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Licensing Pharmacist to Establish a Drug and Medical Products Distributing Branch

ໃບທະບຽນວິຊາຊີບເພສັດຊະກຳ ເພື່ອສ້າງຕັ້ງສາຂາຈຳໜ່າຍຜະລິດຕະພັນໂຮງງານຜະລິດຢາ ແລະ ຜະລິດຕະພັນການແພດ

General information
Name of formality Licensing Pharmacist to Establish a Drug and Medical Products Distributing Branch
Type of formality Certificate
Date of last modification 19.11.2020
Responsible Authorities Food and Drugs Department
LSIC
Who should complete this business formality?
Individuals or legal entities that established as a branch to represents the factory in drugs and medical products distribution that have been delivered from the factory that it represents.
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality
1. Shall have a Lao pharmacist or pharmacist assistant (Mid-Level Practitioners) in Lao National which has a diploma or certificate of completion on pharmaceutical profession granted by the relevant educational institution both domestic and international Licensed by the MoH and have at least 4 years of experience in pharmaceutical field. If is a government officer, must have an official appointment letter, must be a person that is not under trial or abandoning the position or facing disciplinary actions due to the error in pharmacist profession or dealing narcotics;; 
2. The branch must be a clean place, with an area of at least 20 square meters or more, is a specific room, not mixed with residential or accommodation and other non-pharmaceutical or medical products retailer;
There must be a clean and standard storage place with a width of 4 meters, a length of 8 meters and an appropriate height.
3. Must have an accounting clearing system, animals and insects prevention system, a cooling system, lighting, temperature and humidity monitoring device inside the warehouse and must be monitored on a regular basis, etc.
4. The warehouse must have the necessary equipment, such as floor mats, product cabinets, and product handling equipment, tools used to monitor the warehouse system and follow the principles of good storage, which are specified in good wholesale regulations. (GWP)
Additional Comment
After the Industry and Commerce sector reviewed and issued the Enterprise Registration Certificate. The Food and Drug Department will then issue a Licensing Pharmacist for the branch of the Drug and Medical Products Factory, which must be approved by the Ministry of Health. The products must be registered or reported by the drug and medical products factory.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name Number Date Comment
Law on Drugs and Medical Products (Amended) 07/NA 21.12.2011 Part III, Chapter 1, Article 12, 14 and 17
Order on the Establishment of Medicine and Medical Device Business Operation (Revised) 1820/MOH 25.08.2017 Article 5, 8, 9.3, 14, 17, 18, 24, 25
Presidential Ordinance on Fees and Service Fees 003/PO 26.12.2012

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name Type Comment
Application Form Confirmative act
                                                                         
Curriculum Vitae Confirmative act
                                                                        with photo (taken within 1 year) 
Certification of Health Confirmative act
                                                                        within 3 months 
Address Certification Confirmative act
                                                                        with photo (taken within 3 months) 
Photo (3x4) Confirmative act
                                                                        3 photos (taken within 1 year) 
Education Certificate Confirmative act
                                                                        a copy 
Court Clearence Confirmative act
                                                                         
Certificate of Pharmacist Practices Confirmative act
                                                                        A private sector has to certify the employment location and this is required to be certified by the public sector at the provincial authority. 
Certificate of Resignation from Public Servant Confirmative act
                                                                        or an Appointment Letter from the organization (in case it is a state-enterprise) 
Floor Plan of the Buildings, Office, and Warehouse Confirmative act
                                                                         
Certificate of Ownership of the House Confirmative act
                                                                        or Lease Aggreement 
Copy of Enterprise Registration Certificate Confirmative act
                                                                         
Report for the location inspection Confirmative act
                                                                        from the relevant authority before an approval 
Feasibility Study of Medical and Medical Devices Business Confirmative act
                                                                        indicate the name of the products 
Location map of the factory's branch Confirmative act
                                                                         

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name Type Comment
Certification of Health Confirmative act
                                                                        within 3 months, 1 copy 
Address Certification Confirmative act
                                                                        with photo (taken within 3 months), 1 copy 
Court Clearence Confirmative act
                                                                        1 copy 
Report for the location inspection Confirmative act
                                                                        from the FDD authority, 1 copy 
Application form for renewal Confirmative act
                                                                        1 copy 
Licensing Pharmacist Confirmative act
                                                                        the original license that is expired or nearly expired 
Location Map Confirmative act
                                                                        that has been approved, 1 copy 
Performance report Confirmative act
                                                                        of the company, branches, and wholesale in the last 2 years, 1 copy 
Future Plan of the company, branches and wholesales Confirmative act
                                                                        1 copy 
 
Mean of presentation
Means of presentation
Address of authority Food and Drugs Department, Ministry of Public Health
Processing Time (Day(s)) 90 Applications shall be submitted to the Food and Drug district bureau or the provincial Food and Drug section where the company is located. The application will then be evaluated, reviewed and approved by each level of local authority before transferring to the Food and Drug Department. Ultimately, the Minister of Health will be a signatory for the license.
 
RENEWAL INFORMATION
Does the formality have a validity or an expiration date? YES
How long will the formality be valid for? (in months) 24
What is the process and conditions to get the formality?
What is the process and conditions to renew the formality? Applicants must apply for a license renewal within 3 months prior to the expiry date.
 
ISSUING FEES
Has application fees? Service fees Certificate fees Application fees Total fees
YES 0.00 200000.00 0.00 200000.00
Comments
Refer to the Presidential Ordinance No. 003/PO
 
RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees? Service fees Certificate fees Renewal fees Total renewal fees
YES 0.00 100000.00 0.00 100000.00
Comments
Refer to the Presidential Ordinance No. 003/PO
     
 

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