Increased sanctions for the act of renting out pharmaceutical practice certificates

The draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Pharmacy has increased sanctions for the act of renting out pharmacy 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 Pharmacy Law. Regarding 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 current practice. 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 in the process of performing this task. Accordingly, a number of regulations have been revised, such as the concept of pharmacy chains, regulations on conditions for granting Certificates 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 the conditions and responsibilities of the person responsible for pharmaceutical expertise of establishments organizing pharmacy chains.

Delegates attending the meeting on the morning of 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 amendments to supplement prohibited acts; stipulate the types of drugs, pharmaceutical ingredients, and specific electronic devices that are allowed to be traded through e-commerce. Regulate the responsibilities of pharmaceutical business establishments through e-commerce, including the responsibility to organize consultations, instructions on drug use, and organize drug delivery according to the 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 the Government's 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 raw materials for making medicines that do not meet quality standards, high-tech medicines; initially legalizing the national database on pharmaceuticals. Maintaining regulations on toxic drugs, toxic raw materials for making medicines, pharmaceutical substances on the list of substances banned from use in a number of industries and fields in the group of drugs and raw materials for making medicines that must be specially controlled in 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 raw materials for making medicines. In particular, regulations allow the import of raw materials for making medicines that do not have a circulation registration certificate in Vietnam to produce semi-finished products for export; increasing sanctions for the act of renting out pharmaceutical practice certificates.

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