The lack of a licensed pharmacist can be saved!

"Remote trial party" triggered industry resonance, and many provincial drug administrations issued documents to promote remote trial party!

According to the observation of the media search drug, many provincial drug administration departments have faced the reality of the pharmacy industry and issued buffer policies "from top to bottom" to promote "remote review" as a transitional means for the problem of staffing licensed pharmacists

Keep people under the knife and promote remote trial

On April 26, the Shandong Provincial Drug Administration issued a notice, deciding to carry out a special campaign to crack down on retail pharmacies' violations of laws and regulations from now until the end of May

Formulate relevant regulations on remote online review of prescriptions by licensed pharmacists in drug retail chain enterprises

On the same day, the Heilongjiang Provincial Food and Drug Administration also released the "2019 Provincial Drug Circulation Supervision and Inspection Work Plan".

From the content of the document, it is not difficult to see the supervision ideas of the competent authorities of the two provinces:

First, adhere to the "Four Strictests", severely crack down on illegal and illegal behaviors by retail pharmacies, such as "prescription drugs are sold without prescriptions" and "licensed pharmacists are certified", etc.

Severely cracking down on violations of laws and regulations is an insistent practice of the regulatory authorities no matter what industry they are in, and this cannot be changed because of the current state of the industry

Second, while holding up the big stick, pharmacies are given a certain "transition" period and means

As we all know, the number of licensed pharmacists in the country is insufficient, and it is difficult to reach the level required by the policy in a short period of time

In the documents issued by the two provinces, both mentioned "remote review" as a means to supplement the shortage of licensed pharmacists, and the Heilongjiang Provincial Food and Drug Administration clearly regarded "remote review" as a solution to the shortage of licensed pharmacists and to improve the professionalism of retail pharmacies.

The document of Heilongjiang Province pointed out that in view of the current situation that the number of licensed pharmacists in Heilongjiang Province cannot meet the needs of drug business enterprises, in order to improve the pharmaceutical service and quality management level of retail chain enterprises, research and carry out remote verification of prescriptions by licensed pharmacists in retail chain enterprises.

In addition, some provinces have adopted other forms to ensure the development of retail pharmacies to a more professional level

Differentiated equipment may become the preferred solution after transition

However, the industry must also clearly recognize that "remote reviewers" can only solve temporary difficulties, after all, the competent authorities have only designated it as a "transition" method

When it comes to the provision of licensed pharmacists, we cannot fail to mention the future trend of the industry - differentiated provision

On April 4th, the State Food and Drug Administration held a symposium on the regulatory policy of licensed pharmacists.

On April 3 and April 20, Yang Wei, Director of the Licensed Pharmacist Qualification Certification Center of the State Food and Drug Administration, emphasized the issue of differentiated allocation of licensed pharmacists at two symposiums, and hoped that Shanghai would strengthen the policy and system for differentiated allocation.

In November 2018, the Ministry of Commerce issued the "Guiding Opinions on the Classification and Hierarchical Management of National Retail Pharmacies (Draft for Comment)".

All in all, whether it is market demand or policy orientation, differentiated equipment will definitely become the trend of future licensed pharmacists
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The operators of pharmacies should also be prepared for danger in times of peace, and should not be too complacent because of some "transition policies", but should recognize and grasp the national supervision ideas as soon as possible, give priority to the layout, and meet the major changes in the development of the industry in advance
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At the same time, the notice requires active exploration of "Internet

On April 26, the Shandong Provincial Drug Administration issued a notice, deciding to carry out a special campaign to crack down on retail pharmacies' violations of laws and regulations from now until the end of May
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