Do not hoard or increase medicine prices after floods

The Drug Administration of Vietnam, Ministry of Health requires units to fully comply with regulations on drug price management, absolutely not taking advantage of the epidemic situation to speculate, hoard and unreasonably increase drug prices for profit.

Absolutely prohibit hoarding and increasing drug prices.

The Drug Administration of Vietnam, Ministry of Health has just sent a document to the Department of Health of provinces and centrally-run cities; Hospitals and Institutes with beds under the Ministry of Health; Drug production, import and trading establishments; Vietnam Pharmaceutical Enterprises Association; Vietnam Pharmaceutical Corporation - JSC on ensuring supply and strictly controlling the price of drugs to treat injured and sick people after storms.

Accordingly, to ensure drug supply and control prices of drugs to treat injured and sick people after storms, the Drug Administration of Vietnam requests the Department of Health of provinces and centrally-run cities to direct medical examination and treatment facilities, Centers for Disease Control and medical facilities in the area to urgently review and proactively purchase drugs in appropriate forms to ensure timely supply of drugs for treatment;

Do not allow a shortage of drugs to serve the medical examination and treatment of the people and strictly comply with regulations on retail surplus at drug retail establishments within the premises of medical examination and treatment establishments.

The Drug Administration of Vietnam requires ensuring timely supply of drugs to treat and rescue injured and sick people after storms; fully comply with regulations on drug price management...

Direct pharmaceutical businesses in the area to ensure timely and sufficient supply of quality drugs to meet the needs of medical examination and treatment facilities and people; strictly implement regulations on drug price management, and not take advantage of the epidemic situation to speculate, hoard and unreasonably increase drug prices for profit.

Direct the Department Inspectorate to coordinate with relevant units to strengthen inspection and examination of pharmaceutical production, trading, and drug supply activities and strictly handle violations (if detected), especially cases of trading in drugs of unknown origin, drugs that do not ensure quality, and taking advantage of the epidemic to unreasonably increase drug prices.

The Drug Administration also requested that Hospitals and Institutes with beds under the Ministry of Health urgently review and proactively purchase medicine to treat injured and sick people after storms in appropriate forms to ensure timely supply of medicine for treatment;

Do not allow a shortage of drugs to serve medical examination and treatment at the facility and strictly comply with regulations on retail surplus at drug retail establishments within the premises of medical examination and treatment facilities.

For establishments producing, importing and trading drugs, the Drug Administration of Vietnam requests that establishments producing, importing and trading drugs proactively implement plans for producing and importing drugs to ensure supply sources for treatment and to fully and promptly supply drugs to medical examination and treatment facilities in accordance with the signed drug supply contracts.

Fully comply with regulations on drug price management, absolutely do not take advantage of the epidemic situation to speculate, hoard and unreasonably increase drug prices for profit.

Drug stores continue to strictly maintain the principles and standards of good pharmacy practice (GPP), buy/sell drugs of guaranteed quality, with clear origin and source, and are responsible for fully instructing people on the use of drugs according to the doctor's instructions and instructions for drug use to ensure safety and effectiveness...

Focus on rescuing victims of landslide in Ha Giang

The Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health) has just sent an official dispatch to the Department of Health of Ha Giang province regarding the treatment of victims of the landslide in Viet Vinh commune, Bac Quang district.

According to a quick report from the Ha Giang Department of Health on the landslide "rock and soil from the positive slope on National Highway 2 through Viet Vinh Commune, Bac Quang District, Ha Giang Province slid down to the residential area and road surface, burying many houses and cars at 10:00 a.m. on September 29, 2024, injuring many people and there were 2 deaths.

The Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management welcomed the Ha Giang Department of Health for quickly mobilizing its affiliated units (Bac Quang District General Hospital arranged 2 mobile emergency teams, 2 hospital ambulances, 1 ambulance of Tri Duc General Clinic) to provide on-site emergency care and transport patients to hospitals for emergency care and treatment.

The Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management requested the Ha Giang Department of Health to direct its affiliated hospitals and coordinate with upper-level hospitals and related units to mobilize good doctors, ensure adequate medicine, infusion, emergency equipment, handle and treat victims, to ensure timely treatment to minimize the number of deaths.

Focus on treatment, health care, and psychological stabilization for victims to overcome the crisis. In cases beyond professional capacity, it is necessary to closely coordinate with upper-level hospitals and hospitals under the Ministry of Health in transferring to higher-level hospitals, professional consultation, remote medical examination and treatment via telehealth to monitor treatment for victims at upper-level hospitals.

The Department of Medical Examination and Treatment assigned Viet Duc Friendship Hospital and Bach Mai Hospital to proactively provide technical support, and when necessary, be ready to send specialized staff to coordinate with the Ha Giang Department of Health to treat serious cases. If necessary, provide medicine, blood, infusion fluid, emergency vehicles, medical supplies and equipment to the Ha Giang Department of Health to treat victims.

It is recommended that the Ha Giang Department of Health promptly compile a report and send it to the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, update the progress of the victim's treatment and provide suggestions and recommendations to the Ministry of Health (if any) to ensure emergency and treatment for the victims of the incident.

Hanoi: Tightly control medicine prices to treat injured and sick people after storms

The Hanoi Department of Health has just sent a document to its affiliated units and pharmaceutical businesses in Hanoi, requesting them to ensure supply and strictly control the price of medicine to treat injured and sick people after the storm.

Medical examination and treatment facilities review and proactively purchase drugs in appropriate forms to ensure timely supply of drugs for treatment, and to prevent drug shortages for medical examination and treatment for the people. Strictly comply with regulations on retail surplus at drug retail establishments within the premises of medical examination and treatment facilities.

Pharmaceutical businesses in the area proactively plan reserves, ensure the supply of quality drugs to serve treatment, fully and promptly supply according to orders, according to drug supply contracts signed with medical examination and treatment facilities and for the medical examination and treatment needs of the people, especially drugs to treat injured and sick people after storms.

Fully comply with regulations on drug price management, absolutely do not take advantage of the epidemic situation to speculate, hoard and unreasonably increase drug prices for profit.

At the same time, drug retail establishments continue to strictly maintain the principles and standards of good pharmacy practice (GPP), purchase and sell drugs of guaranteed quality, with clear origin and source, and are responsible for fully instructing people on the use of drugs according to the doctor's instructions and instructions for drug use to ensure safety and effectiveness.

Along with that, the Department of Health also requested the Department of Health Inspectorate, health departments of districts, towns and cities to coordinate with relevant units to inspect and examine drug trading activities in the management area and strictly handle violations.

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