Nghe An revokes licenses of 4 pharmacies

Nghe An Department of Health has just decided to revoke the licenses of 4 pharmacies including: Hai Van Pharmacy - Owner of DSĐH Pharmacy Nguyen Thi Luong, address No. 4, Nguyen Gia Thieu Street, Hung Dung, Vinh City; Lai Thong Pharmacy - Owner of DSĐH Pharmacy Nguyen Van Hieu, address National Highway 1, Hamlet 6, Quynh Van Commune, Quynh Luu District; Thao Toan Pharmacy - Owner of DSĐH Pharmacy Dinh Van Thuc, address No. 36 Bach Lieu Street, Ben Thuy Ward, Vinh City; Minh Thanh Pharmacy - Owner of DSĐH Pharmacy Nguyen Thi Thanh, address No. 147 Phan Chu Trinh Street, Doi Cung Ward, Vinh City.

Check pharmacies that are connected but do not update data. Photo: Tu Thanh

The reason the 4 pharmacies had their licenses revoked was because they had not properly implemented Directive No. 23/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister, Circular No. 02/2018/TT-BYT dated January 22, 2018 of the Ministry of Health on regulations on good retail pharmacy practices (GPP) and Official Dispatch No. 284/SYT-QLHN of the Nghe An Department of Health requesting pharmacies and drugstores in the area to implement interconnection.

Specifically, although these 4 pharmacies have deployed interconnection, they have not updated data into the system and have not maintained compliance with good retail drug practice as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 10 of Circular No. 02/2018/TT-BYT.

Decision to revoke the certificate of good practice for drug retail establishments and the certificate of eligibility for pharmaceutical business. Photo: Tu Thanh

Up to this point, in Nghe An, there have been 368 pharmacies connecting and updating data... Currently, Nghe An Department of Health has been and will strengthen inspection and supervision of the implementation of connecting at pharmacies in Nghe An province, strictly handling violations./.