Promoting the whole province: only one certificate is needed to open a pharmacy

Many places stipulate that the drugstore industry implements "multiple certificates in one" and "one industry, one certificate"

Pharmacies in Liaoning province will implement "multiple certificates in one"

Recently, the Liaoning Provincial Food and Drug Administration issued the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting the Work of "Multi-license Integration" in Pharmaceutical Retail Enterprises (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)" (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions") to simplify the approval procedures and improve the efficiency of approval

The opinion pointed out that drug retail companies can independently declare during the process of handling drug business licenses

Specifically, relevant departments can combine multiple licenses and filing vouchers such as the "Drug Business License", "Medical Device Business License", and "Class II Medical Device Business Recording Certificate" applied by the enterprise into a single sheet containing relevant administrative licensing information "Comprehensive License"

According to the opinion information, the content of the "comprehensive license" page should include the name of the company, legal representative (person in charge), industry category, business location, license item, license number, social unified credit code, issuing authority, date of issuance, etc.

In the unified application and acceptance link, the opinion stipulates that the approval department shall set up a special processing window, or set up a "multi-certificate in one" portal on the online platform, and pharmaceutical retail companies can receive one-window acceptance (or "one-port acceptance"), one-time notification, and one-time review , Simplify services such as simultaneous approval and one-port delivery

In terms of shortening the time limit for approval, the merger of multiple licensed projects in the enterprise can carry out an on-site acceptance check, shorten the time limit for approval, and complete it within a limited time

The opinions also emphasized that it is necessary to intensify the supervision of pharmaceutical companies during and after the event, and supervise the implementation of the main responsibility of the company

Pharmacies "multiple certificates in one", Shenyang in the province has been piloted for 3 years

It is worth mentioning that before the release of the above-mentioned documents by Liaoning Province, Shenyang City took the lead in promoting the “multi-license integration” reform of retail pharmacies in the province for about 3 years

According to the Liaoning Daily, before October 2017, retail pharmacies in Shenyang generally operated drugs, medical devices, and health food at the same time.

In October 2017, the Shenyang "Multi-license Integration" platform was officially launched.

The whole province of Shandong has fully implemented "one industry, one certificate" for pharmacies

A review found that in addition to Liaoning Province, pharmacies in Shandong province have also implemented reform measures similar to "multi-license integration"

On June 7, 2020, the General Office of the People's Government of Shandong Province issued the "Ten Measures for Doing a Good Job in Protecting Residents' Employment, Basic People's Livelihood, and Market Entities" and pointed out that the "one industry, one certificate" will be fully implemented by the end of June 2020.

This means that to open a pharmacy in Shandong Province, not only is the number of documents to be applied for is reduced, but the processing time is also greatly shortened, which only takes one working day

In fact, the promotion of "multi-license integration" in the pharmacy industry has a lot to do with the country's policy direction

In May 2017, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Reform of "Multiple Certificates in One"" and required that all regions should integrate as much as possible, simplify as much as possible, simplify as much as possible, and resolutely reduce what should be reduced.

Advance in multiple places: open a pharmacy and only apply for one certificate

A review found that, in addition to Liaoning and Shandong provinces, many regions across the country have recently promoted policies such as "multi-certificate integration" in the pharmaceutical retail sector
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On August 12, according to City Observer Weekly, Jiangsu Fengxian Market Supervision Bureau recently issued the first "One Industry One License" license for the pharmaceutical retail industry
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According to relevant personnel, in the past, it was necessary to fill in more than 40 documents to open a pharmacy.
After 12 links, the legal approval time limit is 90 working days.
Now it is changed from "series" to "parallel", which is reduced to 5 documents, 3 links, and 5 tasks.
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According to the Baoji Forum, on July 16, Jintai District, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province issued the city’s first "One Industry One License" license for the pharmaceutical retail industry
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It is understood that the next step in Jintai District will be to fully implement the reform of "one industry, one certificate" in the pharmaceutical industry
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On June 9, the People's Government of Lishui District, Nanjing issued a notice stating that the entire district will achieve full coverage of the retail pharmacy industry with "one industry, one certificate"
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Among them, the application materials have been reduced from 84 to 29, the approval process has been reduced by 88% on average, and the processing time limit has been reduced by at least 95%
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On May 28, according to Yueqing Daily, the Registration Branch of the Yueqing Market Supervision Bureau issued a license for a drug store in the city to integrate drug and food business.
It is reported that the license is Yueqing’s first "one industry, one license" for food.
Pharmaceutical business license
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In the next step, Yueqing City will further simplify the approval procedures for the pharmaceutical retail industry and improve efficiency
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On April 22, Shanghai issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting and Implementing the Reform of "One Industry, One Certificate" in the City" stating that starting from May 1, 2021, some industries will be selected to implement the "One Industry, One Certificate" reform (including retail Pharmacy); from October 1, 2021, the reform of "one industry, one certificate" will be fully implemented
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