Opening a new perspective of international cooperation in drug safety supervision

From September 3 to 4, the second China ASEAN Drug Safety Summit Forum co sponsored by the State Food and Drug Administration and the people's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was held in Nanning The theme of this forum is "a new perspective of international cooperation in drug safety supervision" Yin Li, deputy director of the State Food and drug administration, attended and delivered a keynote speech Yin Li pointed out that China's food and drug regulatory authorities attach great importance to international and regional cooperation in the field of drug safety regulation Since the first China ASEAN drug safety forum was held in 2011, China and ASEAN countries have promoted in-depth drug safety cooperation, shared experiences and achievements in drug regulation, and promoted the healthy and sustainable development of drug economy and trade According to statistics, after the completion of the China ASEAN Free Trade Area, bilateral exchanges in the field of medicine have been expanding day by day In 2011, the volume of trade between China and ASEAN was 4.514 billion US dollars, and in 2012, it increased to 5.114 billion US dollars, an increase of 13% year-on-year, showing a good development trend and great potential The forum pointed out that in the past 10 years, China's pharmaceutical industry has developed rapidly with an annual growth rate of more than 20%, but some new problems in the rapid development have brought severe challenges to the drug safety supervision At the same time, as drug research and development, production, circulation and use cross national boundaries, drug safety has become a common problem faced by governments of all countries Yin Li stressed that at present, China's food and drug regulatory system reform at all levels is being comprehensively promoted, and drug safety supervision has a long way to go China's food and drug regulatory authorities will further improve regulatory laws and regulations, improve regulatory standards and technical level, support and guide domestic pharmaceutical enterprises to participate in international market competition, and improve the level of drug safety assurance China's food and drug regulatory authorities will also actively participate in global and regional regulatory affairs, closely cooperate with relevant national regulatory authorities, continue to increase efforts to crack down on Transnational manufacturing and sale of fake and substandard drugs and other criminal acts, and strive to contribute more to ensuring regional drug safety At the meeting, the participants introduced the current situation of drug regulation in China and ASEAN countries, especially the system, laws, regulations and mechanism of import drug regulation, focusing on the theme of "new perspective of international cooperation in drug safety regulation" The meeting also analyzed and discussed the drug safety situation faced by China and ASEAN countries, further strengthened the communication and contact between China and ASEAN drug regulatory agencies, so as to promote the healthy development of China ASEAN related product trade Li Kang, vice chairman of the people's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, attended the forum and delivered a speech Professor Bukong sehavon, Deputy Minister of health of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Dr Wu Danang, Deputy Minister of health of Myanmar, Li Guangqiang, Deputy Minister of health of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and other representatives of 10 ASEAN countries and health and drug regulatory agencies in Hong Kong and Macao of China were invited to participate in the forum Bian Zhenjia, a member of the Party group of the State Food and drug administration, presided over the forum, which was attended by 180 representatives from relevant departments and bureaus of the State Food and drug administration, directly affiliated units, food and Drug Administration of all provinces (cities, districts) and some industry representatives.