In brief
The Ministry of Health (“MOH”) has published a draft circular dated December 2020, proposing the publication of lists of substances whose usage is banned in the production and trading of health supplements (“Draft Circular“).
This Draft Circular is expected to come into effect in 2021, with no indication of the specific date.1
Key takeaways
- This alert provides the lists of substances proposed in the Draft Circular.
In more detail
1. Scope of applicability of the Draft Circular
The Draft Circular applies to:2
- Vietnamese organizations and individuals
- Foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam participating in the production and trading of health supplements
- Organizations and individuals conducting activities related to health supplements in Vietnam
2. Proposed lists of substances
- Lists of substances under Articles 2.1 to 2.5
Article 2, Clauses 1 to 5 provide the following lists of substances whose usage is banned in the production and trading of health supplements:
- Annex V of Decree 54/2017/ND-CP dated 8 May 2017, providing a list of drugs and medicinal materials banned from importation and production
- List No. I of Decree 73/2018/ND-CP dated 15 May 2018, providing a list of narcotic substances banned from healthcare used in social life and their use in scientific analysis, testing and research and criminal investigation, as regulated by competent authorities
- List No. II of Decree 73/2018/ND-CP dated 15 May 2018, providing a list of narcotic substances with restricted use in scientific analysis, testing and research, criminal investigation or healthcare, as regulated by competent authorities
- List No. III of Decree 73/2018/ND-CP dated 15 May 2018, providing a list of narcotic substances permitted in scientific analysis, testing and research, criminal investigation or healthcare and veterinary medicine, as regulated by competent authorities
- List No. IVA of Decree 73/2018/ND-CP dated 15 May 2018, providing a list of essential precursors involved in the structure of narcotic substances
- Annex I of Circular 20/2017/TT-BYT dated 10 May 2017, providing a list of narcotic active ingredients
- Circular 06/2017/TT-BYT dated 3 May 2017, providing a list of toxic drugs and toxic medicinal materials
- Annex I of Circular 42/2017/TT-BYT dated 13 November 2017, providing a list of medicinal materials with toxicity of plant origin
- Annex II of Circular 42/2017/TT-BYT dated 13 November 2017, providing a list of medicinal materials with toxicity of animal origin
- Annex III of Circular 42/2017/TT-BYT dated 13 November 2017, providing a list of medicinal materials with toxicity of mineral origin
- List of substances under Article 2.6
Article 2.6 proposes to ban the following list of substances, which is attached to the Draft Circular. This list may be amended, supplemented or updated according to “managerial demand,”3 subject to the approval of a Consulting Committee appointed by the MOH.4
No. | International name |
1 | Beclomethasone |
2 | Betamethasone |
3 | Budesonide |
4 | Clobetasol propionate |
5 | Cortisone |
6 | Deflazacort |
7 | Deflazacort |
8 | Fludrocortisone |
9 | Fluocinolone |
10 | Flucinonide |
11 | Fluorometholone |
12 | Fluticasone |
13 | Hydrocortisone |
14 | Methylprednisolone |
15 | Mometasone |
16 | Prednisolone |
17 | Prednisone |
18 | Triamcinolone |
19 | Buformin |
20 | Metformin |
21 | Metformin |
22 | Cetilistat |
23 | Fluoxetine |
24 | Lorcaserin |
25 | Orlistat |
26 | Chlorzoxazone |
27 | Diclofenac |
28 | Doxepin |
29 | Ibuprofen |
30 | Indomethacin |
31 | Ketoprofen |
32 | Methocarbamol |
33 | Naproxen |
34 | Nefopam |
35 | Piroxicam |
36 | Aidenafil |
37 | Benzamidenafil |
38 | Dapoxetine |
39 | Desmethyl carbodenafil |
40 | Dithiodesmethyl carbodenafil |
41 | Flibanserin |
42 | Hydroxyhomosildenafil |
43 | Sildenafin |
44 | Sulfoaildenafil |
45 | Sulfohydroxyhomosildenafil |
46 | Tadalafil |
47 | Vardenafil |
48 | Chlorpromazine |
49 | Chlorpheniramine |
50 | Cyproheptadine |
51 | Furosemide |
52 | Hypothiazid |
53 | Aromatase inhibitor |
54 | Salbutamol |
55 | Terazosin hydrochloride |
1 Article 3.1 of the Draft Circular
2 Article 1.2 of the Draft Circular
3 This is a direct translation of the phrase “nhu cầu quản lý” in the Vietnamese version of the Draft Circular.
4 Article 3.3 of the Draft Circular.