INTRODUCING THE LIST OF ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
This List is issued on August 30, 2018 in Circular No. 19/2018/TT-BYT which issued on August 30, 2018 and takes effect on October 15, 2018.
Medicines will be considered to be on the List of essential medicines if the following criteria are satisfied: Ensure safety and efficaciousness for users; Meet the healthcare needs of the population.
In addition, each medicine will have its own criteria: With respect to chemical medicines and biologicals, single-ingredient medicines shall be preferred; With respect to vaccines, those vaccines used in the expanded program on immunization shall be preferred; With respect to traditional medicines, those medicines formulated in Vietnam shall be preferred…
In particular, the List of essential medicines includes List of essential chemical medicines, vaccines, and biologicals; List of essential traditional medicines, traditional medicinal ingredients, and herbal medicines… Details of those medicines are attached in this Circular.
