All pharmacies, licensed pharmacists will be severely beaten

Pharmaceutical Network Policy and Regulations: According to the Ministry of Commerce issued in November 2018, "National Retail Pharmacy Classification Management Guidance (Draft for Comments)" requirements, the second category of retail pharmacies equipped with at least one practicing pharmacist, three types of retail pharmacies equipped with at least two practicing pharmacists.
according to the time limit, by the end of 2020, a pharmaceutical operating enterprise with a confirmed practitioner assuming the duties of a practicing pharmacist shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements for the staffing of a licensed pharmacist.
But from the supply and demand side of licensed pharmacists, the number of pharmacies nationwide remained at about 480,000 in 2019, while the number of licensed pharmacists registered in retail pharmacies in 2019 was just over 480,000, which is difficult to meet the rigid demand for pharmacies.
a large gap in practicing pharmacists, how to do with difficult equipment? On August 17, the General Department of the State Drug Administration issued the Notice on Regulating the Use of Practicing Pharmacists in Drug Retail Enterprises (Draft for Comments), which clearly allows pharmaceutical retail enterprises to be equipped with other pharmaceutical technicians to assume the duties of practicing pharmacists in areas where there is a clear gap between practicing pharmacists, with a transition period not exceeding 2025.
noteworthy, while fine-tuning the equipment of practicing pharmacists, the document also proposes to refine the implementation of the requirements of the staffing of practicing pharmacists, strengthen the responsibility of supervision and inspection.
stressed that during the transition period, strict regulatory requirements should be implemented . . . For drug retail enterprises that are not equipped according to regulations and are not in place for rectification, they shall be investigated and dealt with in accordance with the law, and their business scope of prescription drugs and Class A over-the-counter drugs shall be reduced in accordance with the provisions.
For verified "registered" practicing pharmacists, enter the national registered pharmacist registration management information system, revoke their registration certificates and resolutely expose them, and at the same time, "registered" practicing pharmacists into the credit management "black list", the implementation of multi-sector joint disciplinary.
"certificate" of practicing pharmacists is a long-standing problem.
At the "March 15Th Party" in 2019, the phenomenon of licensing of practicing pharmacists was exposed, and then the State Drug Administration issued a "notice on the implementation of drug retail enterprises practicing pharmacists "registration" behavior rectification work", carried out a six-month registration of the general rectification, many places also issued relevant policies, the pharmacy industry has been strictly investigated and strictly treated.
, the rectification of the licensing behavior of practicing pharmacists in various places is continuing.
, for example, on August 21st, the Guangdong Drug Administration exposed nine new practicing pharmacists for violating the "certificate".
the relevant person in charge of the drug regulatory bureau said that the current number of practicing pharmacists in Guangdong Province can basically meet the demand, but there is still an uneven distribution of the problem, the bureau will continue to increase the fight against illegal registration.
addition to strict regulation, the regulatory approach has been upgraded in many places.
Such as Ningbo City from December last year, decided to 3142 retail pharmacies to implement the "sunshine pharmacist" attendance system, all registered in-store practicing pharmacists must be on time through the attendance app to swipe the face of the card;
In the eyes of the industry, perhaps it is precisely because the number of existing practicing pharmacists is difficult to meet the needs of pharmacies, coupled with the pharmaceutical sector reform is still in the process of advancing, medical insurance policy and the management of practicing pharmacists have not been effectively linked, the registration rate of practicing pharmacists is low, so that the "registered" chaos.
And with the improvement and implementation of a series of laws and regulations, the licensing of practicing pharmacists will become a prohibited place, the future of the pharmaceutical retail industry reshuffle will accelerate, some of the qualifications of small and medium-sized monosodic pharmacies or speed up the exit.