The state launched a crackdown on illegal drug sales online without "regret medicine"

Buying medicine online makes most people feel uneasy It seems that the risk comes from the virtual space In fact, the risk lies in the people behind the network Therefore, when the regulatory means are effective, consumers can - read the prompt | "online medicine is cheap." This is the consensus of people who have online drug purchasing experience But the risk of buying drugs online is also obvious Although it saves money, it is likely to buy fake drugs Recently, five departments, including the State Food and drug administration, the state Internet Information Office, the Ministry of industry and information technology, the Ministry of public security and the State Administration for Industry and commerce, launched a joint campaign to combat illegal drug sales on the Internet in Beijing So, is there an online drugstore in Henan? How can consumers identify the authenticity of online pharmacies? The reporter conducted a visit and found that only four websites in Henan were approved to engage in Internet drug trading services, but could not sell drugs to individuals If you want to quickly know the authenticity of online pharmacies in front of you, you can go to the website of the State Food and drug administration According to the background data of five departments working together to crack down on illegal drug sales on the Internet, there are 370000 drugstores and 15000 chain drugstores in China at present According to statistics of China online pharmacy Council, the scale of China's pharmaceutical e-commerce reached 1.655 billion yuan last year, three times higher than that of 2011, and it is expected that the transaction scale will reach 4 billion yuan this year In contrast, the problem of illegal drug sale on the Internet is serious Li Guoqing, director of the safety supervision department of the State Food and drug administration, said that at present, 80% of the online drug sales have problems, and illegal online drug sales have become a very serious social hazard On August 20, five departments including the State Food and drug administration, the state Internet Information Office, the Ministry of industry and information technology, the Ministry of public security and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce jointly launched a campaign against illegal drug sales on the Internet Relevant departments will jointly rectify the illegal drug sales on the Internet and crack down on the illegal and criminal activities of using the Internet to sell fake drugs through various channels such as clearing up illegal and harmful information, destroying dens, qualification examination, publicity, guidance and encouraging reporting It is understood that the joint action of the five departments will focus on three types of illegal acts, including: using the Internet to sell fake drugs, illegally engaging in drug sales without obtaining internet drug trading qualification, having Internet drug information service or drug trading qualification, but publishing false drug information or illegally selling drugs to deceive the public The regulatory authorities will focus on the treatment of cancer, sexual dysfunction, diabetes, hypertension and other diseases, which are the most prominent problems in the current online illegal sales "Special medicine" is full of online "Drugstore" Chaos On August 25, the reporter found about 15.2 million related results through a search engine search with the keyword of "purchase of drugs" Many of the pages publicized and sold drugs to consumers The pages were filled with a large number of false publicity in the name of "authoritative experts" and "patients" through the use of absolute and committed language Subsequently, reporters in a large shopping site input "medicine", it shows 101280 baby From aphrodisiac, weight-loss, insomnia treatment to skin topical drugs, the seller's propaganda is all "effective", or even "special effect", with high sales volume, it is difficult to identify the authenticity If you click the link of a kind of aphrodisiac drug at will, you can easily see the obvious false propaganda such as "significant curative effect for kidney deficiency, asthenic sweating and prostate patients" However, the "special effect" drugs sold do not have a complete approval number It is understood that at present, in addition to the above measures, some illegal online pharmacies are seeking profits, and the drugs sold are likely to be fake inferior drugs or expired drugs Therefore, consumers must not buy drugs at will or at a low price After purchasing drugs, they should carefully check the drug name, state drug registration number, production unit, production date and expiration date, and cannot take or use drugs at will The drug regulatory department reminds consumers to choose legal and regular websites when purchasing drugs on the Internet They should not easily purchase drugs from websites linked by some portal websites and websites that can sell "drugs" through search engine search They should not trust drug advertisement and mail order drugs "Professional" limits the development of drugstores Online On August 26, after inquiring on the website of the State Food and drug administration, the reporter learned that 162 websites in the country have legal qualifications for Internet drug trading services, and obtained the certificate of qualification for Internet drug trading services issued by the State Food and drug administration, of which 95 websites can provide drugs to individual consumers, but not to other enterprises or Medical institutions sell drugs The reporter noted that only four websites in Henan were approved to engage in Internet drug trading services, but the scope of services is "drug trading with other enterprises", that is to say, drugs cannot be sold to individuals Reporters see that online pharmacies that can sell drugs to individuals are mostly distributed in economically developed provinces and cities such as Beijing, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu Why hasn't such online pharmacies appeared in Henan? "The regional nature of chain drugstores is obvious, the number of physical stores is limited, and there is no space limit for online orders, so distribution is a big problem." The head of a chain drugstore in Zhengzhou said that customers in the province can entrust cooperative drugstores to deliver goods, but those outside the province can only go through logistics According to the relevant provisions of China's drug law, mail order is not allowed for drugs, because the third-party delivery can not avoid the problems of pollution, damage, exchange, etc during the delivery "In order to strengthen the professionalism of drug business, online pharmacies, like physical pharmacies, should be equipped with a variety of licensed pharmacists and licensed doctors, who are responsible for answering and guiding consumers in the process of purchasing drugs There is an increase in cost " The person in charge said that the online drugstore could not be connected with a series of medical security systems such as medical insurance and new rural cooperative medical insurance, and also kept most of the local people enjoying the welfare policies such as medical insurance out of the door "It can be said that it is not easy for the online drugstore to make money, but it is also likely to make no effort to please, rather than simply not to do it, which not only does not make money but also affects its reputation when it gets it." "When we buy medicine, we go to the drugstore We can see the real thing We are more assured In addition, we can use the medical insurance card, which is very convenient." On August 25, Mr Chen, who was buying medicine at a pharmacy in Tianming Road, Zhengzhou City, said Like Mr Chen, among the 30 consumers interviewed randomly by the reporter, all of them are worried about buying fake drugs on the Internet and do not consider buying drugs on the Internet Remind that there are many websites selling fake drugs to verify the authenticity of drugstores first Then, how should consumers avoid the risk of buying fake drugs? The reporter learned from the food and drug administration that the regular website selling drugs to individuals has the qualification certificate for Internet drug transaction service and the qualification certificate for Internet drug information service, and marked the serial number of the qualification certificate for Internet drug transaction service in a prominent position on the website, while the certificate number can be found on the website of the State Food and drug administration However, some illegal online pharmacies use the psychology that consumers are not willing to bother to check the authenticity of certificates, and post a fake certificate or certificate number on their website to deceive consumers Therefore, when consumers choose online pharmacies, they should first go to the website of the State Food and drug administration to carefully check the authenticity of the certificate and determine whether it is an approved regular online pharmacy Yan Jiangying, a spokesman for the State Food and drug administration, pointed out that even approved online pharmacies can only sell some over-the-counter drugs within the scope of approval, namely those marked with "OTC" All kinds of special drugs for treating difficult and miscellaneous diseases are fake and inferior "Relevant departments should also clearly and prominently publicize the list of approved online pharmacies, so that consumers can quickly and accurately understand the information published by authoritative departments when buying drugs online, so as to avoid being cheated." Ma Jiayu, associate professor of the school of public law, Henan University of finance, economics and law, said that online drug sales supervision needs the cooperation of multiple departments In the long run, the state should formulate relevant policies, refine supervision means, especially the support of information management department and Technology Department, so as to ensure sufficient supervision technical support The food and Drug Administration reminded that once the illegal drug sale on the Internet was found, complaints and reports can be made to the State Food and Drug Administration (Tel: 12331) or to the Internet Illegal and bad information reporting center (Tel: 12377) As a new thing, how to regulate the Internet drug market in foreign countries is not the same in the world Switzerland, Italy, Spain and other countries completely prohibit online drug sales; Sweden's online drug sales rights are exclusively owned by a state-owned enterprise; Britain and the Netherlands are basically open-minded At present, there are three major modes of Internet drug regulation in foreign countries, namely, pluralism represented by the United States, corporatism represented by the United Kingdom and nationalism represented by Germany ■ U.S model: it emphasizes the mutual cooperation of government, market and society The State pharmacy Council is responsible for the access and daily affairs management of online pharmacies and pharmacists The U.S Pharmacy Committee is responsible for the certification of high-quality online pharmacies The federal government agencies are supervised according to their functions Consumers have judicial weapons such as group litigation   ■ UK model: the government and industry associations maintain a long-term positive interaction The UK's largest pharmaceutical industry group, Royal Pharmaceutical Association, is responsible for the registration of online pharmacies and the supervision of pharmacist services, and develops a series of standard guidelines to guide and regulate online pharmacy services The UK drug and Health Products Administration is responsible for the supervision of the sale and supply of online pharmacies, and the access to illegal websites Investigation and attack ■ German mode: it emphasizes the government's leading role, with strong social medical insurance as the support, pharmacies and drugs not covered by medical insurance reimbursement are not reimbursed, eliminating the possibility of counterfeit drugs circulating on the Internet from the system In addition, the German government, through the association of pharmacists, regulates the conduct of all entities and online pharmacies in the country, establishes a drug damage compensation fund and a drugstore supervision system.