028 3916 6552Pharmaceuticals, also known as drugs, consist of two basic ingredients: Western medicine and traditional medicine. Pharmaceutical products must be safe, effective and of good quality, prescribed for the right duration of use and used in a reasonable dose. In Vietnam, before the Law on Pharmacy was born in June 2005, the concept of pharmaceuticals was introduced in many documents of the Ministry of Health.
Through the documents issued by the state on Pharmaceuticals as well as how to use them, it will help us to better understandWhat is a drug? or Position, role and characteristics of the Pharmaceutical.
What are pharmaceuticals?
– New drugs include:
+ Chemical and biological materials used to make medicine
+ Pharmaceutical and biological finished products
According to Circular No. 07/2004/TT-BYT dated May 31, 2004 of the Ministry of Health guiding the import and export of drugs and cosmetics that directly affect human health, pharmaceuticals include:
+ Raw materials, auxiliary materials and excipient packaging used in drug production
+ Finished drugs have been granted registration numbers in Vietnam
+ Finished drugs do not have a registration number in Vietnam but are needed for treatment needs
+ Medicinal materials, essential oils and medicinal products of plant origin will be processed for use in the pharmaceutical industry.
Looking at the two documents above, it can be seen that the two concepts of pharmaceuticals are not consistent. The concept of pharmaceuticals including medicinal herbs and essential oils has a broader content because medicinal herbs, essential oils are not only used in drug preparation technology, but also used in the production of traditional medicines. directly related to the health of the people.
In addition, the concept of pharmaceutical products according to the above documents does not include preventive vaccines, some therapeutic chemicals, and medical biological products managed by the Department of Medical Equipment or the Department of Preventive Medicine. From that point of view of the Drug Administration of Vietnam.
According to the Law on Pharmacy promulgated on June 14, 2005, pharmaceutical products are understood as follows:
Pharmacology means drugs and drug-related activities
+ Drugs are substances or mixtures of substances used in humans for the purpose of disease prevention, treatment, diagnosis or adjustment of physiological functions of the body, including finished drugs, medicinal ingredients, vaccines, biologicals. medical products, except functional foods.
From that, we can see that the concept of pharmaceuticals in Vietnam can be understood as follows: Pharmaceutical products are products used by humans for the purpose of disease prevention, treatment or adjustment of physiological functions of the body, with effective clear indications and contraindications. Pharmaceutical products include finished products and raw materials for the production of drugs, vaccines and medical biological products. This concept is quite different from developing countries in the world.
The position and role of pharmaceuticals
Since ancient times, when it comes to the role of medicine, surely everyone will immediately think of the ability to prevent, cure and enhance human health, it seems to have become an indispensable need for life. human society from time immemorial. Associated with the development of the pharmaceutical industry, many new drugs have been prepared from which many diseases and dangerous diseases have been overcome.
Research on the proper use of drugs and the production of new drugs has been a very attractive field for the application of new scientific achievements, aiming to help people find a therapy against the development of diseases tend to be more dangerous and complex.
Not stopping there, the issue of ensuring that medicines protect human health is also one of the important standards in the system of world standards for assessing a country’s standard of living. The guarantee of medicine is in many cases associated with saving human life or death. The problem of drug shortages can cause anxiety, negatively affect socio-political life, so the issue of drug assurance is still a relatively sensitive social issue that leaders of any Any country is interested.
Characteristics of the drug
Pharmaceutical is also a commodity, so it also has all the properties of the commodity, the price of the drug will depend on the demand and supply in the market. The production and supply of pharmaceuticals is always strictly governed by the laws of commodity economics such as the law of value, the law of competition, etc.
In addition, pharmaceuticals also have their own characteristics: This is a special commodity that directly affects human life and health, it needs to be absolutely guaranteed in terms of quality, and guided for use. reasonably safe, effective and economical. Therefore, pharmaceuticals require close management and support from the State and ministries in research, business, import, export and distribution, helping to preserve sociality and humanity. in the use of medicines.
In addition, the pharmaceutical business is a highly exclusive and profitable business; Therefore, new drugs circulating on the market often have to be associated with the industrial monopoly of the pharmaceutical companies that have invested costs in research and production.
Along with strict compliance with the quality standards of each country and the world has completed the characteristics of pharmaceutical products.
From the above analysis, it can help us to understand quite well the concept of pharmaceuticals as well as its roles, positions and characteristics not only in the market economy but also in health care. , human life. Proper awareness of Pharmaceuticals will help you better understand the specialization of Medicine.