On March 25, 2026, the Lam Dong Department of Health announced administrative fines totaling 42.5 million VNDagainst five medical and pharmaceutical establishments. The violations primarily involved a lack of transparency in price listing and breaches of professional operational standards.
Details of penalized entities and violations:
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Lack of Price Transparency: Gia Nghia Odonto-Stomatology Center and Phuc An Dak Song General Clinic were each fined 4 million VND for failing to list service prices and misnaming departments contrary to their official licenses.
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Practicing Certificate Violations: Thien Tam Pharmaceutical & Medical Supplies Co. received the highest fine of 15 million VND for failing to publicly display the required pharmaceutical practicing certificate.
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Pharmaceutical Business Violations: * Van Phuoc Pharmacy was fined 7.5 million VND for failing to submit dossiers for periodic evaluation of Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) compliance.
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Hien Tri General Clinic was fined 12 million VND for mixing functional foods with medicine and providing unclear pricing that misled customers at its pharmaceutical counter.
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These enforcement actions are part of a broader post-inspection strategy to tighten discipline in medical examination, treatment, and drug supply to protect the rights and health of residents in the province.