Vietnam's Ministry of Health has issued Circular No. 32/2026/TT-BYT, introducing significant reforms to the drug registration process that will take effect on October 1, 2026. The new regulations establish a five-year data exclusivity period for new drugs, simplify requirements for foreign legal documents, and introduce a re-examination pathway that could reduce administrative burdens for pharmaceutical companies.

Decree 38 provides a better scope defining to which entities it applies.It also introduces several more severe penalities for violations related to advertising for certain products...

Laut einer neu verabschiedeten Regelung in Jakarta, benötigt jedes nicht in Indonesien hergestellte Medikament eine zwingende Lizenz. Während für wirtschaftliche ...

Nick Redfearn discusses Pharma-related counterfeiting in SEA in the Law, Lore & Practice, PTMG December 2022 edition...

As Southeast Asia grows as a manufacturing base and sales market for pharmaceuticals, it is becoming more important for life sciences IP professionals...

Vietnam hat große Fortschritte in der Qualität des pharmazeutischen und medizinischen Sektors gemacht.

Recent updates on legal legislation in November.

Vietnam faces unprecedented pressure from the United States Trade Representative over intellectual property enforcement, particularly in pharmaceutical counterfeiting. Following its designation as a Priority Foreign Country in April 2026, Vietnam launched a nationwide crackdown and restructured its IP enforcement framework, with recent police operations revealing large-scale counterfeit medicine rings that pose serious public health risks.

On June 29, 2025, the government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 163/2025/ND-CP providing detailed guidance on the implementation of the amended Law on Pharmacy (Decree 163).

Der vietnamesische Pharmamarkt gehört zu den am schnellsten wachsenden in Asien. Mit einer Bevölkerung von über 100 Millionen, steigenden Gesundheitsausgaben...

Understanding Vietnamese laws and regulations concerning food can be a challenge. The government relies on general laws to regulate the quality of goods...

The Government of Socialist Republic of Vietnam issued new Decree No. 54/2017/ND-CP on May 08, 2017 ("new Decree") on detailing some articles and guiding implementation of Law on Pharmacy.

What are the three central/federal government entities that have conducted the largest procurements by volume in Vietnam in the last three years?

Am hiểu luật và các quy định của Việt Nam liên quan đến thực phẩm có thể là một thách thức. Chính phủ dựa vào các luật chung để quy định

Vietnam's pharmaceutical market is among the fastest growing in Asia. With a population of over 100 million...

Hiện đang có một số quan điểm cho rằng các quy định về an toàn thực phẩm và việc tuân thủ các quy định đó cần phải được cải thiện để đảm bảo việc quản lý an toàn thực phẩm hiệu quả hơn.

Le Vietnam a fait d'importants progrès concernant la qualité du secteur pharmaceutique et médical.