Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the Steering Committee for reviewing and untangling knots in the legal document system, chaired the first meeting of the committee on July 8.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha underlined the need to manage the pharmaceutical industry under market rules, ensuring publicity, transparency, quality control, safety, and cheapest prices during a meeting in Hanoi on February 19 to discuss the law on amendments and supplementations to some articles of the Law on Pharmacy.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa led by Pham Thanh Hai, first secretary in charge of the Vietnam Trade Office in South Africa, held important working sessions in Durban as part of efforts to open up new prospects for direct trade connectivity between the two countries.

Big names in the pharmaceutical industry are wasting no time expanding their market dominance, raising concerns over the marginalisation of private drugstores.

VOV.VN - A number of antiviral drugs specifically for COVID-19 treatment such as Molnupiravir and Favipiravir are being traded on the black market locally at various prices and with unreliable quality, though they are strictly prescribed by doctors.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Nguyen Thanh Vinh on October 20 - 21 made a fact-finding trip to Constantine, the third largest economic hub in Algeria which holds great potential for tourism, cultivation, animal husbandry and pharmaceutical development.

Vietnam’s healthcare and pharmacy chains are increasingly getting new funds to expand their operations in local market, thereby securing access and availability of medical supplies and drugs for locals. However, concerns over adequate human resources in the sector dampen the bright prospects and could cause supply issues.