The transformation of the pharmacy industry is accelerating, and the development of diversification and specialization has become the general trend

Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Drug Administration issued the "Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Reform of the Operation of Class B OTC Drugs in Guangdong Province" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Plan") to the listed market supervision and administration bureaus at the local level and above, and decided to carry out large-scale chain convenience throughout the province.
The store only operates the pilot work of comprehensive reform of Class B non-prescription drugs
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It is reported that this work supports and encourages the cross-border integration of large chain convenience store headquarters and drug retail chain enterprises under the management of the same group, setting up a sales area or counter for Class B non-prescription drugs in convenience stores, innovating drug retail business models, and leading and satisfying community residents.
The diversification of the 24-hour daily urgent need for medicines drives the transformation of traditional pharmacies into community health convenience stores
.
At present, China Resources Vanguard Co.
, Ltd.
+ Guangdong Dexinhang Pharmacy Chain Co.
, Ltd.
, Guangdong Meiyijia Convenience Store Co.
, Ltd.
+ Chunyuelin (Guangdong) Pharmacy Co.
, Ltd.
are two large-scale convenience stores and drug retail chains that meet the bidding conditions.
Enterprises have been determined to carry out the pilot work of comprehensive reform of large chain convenience stores operating only Class B non-prescription drugs in the whole province
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It is reported that as early as in the "Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Circulation and Promoting Commercial Consumption" issued by the General Office of the State Council, it was clearly stated in the item "Accelerating the Development of Chain Convenience Stores" that the Food and Drug Administration, according to the division of responsibilities, is responsible for "carrying out a pilot program to simplify the business approval procedures for Class B non-prescription drugs.
" Since then, various localities have successively issued relevant policies to promote the development of brand chain convenience stores and simplify the approval of business operation of Class B non-prescription drugs
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Therefore, in addition to Guangdong Province, as early as 2019, Beijing piloted 50 chain convenience stores to provide citizens with Banlangen, electronic sphygmomanometers, medical protective masks and other Class B non-prescription drugs and Class II medical equipment sales services
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In September 2020, Hunan Province announced its support for pharmacies to cooperate with convenience stores or supermarkets to sell medicines, and 13 departments including the Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce also jointly issued the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting the Accelerated Development of Branded Convenience Stores"
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Judging from the above, the country and all regions are accelerating the reform of the pharmaceutical retail industry, as well as further innovation and development.
In the future, under this reform, the industry is expected to experience a major reshuffle in the industry
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In this context, how should the pharmacy industry respond? In fact, the current major chain pharmacies have actually sensed the impetus of industry reform, and are accelerating their transformation and upgrading in two directions
.
These two directions, one is diversified development, the other is professional development
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In terms of diversification, Yixintang has made frequent moves in recent years
.
As early as 2020, it issued an announcement stating that the company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Hainan Hongxiang Yixintang Pharmaceutical Chain Co.
, Ltd.
planned to establish wholly-owned subsidiaries Hainan Yixintang Pharmaceutical Co.
, Ltd.
and Yixin Medical (Hainan) Co.
, Ltd.
with its own funds
.
Before that, Yixintang also set up the first drugstore in Haikou, the central city of Hainan Free Trade Port
.
In addition, Yifeng Pharmacy also announced that it will establish Yifeng Internet Hospital and Yifeng Remote Diagnosis and Treatment Center in Hainan.
Both companies have registered capital of 10 million yuan and are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Yifeng
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It is reported that the Yifeng Remote Diagnosis and Treatment Center will be an entity medical institution, while the Yifeng Internet Hospital is an Internet medical institution sponsored by the Yifeng Remote Diagnosis and Treatment Center
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Analysts believe that from an industry perspective, these physical pharmacies have opened drugstores and hospitals one after another, which has become a landmark event in the transformation of domestic pharmacies
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In terms of specialization, major chains are also accelerating their deployment
.
At the end of last month, Dashenlin announced that it will add 115 stores in 2021 to obtain the qualification of dual-channel overall planning
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At present, there are more than 900 hospital-side pharmacies in Dashenlin, including 504 pharmacies with dual-channel medical insurance financing and coordination qualifications for various diseases, and 120 DTP specialty pharmacies
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In addition, the common people also announced last month that as of January 21, 2022, a total of 119 stores of the common people pharmacy nationwide have obtained the qualification of dual-channel overall planning, and it has nearly 1,000 courtyard stores and 145 DTP professional pharmacies
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