The Ministry of Health is seeking comments on the draft Circular promulgating the list of essential drugs used at medical examination and treatment facilities that carry out price declaration.
Accordingly, drugs on the list of essential drugs used at medical examination and treatment facilities include one of the following cases: Belonging to the list of drugs covered by the Health Insurance Fund according to regulations of the Ministry of Health; Drugs with winning bid results at medical facilities.
The draft also stipulates the economic and technical characteristics of essential drugs for which price declaration is required, including the following information: For essential pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, and biological products: Name of active ingredient/ingredient, concentration/content, dosage form, route of administration; For essential traditional drugs: Ingredients, route of administration.
The draft specifically proposes a list of essential drugs used at medical examination and treatment facilities that must declare prices, including:
Pharmaceutical drugs: include 458 active ingredients/ingredients such as: Acetic acid, Acetylcysteine, Aciclovir, Amiodarone hydrochloride, Amoxicillin, Cephalexin, Chloramphenicol...
Pharmaceutical drugs contain medicinal ingredients: including 24 groups of active ingredients/ingredients such as: Salvia miltiorrhiza, Panax notoginseng, Borneol/Camphor; Eucalyptol, Ginger essential oil, Tangerine peel essential oil, Peppermint essential oil, Lemon basil essential oil; Lemon basil, Núc nác, Cineol; Achyranthes, Turmeric, Rutin, (Atractylodes macrocephala)...
Biological product: includes 7 types of active ingredients/components: Concentrated factor VIII; Concentrated factor IX complex (coagulation factors II, VII, IX and X); Albumin; Human normal Immunoglobulin; Anti-rabies serum; Anti-tetanus serum; Anti-venom serum.
There are 22 types of vaccines such as: Tuberculosis vaccine; Measles vaccine; Hepatitis B vaccine; Tetanus vaccine...
Traditional medicine: includes 220 types of ingredients, divided into 12 groups including: Group of drugs to relieve symptoms; Group of drugs to clear heat, detoxify, eliminate rash, and promote urination; Group of drugs to dispel wind and dampness; Group of drugs to laxative, purgative, digestive, stomach-calming, and spleen-strengthening; Group of drugs to calm the mind, nourish the heart; Group of drugs to treat lung diseases; Group of drugs to treat diseases related to Yang and Qi; Group of drugs to treat diseases related to Yin and Blood; Group of drugs to regulate menstruation and stabilize pregnancy; Group of drugs to treat diseases related to the five senses; Group of drugs for external use; Other groups of drugs.
