Aquaculture production and its management by government have changed greatly and so has its use of drugs and chemicals. This study presents a summary of a survey of chemical use conducted in 2003-2004; the results of recent consultative workshops withstakeholders and a desktop review are also presented in this report assessing the development and current status of veterinary medicines usage in aquaculture in Viet Nam. By 2004, at least 1 893 commercial products were available, with 1 262 registeredproducts, including 223 antibiotics. There were 220 domestic companies involved in production and trade, and nine foreign countries had 238 products imported into Viet Nam, with 61.7 percent of these originating from Thailand. Between 2007 and the end of2009, there were 4 100 products registered, including 2 945 domestic products and 1 155 imported ones. Because of the withdrawal of circulation permission for a number of products, the total number of registered products available in the market is now 2193, with 813 being veterinary drugs and 2 100 being chemicals for environment improvement. There are 230 domestic companies, 136 of which produce drugs and/or chemicals, and more than 15 importing countries. The study also revealed that there is a needfor measures to reduce both the number of companies and the number of products available in the market. The research, monitoring and extension systems and local partnerships among stakeholders, particularly between farmers and retailers, play importantroles, and there should be capacity building and incentives for them to cooperate in practicing more prudent use of veterinary medicines.
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