[HEALTH LAW ARTICLE]

BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR SPECIAL CONTROLLED DRUGS AND REDUCED RETAIL LIST?

Currently, our country's law strictly regulates issues in the medical field. Including business activities for drugs on the list of drugs subject to special control because not all drugs can be traded. Therefore, when conducting business, if the drug is related to the group subject to special control or is on the list of restricted retail, the person conducting the business should pay attention to the regulations on these conditions. The following are the trading conditions for drugs subject to special control or retail restriction.

– According to Article 34 of the Law on Pharmacy 2016, these conditions include:

Establishments trading drugs subject to special control must be approved in writing by the competent state management agency in charge of pharmacy. Consent is based on the following Conditions:
a) Satisfy the conditions specified in Article 33 of this Law in accordance with the conditions of each business establishment;
b) There are security measures to ensure no loss of drugs or medicinal ingredients subject to special control;
c) The case of trading in radioactive drugs must satisfy the conditions prescribed by the Atomic Energy Law and other relevant legal documents.
A drug retailer that sells drugs on the List of drugs restricted from retailing promulgated by the Minister of Health must fully satisfy the conditions specified at Point d, Clause 1, Article 33 of this Law and be approved by the Department of Health. document. The approval is based on the disease structure and drug supply capacity in the province or centrally run city under the guidance of the Minister of Health.
The Government shall prescribe the order and procedures for permitting the business of drugs subject to special control and drugs on the List of drugs restricted from retail; security measures to ensure no loss of drugs or medicinal ingredients subject to special control.

– According to Clause 16, Article 5 of Decree 155/2018/ND-CP:

In case there is no establishment trading drugs subject to special control in the area, the Department of Health shall designate a wholesaler or retailer to carry out the business or the pharmacy department of a medical examination and treatment establishment. Drug-ceding patients must be specially controlled to ensure enough medicine for the patient.