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To ensure the safety of drug use by the public, encourage the development of new models and new formats in the field of drug management, and encourage the application and promotion of new technologies in the field of drug management.The "Guiding Opinions on Further Strengthening the Standardized Management of Drug Retail Enterprises and Improving the Quality of Pharmaceutical Services" formulated by the Municipal Drug Administration was recently publicly solicited for comments on the Capital Window website. The draft for comments proposed that drug retail enterprises should hang "green cross" light boxes, with a pilot program first and then implemented in steps.

"Green Cross" light box is implemented in steps

This draft for soliciting opinions, in light of the actual situation of drug circulation supervision in the city, has put forward specific requirements for the light box design management, drug classification and display, job requirements and professional behavior of employees, drug circulation traceability management and credit system construction of pharmaceutical retail enterprises.

For example,In order to make the light boxes and signs of drug stores more clear and eye-catching, and the layout is beautiful, the draft for comments proposes that the light boxes in front of drug stores will be designed in a unified manner.According to the actual situation of the pharmacy, the words "24-hour pharmacy" and "designated medical insurance point" can be added. The light box should be hung in a conspicuous position in front of the drug retail enterprise and can be identified at night to improve the convenience of people buying medicine. The city's legal drug retail enterprises should hang "green cross" light boxes that meet the requirements of the regulations. The pilot project will be carried out first and implemented in steps, focusing on large chain drug stores, launching pilot projects in plain new cities and ecological conservation areas, and gradually realizing standardized and integrated management.

The business areas of prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs should be divided

The classification and display of drugs will be more standardized. Among them, the business areas of drugs and non-drugs, prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs should be divided. The storage, display, prescription and dispensing areas of cell therapy biological products, Chinese herbal medicines and special management drugs should be strictly separated from other drug business areas to achieve special zone operation and special personnel management. For products within the scope of the catalog of medicine and food, they should be managed in accordance with the principle of facilitating the purchase of the masses and ensuring the safety of drug use. If it is only a simple cleaning, slicing and packaging, and the packaging label does not indicate "processing specifications, main functions, usage and dosage", drug retail enterprises can sell them on the shelves, and the masses can buy them without prescriptions when purchasing at drug retail enterprises.

In addition, the draft for comments further regulates the job requirements and professional behaviors of practitioners. Pharmacies need to uniformly manage the dress of pharmaceutical service personnel, especially key personnel such as licensed pharmacists, pharmacists and drug dispensers who participate in medication guidance and prescription review and preparation. They must wear uniform identification during business hours to indicate their identity and work. During business hours, licensed pharmacists and pharmacists must be on duty and on duty, and the behavior of licensed pharmacists "hanging certificates" must be strictly investigated.

At the same time, we will innovate the supervision model, follow the basic principle of "off-site supervision as the main and on-site inspection as the auxiliary", use information technology to achieve full coverage of off-site supervision in the pharmaceutical retail field, and build a new supervision pattern of "no disturbance when there is no problem and everywhere".

Standardize the retention of prescriptions and drug purchases by patients with chronic diseases in pharmacies

In order to ensure the medication needs of insured persons and improve the convenience of purchasing medicines for insured persons, we encourage the rational layout of pharmacies around medical institutions at all levels in the city and increase the number of medical insurance designated pharmacies appropriately. We support pharmacies to provide health monitoring such as weight, blood pressure, blood oxygen, rehabilitation consultation, chronic disease management, as well as extended services such as magnifying glasses, barrier-free operations, and aging-friendly services to meet the needs of the public.Support key pharmaceutical retail enterprises to strengthen the application of new technologies such as robots and AI, and create demonstration application scenarios such as smart logistics and smart medicine cabinets. Encourage pharmaceutical retail enterprises to sell medicines 24 hours a day.Self-service medicine vending machines for selling over-the-counter drugs are also set up within the business premises as an extension of the 24-hour convenience service.

In the future, special groups will receive “exclusive services” when buying medicines at pharmacies.The draft for comments proposes to regulate the prescription retention and drug purchase system for chronic disease patients in pharmacies, so that chronic disease patients can buy prescription drugs with the same generic name and specifications in the chain stores of the same drug retail chain. Support the interconnection between medical insurance designated pharmacies and physical medical institutions, Internet medical institutions or electronic prescription circulation platforms to achieve seamless connection between prescription systems and drug dispensing in pharmacies.

It is encouraged to develop a full-course disease management service model, effectively connect online and offline professional teams, carry out treatment follow-up, health follow-up, and care follow-up for patients at home, and realize the full process of services including patient initial medication counseling, home treatment management, and repeat purchase and follow-up reminders, so that the people can enjoy more professional and humane services.

Pharmaceutical retail enterprises can also develop in a diversified way. The draft for comments proposes that the scale effect and brand advantages of the city's cosmetics manufacturers can be fully utilized, and pharmaceutical retail enterprises can apply for cosmetics business in accordance with the law within the approved business area to provide customers with more professional services.

Source: Beijing Daily Client

Reporter: Zhang Nan

Process Editor: U022