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    Small package Chinese herbal pieces may be promoted in an all-round way

    • Last Update: 2008-12-23
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Last week, the State Administration of traditional Chinese Medicine released the fourth draft of the guidelines for the application of small package Chinese herbal pieces (Draft for comments), on which opinions were solicited The so-called small package Chinese herbal pieces are packaged according to the set dose and can be directly "several packages" of Chinese herbal pieces The draft has unified and standardized the specifications, packaging, storage management and other aspects of small package pieces, and said it will be widely used in the country What kind of influence will the unified specification and further popularization of small package pieces have on the production enterprises and the whole piece industry? According to the reporter of medical economics, the main market of Chinese herbal pieces is in * terminal hospital, and the top three hospitals (including West Hospital) in some cities began to use small package pieces as early as two or three years ago Since August last year, the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine has carried out trials in nearly 20 medical institutions "The unified specification of small package pieces in hospital means that the production of small package pieces by enterprises should also be standardized in order to provide products that meet the requirements of the hospital." Zhou Lushan, the general manager of Guangzhou Caizhilin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (the former Guangzhou herbal medicine company), told reporters that some hospitals with a large number of outpatient services began to use small package pieces as early as 2004 for the convenience of drug delivery, but the specifications and packaging of pieces provided by various manufacturers are not unified According to the requirements of the draft, the product specifications of small package pieces must be "drug-specific", conform to the characteristics of clinical prescription, and do not limit or basically limit the dosage of prescription For example, liquorice, as a commonly used small package, has three specifications (3G / package, 6G / package and 10g / package respectively), so there are three specifications of liquorice, 3G, 6G and 10g In terms of packaging materials, the draft puts forward five kinds of packaging materials, such as polyethylene composite plastic film, fiber filter paper and non-woven cloth bag In reality, most of the packaging materials used by enterprises are * kinds of materials The reporter learned that after nearly a year of pilot and summary, the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine believed that it is feasible to promote the use of small package pieces in a larger scope, which can effectively solve the problems of traditional large package "It has the advantages of raising rate, accurate dosage, easy review, etc., at the same time, it can reduce the waste of medicinal materials resources, promote the standardization, standardization and branding of the production of Chinese herbal pieces, and further promote the development of the production of Chinese herbal pieces to the industrialization trend." Such is the expression of the draft for comments It is reported that the consultation will end on April 18, at which time, the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine will hold a summary meeting on the pilot work of small package decoction pieces at the end of April to make Zui final confirmation on the draft In the cost dispute interview, the reporter clearly felt the enthusiasm of medical institutions for the promotion and use of small package pieces, especially the hospitals in the south In addition to the complicated problems such as pharmacy staff weighing medicine and pharmacy sanitation, due to the humid climate throughout the year in the south, large packaged pieces are prone to mildew, so medical institutions welcome small packaged pieces But most of the manufacturers interviewed by the reporter have different views According to Zhou Lushan, the use of small packaging is only a change in the way of packaging, which not only does not improve the technical content and quality of decoction pieces, but also increases the production cost of enterprises "In addition to the cost of packaging materials, the cost of labor is also one aspect Now the production of small packaging mainly depends on the way of semi manual and semi mechanical Small packaging means the multiple increase of human cost " Some people in the industry are worried that in order to ensure profits, the increase in the cost of production of enterprises is likely to lead to the increase in the ex factory price of Chinese herbal pieces, so that medical institutions will also make corresponding adjustments to the retail price, which is not conducive to the further promotion of Chinese herbal pieces Huang Zhihai, deputy director of the Pharmaceutical Department of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, told the pharmaceutical economic news that the hospital began to use small package pieces in 2004, and has continued to use the retail price of the original large package He said that if the manufacturer raises the factory price due to the change of packaging and hopes that the manufacturer can make some profits, the terminal will launch some brand promotion measures about the enterprise to make up for the increase of the cost of the manufacturer Another enterprise personage thinks, Guangdong Province Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine does not raise the price has certain particularity, if the comprehensive promotion of small package pieces, raising the price is certainly the trend "All in small packages, the price is bound to rise." Beijing Shuangqiao Yanjing Herbal Pieces Factory Su Guiyun pointed out In fact, Su Guiyun does not advocate the promotion of small package pieces In the north, medical institutions rarely use small packages, she told reporters If we want to promote it in an all-round way, a large number of plastic film packaging bags will not only cause waste of resources, but also produce a large number of plastic waste, which is not conducive to environmental protection It is reported that Guangdong Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd has launched small package Herbal Pieces for a long time Li Jianhua, the general manager of its Guangdong Branch, believes that enterprises should consume some costs from the perspective of patients and terminals, so as to promote the further development of Chinese Herbal Pieces industry  
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