Special rectification of online pharmacies is coming

Posting documents in many places, demanding severe rectification of the problem of "pharmaceutical online sales"
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"Online pharmacy" special rectification action, involving 1,059 sales entities

"Online pharmacy" special rectification action, involving 1,059 sales entities

Recently, the Wenzhou Municipal Bureau of Zhejiang Province held a news briefing on the special rectification action for drugs that ignore the problems of infringing on the interests of the people, demanding the correction of illegal acts in the field of drug safety that infringe on the interests of the people, including the issue of "pharmaceutical online sales", which is most strongly reflected by the masses
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The briefing stated that since the launch of the special action, all units in the city have arranged 1,059 drug online sales entities, and have inspected 19 wholesale companies, 820 retail companies and 1 Internet drug trading third-party platform for drug network operations
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The city has accepted a total of 48 drug online sales reports and complaints, with a 100% report and complaint handling rate, and investigated and handled 15 drug online sales cases

It is worth mentioning that Wenzhou organized an administrative guidance meeting for drug online sales as early as June this year to provide collective administrative guidance to 52 wholesale and retail chain enterprises that sell drugs online, and clearly require all companies to strengthen online drug sales.
Variety management, strict release of drug information, and strengthening of the entire process control of prescription drugs
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Collect clues online, check offline

Collect clues online, check offline

Recently, according to the Putuo District News Network, the Shanghai Putuo District Market Supervision Sub-bureau has launched a special rectification action on illegal drug online sales in the whole district since May
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In the special rectification action, the supervisory department adopts a combination of "online" clue collection and "offline" on-site inspections

Regarding the online level, the regulatory authorities sorted out the banned drugs on the Internet according to the focus of special governance, and carried out online monitoring of the online sales platform of retail pharmacies in the jurisdiction.
Especially after the epidemic prevention and control was upgraded, the Internet platform inspection work was fully implemented to ensure the "four categories" ( Anti-fever, anti-cough, anti-virus, antibiotics) medicines are all off the shelves
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In terms of offline inspections, based on self-inspection results, complaints and reports, online monitoring and other clues, conduct centralized management of drug online sales, standardize Internet drug trading activities, and purify the drug online sales market
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Up to now, the regulatory authorities have listed 97 drug retail companies, inspected 53 drug online sales companies, and inspected 54 online drug online sales entities’ qualification announcements
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Three companies were filed for investigation for illegal drug online sales, and one retail company that sold drugs illegally was ordered to rectify

Publish documents in many places to severely rectify "pharmaceutical online sales"

Publish documents in many places to severely rectify "pharmaceutical online sales"

A review found that many notices have been issued recently, demanding severe rectification of the problem of "pharmaceutical online sales"
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Shaoxing City, Zhejiang: Recently, leaders of the Provincial Food and Drug Administration came to Shaoxing to carry out a special inspection on the governance of drug online sales, requiring new methods of cracking down, using new methods, new channels, and new methods to continue to promote special actions at a high level to maintain the field of drug online sales Healthy and orderly development
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Quzhou City, Zhejiang: Recently, the Market Supervision Bureau formulated the "Special Management Work Plan for Drug Online Sales in Quzhou City", focusing on rectifying the "problem of unqualified drug online procurement and sales" and "the problem of drug online sellers selling drugs illegally and illegally through the Internet.
" , "Issues on the performance of third-party platforms for online trading services"
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Ningxia Province: On July 22, the Ningxia Drug Administration issued the "Notice on Continuing to Carry Out Special Rectification Actions for Illegal Drug Online Sales".
According to the characteristics of drug online sales, it will continue to carry out in-depth special rectification for key links and key enterprises, etc.

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Online drug sales have problems such as "safety" and "compliance"

Online drug sales have problems such as "safety" and "compliance"

The reason why various localities have recently severely rectified the problem of "pharmaceutical online sales" has a lot to do with the compliance and safety of the circulation of drugs through online channels
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In the recent article "A pharmacy complained by a pharmacy: Atorvastatin calcium tablets 31.
8 yuan/box, 5.
6 times the price difference from e-commerce", a recent article by Cyberlan-Drugstore Manager, many readers left a message, pointing out that online drug sales Reasonable
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The reader with the ID name "Huang Mingchun" left a message saying that if the price of medicines in the e-commerce platform pharmacies is particularly cheap, it is very likely that the drug purchase channels of the platform pharmacies are informal, such as buying medicines from drug dealers.
The medicine in hand is the medicine recovered from the hospital, and its safety and effectiveness are difficult to guarantee
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Drug online sales not only have safety issues, they even disrupt the market order
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"The prices of some of our pharmacies on Meituan takeaway are 20% cheaper than the purchase price of normal commercial companies.

Readers with the ID name "Yoonjisung" believe that drug online platforms generally have preferential prices, which are very attractive to consumers.

The state has stated that relevant departments must strengthen corresponding regulatory laws

The state has stated that relevant departments must strengthen corresponding regulatory laws

In order to ensure the safety and compliance of drug online sales, the state stated that it will speed up the establishment and strengthening of the corresponding regulatory legal system

On July 20, the General Office of the State Council issued the "National Deepening of "Decentralization, Administration, and Service" Reform, Focusing on Cultivating and Stimulating the Vitality of Market Entities, Video and Teleconference Key Task Division Program" and clearly stated that relevant departments should speed up the formulation of supervision of drug business and drug online sales.

At the same time, with regard to areas and matters involving safe production, people's health and life safety, we will earnestly check every hurdle to ensure quality and safety

In addition, the "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Drug Online Sales (Draft for Comment)" issued in February 2018 also emphasized that online drug sales should adhere to the principle of consistency between online and offline, and drug online sales should be honest and trustworthy, operate in accordance with the law, and ensure drug quality and safety.

Drug online sellers and drug online transaction service platform providers engage in sales activities in violation of the relevant provisions of the drug management laws and regulations.