaceutical database. Maintaining regulations on toxic drugs, toxic pharmaceutical ingredients, pharmaceutical substances on the list of substances prohibited from use in a number of industries and fields in the group of drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients subject to special control of the 2016 Pharmacy Law. Continuing to implement the mechanism of "pre-control" combined with "post-control" in drug advertising management; amending regulations on import and export of drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients. In particular, regulations allow the import of pharmaceutical ingredients that do not have a circulation registration certificate in Vietnam to produce semi-finished pharmaceutical products for export; increasing sanctions for the act of renting pharmaceutical practice certificates.

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