Circular on promulgating the List of veterinary drugs authorized for marketing and the List of banned veterinary drugs in Viet Nam

Draft Circular promulgates the List of veterinary drugs authorized for marketing and the List of banned veterinary drugs in Viet Nam, which replaces Circular No. 10/2016/TT-BNNPTNT dated 1 June 2016. The amendments are as follows:a) Appendix I: updates the List of veterinary drugs authorized for marketing in Viet Nam until now.b) Appendix II: amends the List of banned veterinary drugs in Viet Nam for aquatic and terrestrial animals:-  As in the List of banned veterinary drugs in Viet Nam in aquaculture:+  Changes "Nitrofuran (includes Furazolidone)" to "Nitrofuran and its metabolites (Furazolidone, Furaltadone, Nitrofurantoin, Nitrofurazone, Nifursol)+  Adds Leucomalachite Green.- As in the List of banned veterinary drugs in Viet Nam for terrestrial animals:+  Removes Ciprofloxacin+  Adds Leucomalachite Green+  Changes the active substance group "Furazolidon and derivatives of Nitrofuran (Nitrofuran, Furacillin, Nitrofurazon, Furacin, Nitrofurantoin, Furoxon, Orafuran, Furadonin, Furadantin, Furaltadon, Payzone, Furazolin, Nitrofurmethon, Nitrofuridin, Nitrovin)" to "Nitrofuran and its metabolites (Furazolidone, Furaltadone, Nitrofurantoin, Nitrofurazone, Nifursol)+ Removes alternative names of Chloramphenicol, Dimetridazole, Metronidazole and Dipterex.