Chapter VII
DRUG INFORMATION AND ADVERTISEMENT
Article 51.- Drug information
1. Drug information aims to provide instructions on rational and safe use of drugs to medical workers and drug users.
2. Drug information must be adequate, objective, accurate, truthful, easy to understand and not misleading.
3. Responsibilities for drug information are provided for as follows:
a/ Establishments manufacturing, buying, selling and supplying drugs are responsible for supplying drug information to medical officials and workers and drug users;
b/ Medical establishments are responsible for disseminating and managing drug information within their units;
c/ Medical officials and workers are responsible for supplying relevant drug information to drug users in the course of medical examination and treatment;
d/ The state management agency in charge of pharmacy is responsible for publicizing information on drugs.
4. Responsibilities to monitor adverse reactions of drugs are provided for as follows:
a/ Medical examination and treatment establishments, medical officials and workers are responsible for monitoring and reporting to persons in charge of such establishments and agencies competent to manage drugs on adverse reactions of drugs;
b/ In the course of circulation of drugs, drug-manufacturing and distributing establishments must monitor and report to persons in charge of such establishments and agencies competent to manage drugs on adverse reactions of drugs they have manufactured and distributed.
5. Organizations and individuals providing drug information shall be held responsible for such information.
6. The Health Minister shall have to organize the drug information system and monitor adverse reactions of drugs in order to assure the rational and safe use of drugs for people; and regulations on activities of drug information in medical establishments.
Article 52.- Drug advertisement
1. Drug advertisement must be conducted by drug-trading establishments or advertising service providers and comply with provisions of law on advertisement.
2. It is prohibited to use material benefits, or take advantage of names of organizations and individuals, assorted correspondence and clinical research results not yet recognized by the Health Ministry and similar forms to advertise drugs.
Article 53.- Scope of drug advertisement
1. Prescription drugs must not be advertised to the public in any form.
2. Non-prescription drugs are permitted for advertisement on various advertising means. Drugs advertised on radio or television must fully satisfy the following conditions:
a/ Having active ingredients on the list of drugs permitted for advertisement on radio or television, promulgated by the Health Ministry;
b/ Having registration numbers in Vietnam which are still valid.
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Luật Dược 2005 (Bản Word)