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National pharmaceutical trading centre launched

The Ministry of Health launched a national pharmaceutical trading centre at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 10.
National pharmaceutical trading centre launched ảnh 1A medicine factory in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health launched a national pharmaceutical tradingcentre at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 10.

AccordingResolution No. 112/NQ-CP issued by the Government on December 30, 2016 on theestablishment of the national pharmaceutical trading centre, the facility willwork under the Ministry of Health and be responsible for tenders for drugs anddrug price negotiations in accordance with law.

Nguyen TriDung, an official from the ministry’s department of finance and planning wasappointed as director of the centre.

Speaking atthe ceremony, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said the government hadpermitted medical establishments to work directly with drug suppliers intendering and price negotiations which caused price differences between medicalestablishments as well as regions.

The launchof the centre will help change the way the drug prices are decided, she noted,adding that the tendering will be conducted at three levels – national,provincial and unit levels to put forth reference ceiling and floor prices.

The pricesof expensive and proprietary drugs will be determined through negotiations, shesaid.

Theminister hoped that the centre will help better manage the drug prices.-VNA
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