Information portal · Vietnam
A reference on medicines, nutrition, and Vietnamese pharmaceutical regulation
Medibase is a bilingual EN/VI portal that collects reference information on medicines, supplements, and foods, alongside curated guides to Vietnamese pharmaceutical regulation — registration, tendering, pricing, and pharmacovigilance.
Reference only · not a substitute for medical or legal advice.
What's on Medibase
Four areas the portal covers.
Regulatory information
Four cited reference pages on Vietnamese drug registration, public tendering, pricing, and pharmacovigilance.
Drug price lookup
Search declared wholesale and winning tender prices for medicines in the database, cross-referenced against the public DAV portals.
Vietnamese pharmaceutical regulation
Four curated reference pages, with citations linking to official documents from DAV, the Ministry of Health, and the National Assembly.
Regulatory Affairs
Authorization, registration, and post-market obligations under the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV).
Tendering & Market Access
Public procurement of medicines under the 2023 Bidding Law and Circular 40/2025/TT-BYT, and reimbursement through Vietnam Social Security (BHYT).
Pricing
Drug-price declaration, winning tender prices, and the price-management framework under the 2023 Price Law and the 2024 Pharmacy Law amendment.
Pharmacovigilance
Adverse drug reaction reporting, vaccine-safety surveillance, and risk management under the Drug Administration of Vietnam and the National DI & ADR Centre.
Vietnamese supplements regulation
Five reference pages on health-protection foods (TPBVSK), regulated by the Vietnam Food Administration (VFA).
Market entry & registration
How health-protection foods (TPBVSK) and other functional foods enter the Vietnamese market under the Food Safety Law and Decree 15/2018/NĐ-CP.
Ingredient & formulation
Permitted ingredients, prohibited substances, vitamin/mineral limits, and scientific evidence required for health-protection foods.
Labelling & claims
Vietnamese-language labelling, mandatory disclosures, and restrictions on health claims for functional foods and TPBVSK.
Advertising compliance
Pre-approval of advertising content for health-protection foods by the Vietnam Food Administration (VFA), with mandatory disclosures and prohibited claims.
Post-market surveillance
Inspections, sampling, recalls, and administrative penalties for non-compliant health-protection foods and unregistered supplements.
Vietnamese medical-device regulation
Five reference pages on medical-device management under Decree 98/2021/NĐ-CP and its amendments.
Risk classification
The four-tier risk classification system (A, B, C, D) for medical devices in Vietnam under Decree 98/2021/NĐ-CP.
Market access & licensing
Marketing authorisation (số lưu hành) and import licensing for medical devices in Vietnam, with the ASEAN CSDT pathway and reference-country fast track.
Price management
Price posting and transparency obligations for medical devices under Decree 98/2021/NĐ-CP and the public MOH price portal.
Post-market & quality control
Vigilance, incident reporting, recalls, QMS (ISO 13485), and IMDA inspections for medical devices on the Vietnamese market.
IVD & Software as a Medical Device
Regulation of in-vitro diagnostic devices and software as a medical device in Vietnam — current rules and the gap in SaMD-specific guidance.
Vietnamese cosmetics regulation
Four reference pages on cosmetic-product management under Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT and the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive.
Cosmetic Product Notification
Pre-market notification (Phiếu công bố sản phẩm mỹ phẩm) under Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT, transposing the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive.
Ingredient Safety & Annexes
Banned and restricted substances, permitted preservatives, UV filters and colourants under the ACD annexes adopted in Vietnam.
Product Claims & Classification
Cosmetic vs drug borderline products, permitted claims under the ASEAN Cosmetic Claim Guidelines, and rules for cosmetic advertising.
Labelling Requirements
Mandatory label contents in Vietnamese, INCI ingredient declaration, batch number, period-after-opening (PAO) and manufacturer information under Decree 43/2017 and Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT.
Vietnamese food regulation
Five reference pages on food safety under Law 55/2010 and Decree 15/2018, jointly managed by MOH, MARD, and MOIT.
Product self-declaration
How prepackaged processed foods reach the Vietnamese market via the self-declaration regime under Decree 15/2018/NĐ-CP.
Technical standards & testing
National technical regulations (QCVN), Vietnamese standards (TCVN), and accredited laboratory testing requirements for food.
Food labeling
Mandatory Vietnamese-language labels, required content, expiry-date conventions, allergens, and GMO disclosures for food sold in Vietnam.
Specialized management
Three-ministry split of food-safety oversight between MOH, MARD, and MOIT under Decree 15/2018/NĐ-CP, Annex IV.
Food safety certificates
Certificate of Eligibility for Food Safety Conditions — when it is required, who issues it, exemptions, validity, and renewal.