Hebei Provincial Drug Administration issued a document to abolish distance and area restrictions on pharmacies

The medicine net, August 18, canceled the pharmacy area limit, and Hebei Province took the lead
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The Drug Administration issued a document to cancel the pharmacy area limit.

On August 16, the Hebei Provincial Drug Administration issued a document again emphasizing that the distance and business area restrictions on drug retail companies will be abolished, which will take effect on October 1, 2021
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According to the "Notice on Optimizing the Approval of the Establishment of Pharmacies" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice") issued by the Hebei Provincial Drug Administration recently, it is necessary to continue to optimize the approval services for the establishment of pharmacies, and to cancel the requirements for the set distance and business area of ​​pharmaceutical retail companies.
Further optimize the approval of the opening of pharmacies and improve the level of government services
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The details are as follows: 1.
Continue to optimize the approval services for the establishment of pharmacies: cancel the approval for the establishment of pharmaceutical retail enterprises; further streamline application materials, and materials such as business licenses can be obtained through departmental information sharing
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Cancel the set distance and business area of ​​pharmaceutical retail companies: Resolutely remove restrictions on the set distance and business area of ​​pharmaceutical retail companies
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Approval for the establishment of pharmacies shall be handled in accordance with the principle that the business area, facilities, personnel, etc.
are compatible with the types and scale of the business
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3.
The notification and commitment system shall be implemented for the approval of drug retail companies that apply for the establishment of only Category B over -the-counter drugs : After the notification commitment is implemented, the administrative examination and approval departments of various regions shall dynamically adjust the handling guidelines and prepare the format text of the notification commitment letter, listing quantifiable operations and non-prescriptions according to law.
The operating license conditions including the bottom line clauses, clarifying the supervision rules and the consequences of violating the promise, notify the applicant at one time
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Where the applicant voluntarily signs the notification undertaking and submits the materials as required, the local administrative examination and approval department shall make an administrative licensing decision on the spot
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The relevant handling guidelines and the format text of the notification letter of commitment shall be published in the administrative examination and approval hall, the department website and the national integrated government service platform (provincial government service network) and other channels, so that applicants can consult, request or download
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　　It is not only good for pharmacies, but also good for consumers.

On June 3 last year, the "Relevant Policies and Measures for Further Promoting the High-quality Development of the Pharmaceutical Distribution Industry" issued by the Hebei Provincial Drug Administration mentioned that "the operating area should be in line with the operating scale.
" Adapt to the problem
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At the same time, the content of the "Notice" has been piloted in the province
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A few months ago, Shijiazhuang lifted the limit on the business area of ​​pharmacies
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According to People’s Information, Shijiazhuang City’s Administrative Examination and Approval Bureau, the 3rd Division Yang Jing, introduced that after preliminary investigations, combined with advanced practices in other places and higher-level policy requirements, the bureau has recently studied and passed the decision to abolish the limit on the business area of ​​pharmacies.
“Now only pharmaceutical retail companies The business scope of the company can be in line with the variety and scale of the business
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" "With less materials, the licenses and licenses can be issued together.
The most important thing is that the restriction on the business area has been removed, which has saved us a lot of costs
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" The staff said with emotion when the administrative examination and approval bureau handled the business
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It is understood that Shijiazhuang’s previous requirements for the minimum useable area of ​​pharmaceutical retail business premises are: the five districts in the city shall not be less than 80 square meters, the county area shall not be less than 60 square meters, and the township and rural areas shall not be less than 40 square meters
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The city’s administrative examination and approval bureau also stated: “Regulations on the area of ​​business premises for pharmaceutical retail companies have always been one of the important factors restricting the development of pharmacies, and it is not conducive to pharmacies sinking into the township (town) market and serving more grassroots people
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” Of course.
, The removal of restrictions on business area can not only reduce the cost of opening a store, but also promote the development of the pharmacy industry and bring benefits to the masses
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According to China Economic Net news, Xu Yuping, chairman of the China Medical Materials Association, said in an interview that there were previous restrictions and the life of pharmacies was relatively "stable", and the implementation of the New Deal would definitely break this "stability", and industry competition would intensify
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Where there is competition, there will be innovation, and only innovation can accelerate the development of the industry
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From this point of view, whether it is to cancel drug retailCompanies set distance, or cancel the business area restrictions for consumers, it is beneficial
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　　The “red line” of other provinces and cities is still in
Hebei Province.
The Drug Administration of Hebei resolutely abolished thesetting of restrictions on the business area of pharmacies.
This item has made new pharmacies no “red line”, but most provinces and cities still have corresponding requirements on the area of ​​pharmacies: Shanghai, Guangdong Shandong Province In addition, some provinces and cities have retained the "red line", but have relaxed the restrictions: Beijing