Hebei Provincial Drug Administration: Remove restrictions on distance and business area for pharmaceutical retail companies

The abolition of pharmacy area restrictions, Hebei Province takes the lead

Drug Administration issued a document to abolish the size limit of pharmacies

On August 16, the Hebei Provincial Drug Administration again issued a document stressing that the restrictions on the distance and business area of ​​pharmaceutical retail companies will be lifted, which will take effect on October 1, 2021

According to the "Notice on Optimizing the Approval for the Establishment of Pharmacies" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice") issued by the Hebei Provincial Drug Administration recently, it is necessary to continue to optimize the approval services for the establishment of pharmacies, and to abolish the requirements for the set distance and business area of ​​pharmaceutical retail companies.

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Where the applicant voluntarily signs the notification undertaking and submits the materials as required, the local administrative examination and approval department shall make an administrative licensing decision on the spot

Not only good for pharmacies, but also good for consumers

On June 3 last year, the "Relevant Policies and Measures for Further Promoting the High-quality Development of the Pharmaceutical Distribution Industry" issued by the Hebei Provincial Drug Administration mentioned the issue of "the operating area should be adapted to the operating scale"

At the same time, the content of the "Notice" has been piloted in the province

According to People’s Information, Shijiazhuang City’s Administrative Examination and Approval Bureau, the 3rd Division Yang Jing, introduced that after preliminary investigations, combined with advanced practices in other places and higher-level policy requirements, the bureau has recently studied and passed the decision to abolish the limit on the business area of ​​pharmacies.

"With less materials, the licenses and licenses can still be issued together.

It is understood that Shijiazhuang’s previous requirements for the minimum useable area of ​​pharmaceutical retail business premises are: the five districts in the city shall not be less than 80 square meters, the county area shall not be less than 60 square meters, and the township and rural areas shall not be less than 40 square meters

The city’s administrative examination and approval bureau also stated: “Regulations on the area of ​​business premises for pharmaceutical retail companies have always been one of the important factors restricting the development of pharmacies, and it is not conducive to pharmacies sinking into the township (town) market and serving more grassroots people

Of course, removing restrictions on business area can not only reduce the cost of opening a store, but also promote the development of the pharmacy industry and bring benefits to the masses

According to China Economic Net news, Xu Yuping, chairman of the China Medical Materials Association, said in an interview that there were previous restrictions and the life of pharmacies was relatively "stable", and the implementation of the New Deal would definitely break this "stability", and industry competition would intensify

"Red lines" in other provinces and cities are still

The Hebei Provincial Food and Drug Administration resolutely abolished the setting of restrictions on the business area of ​​pharmacies, which made new pharmacies no "red line", but most provinces and cities still have corresponding requirements for the area of ​​pharmacies:

Shanghai

Guangdong Province

Shandong Province

In addition, some provinces and cities have retained the "red line", but have relaxed the restrictions:

Beijing