Law No. 105/2016/QH13 on Pharmacy. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants, General Keyword Public health Pesticides Food quality control/food safety Procedural matters Monitoring Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 January 2017. Abstract This Law, consisting of 11 articles divided into fourteen Chapters, prescribes state policies on pharmacy used for human, animal and plant protection. It deals with development of pharmaceutical industry; pharmacy practice; pharmaceutical business; registration, circulation and recall of drugs and drug materials; medicinal materials and traditional drugs; medical prescription and use of drugs; drug information, pharmacovigilance and drug advertisement; clinical pharmacy; management of drugs at medical examination and treatment establishments; clinical trial and bio equivalence trial of drugs; management of the quality of drugs and drug materials and management of drug prices. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Science and Technology in, conducting scientific research into selection and creation of varieties and breeds, culture, cultivation and harvest of medicinal materials; researching and widely applying techniques of culture and cultivation of, and prevention and control of harmful pests on, medicinal plants and animals. Full text English Website vbpl.vn