MINISTRY OF HEALTH
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 2701/QD-BYT
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Hanoi, June 22, 2017
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DECISION
PROMULGATING THE WORKING REGULATION OF DRAFTING COMMITTEE, EDITING
TEAM AND SPECIALIZED TEAMS, AND RULES AND CRITERIA FOR FORMULATION OF THE
CIRCULAR PROMULGATING THE LIST, RATIO AND PAYMENT CONDITIONS FOR MODERN
MEDICINES COVERED BY HEALTH INSURANCE
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH
Pursuant to the Law on
Health Insurance;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 105/2014/ND-CP dated
November 15, 2009 elaborating and providing guidelines for some
articles of the Law on Health Insurance;
Pursuant to
the Government’s Decree No. 75/2017/ND-CP dated June
20, 2017 defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the
Ministry of Health;
At the request of the Director General
of Department of Health Insurance,
DECIDES
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Article
2. Rules and criteria for formulation of the circular
promulgating the list, ratio and payment conditions for modern medicines
covered by health insurance (Appendix 2) is promulgated. The rules and criteria
provide a basis for editing team and specialized teams to draft instructional
Circulars and the list of medicines which will be submitted to the drafting
committee for decision.
Article
3. This Decision comes into force from the day on which it is
signed.
Article
4. The amendment to the working regulation, rules and criteria
for compilation of the list of medicines shall be decided by the head of the
drafting committee in conformity with organization and activities of the
drafting committee, editing team and specialized teams.
Article
5. Chief of the Ministry Office, leaders of Departments
affiliated to the Ministry of Health; heads of authorities and units whose
members join the drafting committee, editing team and specialized teams and
those mentioned in the Decision No. 1629/QD-BYT dated April 26, 2017 of the
Ministry of Health are responsible for the implementation of this Decision./.
PP. MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER
Pham Le Tuan
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RULES AND CRITERIA
FOR COMPILATION OF THE LIST OF MODERN MEDICINES COVERED BY HEALTH INSURANCE
(Enclosed with the Decision No. 2701/QD-BYT dated June
22, 2017 of the Minister of Health)
Article 1. Rules for compilation of the list of modern
medicines covered by health insurance
1. General rules:
a) Conform to and boost
the implementation of the policy for reasonable, safe and effective use of
medicines.
b) Rely on the current
list of essential medicines of Vietnam and World Health Organization (WHO).
c) Satisfy the need for
treatment of diseases while taking into account the disease situation, protect
rights of health insurance participants and capacity of the health insurance
fund in each period, ensure openness and transparency.
d) Utilize the lists of
medicines enclosed with the Circular No. 40/2014/TT-BYT dated November 17, 2014.
2. 2. Rules for naming medicines in the list of modern medicines covered by health insurance
a) Medicines shall be
listed under the names of active ingredients with the nomenclature INN (International Non-proprietary Name), the medicines without the nomenclature INN shall be
listed under the names licensed; brand name or trade name must not be listed.
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c) In case of combination
medicine: the content of each active ingredient must be specified.
Article 2. Criteria
for removal, addition or adjustment of a medicine on the list of modern medicines covered by health insurance
1. Criteria for removal of a medicine from the list enclosed with the Circular No. 40/2014/TT-BYT dated
November 17, 2014
a) A medicine that
satisfies one of the following criteria shall be removed from the list of
medicines covered by health insurance:
- The medicine is not licensed in Vietnam except for emergency
medicines, antidotes and rare medicines.
- The medicine is a herbal medicine or traditional medicine.
- The medicine is not recommended for use by WHO or the
Ministry of Health of Vietnam or prestigious international medicinal and
pharmaceutical associations and pharmacy authorities of one of the ICH
countries.
- There is no evidence or clear evidence of efficacy.
- There is a warning about safety of the medicine; the
medicine underwent an assessment which concludes that its benefits no longer
outweigh its hazards.
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- There is no sufficient scientific evidence for efficacy and
safety of the combination drug;
- The combination
medicine is not licensed in ICH countries;
- The combination
medicine is not included in the list of
medicines covered by health insurance of
comparable countries (Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia).
2. Criteria for addition of new medicines to the list of
modern medicines covered by health insurance
a) The medicine is
included in the 6th list of essential medicines of Vietnam or the 20th
list of essential medicines of WHO and licensed by the Drug Administration.
b) The medicine that is not included in the 6th list of essential medicines of Vietnam or the 20th
list of essential medicines of WHO must
satisfy all general criteria and satisfy one of the following specific
criteria:
* General criteria:
- The medicine is modern medicine or biopharmaceutical;
- The medicine is issued with the certificate of registration
by the Drug Administration; in case of antidotes, rare medicines, emergency
medicines, radiopharmaceuticals and tracers, certificates of registration or
import licenses are required;
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- The medicine is proposed by the Departments of Health,
health facilities, pathology associations and health organizations and is
required to have a product document providing sufficient information according
to the form provided in Appendix 4 enclosed with the Official Dispatch No.7891/BYT-BH dated November
02, 2016 of the Ministry of Health;
* Specific criteria:
- First line medicine is included in the guidelines for treatment, is really necessary
to be included in the list enclosed with the Circular No. 40/2014/TT-BYT while an alternative medicine is yet to be available on
the list.
- For the first line
medicine that is included in the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment
and a medicine with the same effect is
available on the list enclosed with the Circular
No. 40/2014/TT-BYT, it must satisfy the
following criteria:
(i) The medicine has the
evidence for economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals: conduct an economic
evaluation of pharmaceuticals and add the medicine when:
+ the scientific evidence
of the cost - effectiveness of the medicine compared with the medicine included
in the guidelines for diagnosis or treatment of drugs or the medicine already
included in the list enclosed with the Circular
No. 40/2014/TT-BYT is provided. Priority shall
be given to reliable researches (if any) conducted in Vietnam. If researches
have not been available in Vietnam, a systematic evidence review of countries
in the region must be available;
+ an assessment of budget
impact has been conducted in Vietnam;
+ reliability of research
method and results is assessed by the pharmacoeconomic team; it is assessed
according to CHEERS or PRISMA checklists.
(ii) The medicine does not have the evidence for economic evaluation of
pharmaceuticals: consider the
clinical efficacy and treatment cost, and add
the medicine when:
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+ the clinical
efficacy appears the same and treatment cost is not lower than that of
the medicine on the list enclosed with the Circular No. 40/2014/TT-BYT;
or:
+ the clinical
efficacy appears outstanding and treatment cost is higher than that of the
medicine on the list enclosed with the Circular No. 40/2014/TT-BYT but it is used for some special users (e.g. children aged
below 06, etc.) or special cases (e.g. emergency treatment, serious patients,
etc.).
- For the medicine that is not a first line one included in
the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, it shall be added to the list when
satisfying criteria such as first line medicine used for treatment, payment
shall be only made if an alternative medicine is not available after the
failure of treatment or in case of intolerance to first line medicines.
3. Criteria for consideration of medicines of which payment
conditions and insurance coverage ratio need to be specified
All medicines that are
included in the list enclosed with the Circular 40/2014/TT-BYT and
proposed medicines shall be considered to specify payment conditions and insurance coverage ratio if the following criteria are satisfied:
a) The medicine has a
high cost with leads to high treatment cost.
b) The medicine has many
indications, including supplemental indications or unclear efficacy and is proved
to be clinically ineffective. The supplemental indications shall be restricted
and may be excluded from insurance coverage. Such medicines shall have their
indications specified in some diseases or users or insurance coverage ratio
shall be specified to ensure uniformity in terms of drug use, payment of health
insurance and prevent drug abuse.
4. Criteria for criteria for expansion of insurance
coverage
A medicine will be
covered by insurance at hospitals of lower grade if the following criteria are satisfied:
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b) The medicine shall be
used in a safe, reasonable and effective manner within the capacity of the
hospital of lower grade/level;
c) The medicine has clear
efficacy, is included in the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of the Ministry of Health or WHO or prestigious international
medical and pharmaceutical associations and is
recommended for use at the hospital of such grade/level;
d) The medicine is
proposed by the Departments of Health,
health facilities, pathology associations and health organizations and is required to have a product document providing sufficient information
according to form provided in Appendix 5 enclosed with the Official Dispatch No.7891/BYT-BH
dated November 02, 2016 of the Ministry of Heatlth.
Article 3. Procedures for considering the criteria for removal,
addition and adjustment of a medicine on the list of modern medicines covered by health insurance
1. Procedures for considering the criteria for removal of a
medicine
No.
Criteria
Method
Responsibilities of parties
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The medicine is not licensed in Vietnam except for antidotes, rare medicines and emergency
medicines.
- Consider and consolidate reports of the proposing
facilities.
- Refer to information provided by the Drug Administration.
- Editing team/ Department of Health Insurance shall
consolidate information.
- Drug Administration shall provide information.
2
The medicine is a
traditional medicine or herbal medicine
- Review all medicines on the list, remove traditional
medicines and herbal medicines.
- Editing team/Department of Health Insurance and experts
shall conduct the review
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3
The medicine is not
recommended for use by WHO or the Ministry of Health of Vietnam or international
medicinal and pharmaceutical associations and pharmacy authorities of one of
the ICH countries in the region.
- Consider all medicines on the list, remove the medicine
from the list if it is not recommended for use by WHO or the Ministry of Health of Vietnam or international
medicinal and pharmaceutical associations and pharmacy authorities of one of
the ICH countries.
- Editing
team/Department of Health Insurance and experts shall conduct the review.
- Specialized teams shall conduct a review to compile a
list of prestigious international
medicinal and pharmaceutical associations
- Drug Administration shall offer recommendations by the
Ministry of Health.
4
There is no evidence or
clear evidence of efficacy.
- Consider recommendations, reports, research results of
organizations, institutions, etc., review the list of licensed medicines of
the comparable countries, and recommendations by experts.
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5
There is a warning about safety of the medicine; the medicine
underwent an assessment which concludes that its benefits no longer outweigh
its hazards.
- Consider
recommendations, reports, research results of organizations, institutions,
etc., review the list of licensed medicines of the comparable countries, and
recommendations from experts.
- Experts from
teams, experts from Pharmacology - Clinical
Pharmacy team, and ADR centers shall
review and give comments.
6
There is no sufficient scientific evidence for efficacy and
safety of the combination drug, the combination medicine that is not licensed
in ICH countries and is not included
in the list of medicines covered by health insurance of comparable countries (Thailand,
Philippines, Indonesia).
Consolidate the list of
combination medicines issued with registration numbers in Vietnam;
Consolidate the list of
combination medicines issued with medicine registration number in Vietnam;
According to the
consolidated list, compare it with the FDC list that is licensed in ICH
countries and the list of medicines covered by health insurance of some
countries to review and propose removing the combination medicines that do not provide sufficient scientific
evidence for efficacy and safety and is not included in the list of the comparable
countries (Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia).
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Vietnam Social Security
shall consolidate the list of combination
medicines covered by health insurance.
Editing team/Department
of Health Insurance and Pharmacology - Clinical Pharmacy team, clinical
experts from specialized teams shall conduct the review.
2. Procedures
for considering the criteria for addition of a
new medicine
No.
Criteria
Activities
Responsibilities of parties
1
The medicine is included in
the 6th list of essential medicines of Vietnam or the 20th list of essential
medicines of WHO and is licensed for sale by the Drug Administration.
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Department of Health
Insurance/Editing team shall review the list of essential medicines of Vietnam and WHO.
2
1. The medicine is a modern
medicine and biopharmaceutical;
2. The medicine is issued
with the certificate of registration; for the antidotes, emergency medicines, rare
medicines, radiopharmaceuticals and tracers,
certificates of registration or
import licenses are required
1. Review the list of proposed medicines and remove the medicine
that is not modern medicine or
biopharmaceutical;
2. Review the sale of the medicine that needs to be added to
the list.
Department of Health
Insurance, request comments from Drug Administration
3
The medicine is
proposed by the Departments of
Health, health facilities, pathology associations and health organizations, and is required to have a document providing sufficient information about the medicine according to the Official Dispatch No.02/11/16 dated November 02,
2016 of the Ministry of Heatlth.
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Department of Health
Insurance/Editing team shall consolidate and review according to the form
4
The medicine has its
efficacy proved and is included in the guidelines for diagnosis and
treatment of the Ministry of Health and/or WHO,
international medical and
pharmaceutical associations.
Check whether the medicine is included in the treatment plan
of the Ministry of Health or WHO, international medical and pharmaceutical
associations.
Agency of
Health Examination and Treatment shall
review the treatment plan of the Ministry of Health and WHO, and then provide
information.
Pharmacology - Clinical
Pharmacy team shall review and check.
5
Economic evaluation of
pharmaceuticals
Consider reports on
medical technology assessment, assess the reliability and accuracy of
researches according to the checklists
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- Report on budget
impact (in Vietnam).
- Systematic review: PRISMA checklist.
Pharmacoeconomic team
shall consider documents and submit proposals for:
+ the medicine selected
or not selected for inclusion in the list.
+ insurance coverage ratio.
6
Consideration of clinical efficacy and treatment cost
Consider clinical efficacy and
compare treatment cost of the proposed medicine and the medicine on the list
enclosed with the Circular No. 40/2017/TT-BYT. The medicine shall be proposed to be included in the
list when:
- the clinical efficacy appears outstanding and the
treatment cost is not higher than that of the medicine on the list; or:
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- the clinical
efficacy appears outstanding and treatment cost is higher than that of the
medicine on the list but it is used for some special users (e.g.
children aged below 06, etc.) or special cases (e.g. emergency
treatment, serious patients, etc.).
Pharmacology -
Clinical Pharmacy team shall documents about
safety and efficacy;
Secretarial team shall
consider and compare the treatment cost of the proposed medicine and the
medicine on the list.
3. Criteria
for consideration of medicines of which payment conditions and insurance
coverage ratio need to be specified
No.
Criteria
Activities
Responsibilities of parties
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Review all
medicines on the list of essential medicines according
to reports on drug abuse
Vietnam Social Security
shall propose the report on the medicines included in list of medicines
showing signs of abuse according to the data on actual drug consumption
nationwide
Pharmacology -
Clinical Pharmacy team and Editing team shall consider
according to the list and data
2
The supplemental
indications are restricted and may be excluded from insurance coverage
Use the results of the
Health Strategy and Policy Institute’s research on the top 20 medicines paid
for by the social insurance funds to consider inappropriate indications.
Consider indications of
the remaining medicines on the list.
Compare the imposition
of conditions for use with a country in the region
Health Strategy and
Policy Institute shall publish research results.
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Send the list of medicines of which payment conditions need to be specified to HITAP experts, Thailand for
request of comments,
4. Procedures for consideration of criteria for expansion
of insurance coverage
No.
Criteria
Activities
Responsibilities of parties
1
The medicine is
included in the guidelines for diagnosis and
treatment of the Ministry of Health or
WHO or prestigious medical and pharmaceutical associations, is really
necessary and no alternative medicine is available at hospitals of lower
level;
Consider the medicine that is included in the guidelines
for diagnosis and treatment, is really necessary and no alternative medicine
is available at the hospital of lower level
according to the Circular No. 40/2017/TT-BYT.
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Specialized teams shall
consider and determine medicines and consider the availability of medicines
at the hospital of lower level.
2
The medicine may be used in a
safe, reasonable and effective manner within the capacity of the hospital of lower level;
Consult with other
teams on the capacity of the hospital of lower level for use of medicines
Experts from specialized teams shall
give comments.
3
The medicine
has its efficacy proved and is included in the guidelines for diagnosis and
treatment of the Ministry of Health and/or WHO or international medical and
pharmaceutical associations.
Check whether the medicine is included in the medical
guidelines of the Ministry of Health or WHO, international medical and
pharmaceutical associations.
Pharmacology -
Clinical Pharmacy team shall review and check.
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The medicine is
proposed by the Departments of Health, health facilities, pathology associations
and health organizations, and is required to have a document providing
sufficient information about the medicine according to the
Appendix II, Official Dispatch
No.02/11/16 dated November 02, 2016 of the Ministry of Heatlth.
Review proposals from the
proposing facilities, only consider the medicine with satisfactory
documents according to the form provided in the Appendix II, Official
Dispatch No. 7891/BYT-BH.
Department of
Health Insurance/Editing team shall consolidate and review according to the
form