Another batch of pharmacies don’t need licensed pharmacists for the time being

Hereinafter referred to as the "Notice").

The "Notice" requires that pharmaceutical retail companies should be equipped with legally qualified pharmacists (licensed pharmacists) or other pharmaceutical technicians (including pharmacists, pharmacists, competent pharmacists, deputy chief pharmacists, chief pharmacists, practicing pharmacists, etc.

Pharmaceutical retail companies in the main urban areas and counties (districts) of urban areas are required to be equipped with licensed pharmacists as soon as possible; existing pharmaceutical retail companies in towns and rural areas that have difficulties in appointing licensed pharmacists can be equipped during the transition period.

At the same time, the "Notice" emphasizes that during the transitional period, pharmaceutical retail companies that have been equipped with licensed pharmacists must not lower their equipment standards.

In addition, the "Notice" also mentioned that pharmaceutical retail chain stores are equipped with licensed pharmacists or legally qualified pharmaceutical technicians in accordance with regulations, encouraging and supporting pharmaceutical retail chain companies to use modern information technology to carry out remote prescription audits, as its basis The store’s prescription review and supplementation of pharmacy services have solved the problem that the store’s licensed pharmacists cannot sell prescription drugs temporarily when they are absent.

Chain stores, promote the deployment and use of licensed pharmacists in stages and zones

Coincidentally, on May 28, the "Notice on the Management of the Provision and Use of Licensed Pharmacists in Retail Pharmacies" issued by the Qinghai Drug Administration also pointed out that rural areas below townships (excluding counties, township governments, and towns and urban areas where administrative committees are located) ) Existing retail pharmacies, if it is really difficult to appoint licensed pharmacists, before December 31, 2025, other pharmacy technicians who have been qualified according to law, including health (pharmaceutical) series titles (including pharmacist, pharmacist, chief pharmacist, and deputy director) can be equipped before December 31, 2025.

In addition, the notice from Qinghai Province also stated that the principle of equipping and using licensed pharmacists will be promoted in stages and by regions, and a transitional policy of differentiated arranging and using licensed pharmacists will be implemented.

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Documents issued in many provinces, rural areas may be temporarily unworthy of licensed pharmacists

In addition to Shanxi and Qinghai, many regions have also issued documents stipulating the implementation of a transitional policy of differentiated deployment and use of licensed pharmacists.