Vietnam history of Pharmacy

general information
• Vietnam has long history of traditional medicine.
The origin of Vietnam pharmacy and medicine is
starting from folk experiences formed due to the
results of struggle for survival between human and
pathogenic agents.
• Traditional pharmacy and medicine is a cultural
heritage which is passed from generation to
generation and is continuously added by
experiences of generations to be more and more
comprehensive and scientific.


general information
• Viet nam TRM has made a great contribution to the
cause of people healthcare both its own and in
combination with modern medicine.
• Many scientific researches at the State or Ministerial
or Institute/Hospital level aimed to evaluate the
efficacy and safety of herbal medicines; to set up
processing protocols and methods of standardization
of herbal medicines; to study for application of TRM
non-medication and medication methods in treatment
and prevention of common diseases, chronic and
persistent diseases… were carried out and highly
appreciated in TRM local and international
conferences.


general information

• Viet Nam gradually takes steps to
modernize TRM based on the preservation
of the national nature of TRM, combining
the advantages of both TRM and modern
medicine, to contribute to the work of
healthcare for community effectively.


basic information on pharmacopeia
• The latest pharmacopeia in Viet Nam is No3. This
has been the most comprehensive pharmacopeia
ever before. It has 821 monographs (standards)
including : 342 monographs of biopharmacy and
finished products, 276 monographs of medicinal
plants, 37 monographs of herbal drugs, 47
monographs of biology, 119 general monographs
and approximately of 5000 chemical substances
and test drugs


Main scientific and technical research
institutes involved in TRM in Vietnam

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National Institute of Medicinal Materials

National Hospital of Traditional Medicine
Army Institute of Traditional Medicine
National Institute and Hospital of Acupuncture
Traditional Medicine University of Pharmacy and
Medicine


TRM scientific research
• Experimental research: research to evaluate the
efficacy and safety of traditional medicines in
experimental models. Research to develop new
products based on the pharmacological active
extracts for anti-aging, chronic hepatitis,
immunology deficiency cases, ischemia-induced
disorders, etc. Research for standardization of
medicinal plants.


• Pharmaceutical research: inherited from traditional methods
for processing and preparing traditional medicines, step by
step modernize manufacturing technology of traditional
medicine using modern techniques.
• Application research: research on none-medication methods
(acupuncture, acupressure, qi-gong…) and medication
(empirical formulae and new formulae) for treatment and
prevention of diseases.
• Historical research and surveys: basically research on the
history of traditional medicine, TRM theory. Carry out
surveys on Medica-Materia, manpower, and the utilization of
TRM in Vietnam. Establish models using a combination of

TRM and modern medicine for the primary health care in the
community.


TRM training program
Long-term regular training course
1. Basic theory of traditional Vietnamese medicine
2. Diagnosis of traditional Vietnamese medicine
3. Herbology
4. Formulae of traditional Vietnamese medicine
5. Acupuncture, moxibution, and massage (including
basic theory and clinical practice)
6. Pathology and treatment of common diseases
(lectures and clinical practice)


TRM training program
Training course specialized in TRM Internal Medicine
1. Basic theory of traditional Vietnamese medicine
2. Diagnosis of traditional Vietnamese medicine
3. Herbology
4. Formulae of traditional Vietnamese medicine
5. Combination of acupuncture, moxibution, massage and
herbal medicine in treatment
6. Treatment of diseases encountered in internal medicine
using herbal medicine and acupuncture, moxibution,
massage.


TRM training program

Introductory course in acupuncture, moxibution, massage,
qi gong, and vitality preservation
1. Basic theory of Vietnamese traditional medicine
2. Diagnosis of Vietnamese traditional medicine
3. Basic theory of acupuncture, moxibution, massage,qi gong,
and vitality preservation-Basic theory of acupuncture
moxibution-Basic theory of massage-Basic theory of qi
gong and vitality preservation
4. Treatment of some diseases with acupuncture, moxibution
(lectures and clinical practice)
5. Treatment of some diseases with massage (lectures and
clinical practice)
6. Prevention and treatment of some diseases with qi gong,
vitality preservation (lectures and clinical practice)


TRM training program
Advanced acupuncture training course
1. Meridian system and points
2. Principles for selection and combination of
points
3. Techniques of acupuncture and moxibution
4. Auricular acupuncture
5. Some special topics
6. Clinical practice with needling


TRM training program
Practicing training course in acupuncture and
moxibution, and massage

1. Techniques of acupuncture and moxibution
2. Techniques of Oriental massage
3. Acupuncture practice to treat some diseases (*)
4. Massage practice to treat some diseases (*)(*) Diseases,
symptoms, or conditions for which acupuncture can cure
based on acupuncturists' experiences, and for which
acupuncture has been proved to be an effective treatment
through controlled clinical trials.


TRM training program
Specialized training courses (lectures and clinical
practice)
- Specialized training courses in acupuncture and moxibution:
courses are arranged for special subjects, including
traditional body needling on special topics or special
diseases, special techniques such as chronoacupuncture or
ear, face, hand scalp acupuncture, etc.
- Specialized training courses in qi gong and vitality
preservation: courses are arranged for special subjects such
as qi gong in management of stress or/and other conditions
induced by psychosomatic causes, qi gong in prevention of
degeneration diseases or aging, etc.
- Other specialties: Lectures are given, as required, on special
subjects such as internal medicine, gynecology, herbology
and so on.


medicinal material demand in vietnam
for TRM

1. Natural resources of medicinal materials.
2. 450 large and medium scale enterprises.
3. The demand of service for:
48 hospitals of traditional medicine
500 faculties of traditional medicine
9338 herbalists out of 30000 members of Oriental Medicine
Association.
Export of 20.000 tones of medicinal materials/year
4. Experienced staff (only lower than the staff of China, Korea, Japan).
5. Viet Nam needs to produce drugs for the poor.
6. 5639 domestic items are derived form 346 active substances (while
3392 imported drugs are derived from 890 active substances).
Viet Nam are having policy to produce raw materials for drug
production (Viet Nam Pharmaceutical Industry has chiefly imported
raw materials).


for vietnam
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It is necessary to have an organization having state
management function (establishing a Department of Medicinal
Materials in Department of Pharmacological Management or

Department of Traditional Medicine.)
To carry out the investment on growing according to GAP, or
GACP.
To establish a set of standard samples of medicinal plants,
control medicinal materials.
To isolate and purify the standard substance.
To establish the database on botany classification (taxonomy
key, standard fingerprint in classification)
To carry out the management of import- export activities
To carry out the quality control of medicinal plant samples on
the market.


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