THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
THE DRUG ADMINISTRATION OF VIETNAM

Official Dispatch No. 13719/QLD-CL dated August 23, 2013 of the Drug Administration of Vietnam on quality examination of import drugs
Respectfully to:
- The Health Departments of provinces and central affiliated cities;
- The Central drug testing institution;
- The HCM city drug testing institution;
- Drug importers.
In the recent time, through examination and supervision of drug quality, agencies managing and examining drug quality have detected and notified revocation of several drug lots which fail to satisfy quality criteria, in which there are many import drugs.  In order to strengthen provision of quality drugs in serve of disease prevention and treatment for the people, the Drug Administration of Vietnam has opinions as follows:
1.  To request the drug importers for: Coordinating with the system of quality control to examine 100% of import drug lots from companies in the enclosed list of foreign pharmacy companies providing drugs violating quality (this list is updated quarterly and notified on the website of the Drug Administration of Vietnam) before circulating on market, specifying as follows:
- After drugs are granted customs clearance, drugs must be transported for preservation at warehouses satisfying standards “Good Storage Practice” (GSP):
+ To contact with the Testing Center of province or city to come for taking sample to test quality as prescribed in Circular No. 04/2010/TT-BYT dated February 12, 2010, of the Ministry of Health, guiding on taking sample of drug for defining quality applicable to 100% drug lots imported from those companies mentioned above; 
+ To send the taken samples to the Central drug testing institution; Ho Chi Minh city drug testing institution or testing center of province or city for quality examination;