AM I ALLOWED TO SELL MEDICINES ON LAZADA, TIKI, AND SHOPEE?

Hi everyone, I've just opened a pharmacy. Am I allowed to sell medicines on Lazada, Tiki, and Shopee?

FDVN's Opinions:

Medicines are special commodity. So, medicine seller must comply with specialized law provisions. According to Point dd, Clause 2, Article 32 of Law on Pharmacy, drug retailers include

- Drugstores,

- Dispensaries of hospitals and medical stations of communes,

- Retailers of herbal ingredients, herbal drugs, traditional drugs.

Besides, it is stipulated in Clause 3, Article 2 of Circular 02/2018/TT-BYT that "drug retailing” means the professional operation of a pharmacy, including the supply and retailing of drugs directly to patients, accompanied by giving advice and instructions to them on the safe and effective use of medicines.Thus, according to this regulation, drug sale and purchase must take place directly at the drug retail establishments mentioned above. Currently, there are not any legal documents on allowing the sale of drugs through the e-commerce trading floors. Thus, there is no basis for the competent authority to approve the sale of medicines on them.

If you want to sell medicines on these floors, you can send a written request for the guidance to the Department of Health managing the pharmacy in the area of your establishment, the Ministry of Health or other relevant state agencies.

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