Drug Administration of Vietnam
DAV- EN
- Drug Administration of Vietnam
- VI
- Cục Quản lý Dược
- JA
- 医薬品管理局（DAV）
Agency or authority
Definition
The directorate within the Ministry of Health responsible for the entire pharmaceutical sector — marketing authorisation, manufacturing GMP, wholesale licensing, import/export, pricing, and post-market surveillance of drugs and pharmaceutical starting materials. DAV issues Pharmacy Business Eligibility Certificate for pharma businesses outside the retail tier (which goes to the provincial Department of Health), the Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product (CPP) and Free Sale Certificate (FSC) for Vietnamese exports, and maintains the public register of foreign manufacturers authorised to supply drugs into Vietnam.
Sources
- Official portal: https://dav.gov.vn
- Public services portal: https://dichvucong.dav.gov.vn
- Legal basis: Pharmacy Law 105/2016/QH13 + Law 44/2024/QH15.
See also
- Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product CPP
- Department of Traditional Medicine, Ministry of Health
- Foreign-invested enterprise FIE
- Free Sale Certificate FSC
- Infrastructure and Medical Device Administration IMDA
- Marketing authorisation / Registration number
- Ministry of Health MOH
- Pharmacovigilance
- Pharmacy Business Eligibility Certificate
- Pharmacy Practice Certificate CCHND
- provincial Department of Health
- Last reviewed:
- 2026-06-28
- Page updated:
- 2026-10-27