The law of traditional Chinese medicine will be published soon

Source: on December 5, 2014, China Business News learned from the press conference on the construction of health and family planning law and the supervision of law enforcement held by the national health and family planning commission that the national health and Family Planning Commission is speeding up the legislative work of the law of traditional Chinese medicine At present, the law of traditional Chinese medicine (Draft for comments) 》The public consultation has been completed, and the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council and other relevant departments are collecting the opinions and further revising and improving the draft according to the opinions But there is no official timetable for when With the national health and Family Planning Commission steadily promoting the key legislative projects in the field of health and family planning, the legislative progress of Chinese medicine law has entered the public vision "The state health and Family Planning Commission is working hard to promote the legislative work of the law of traditional Chinese medicine." Zhao Ning, deputy director of the legal department of the national health and Family Planning Commission, said at the press conference on the legal construction and law enforcement supervision of health and family planning held by the national health and family planning commission that the draft for comments had been made public to the whole society in July this year At present, the Legal Affairs Office of the State Council and other relevant departments are summarizing the comments and further revising and improving the draft based on the comments This means that after 30 years from the initial preparation to public consultation, the law of traditional Chinese medicine will come out Zhang Boli, academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering and President of the Chinese Academy of traditional Chinese medicine, said in an interview that "the law of traditional Chinese medicine" will soon enter the stage of discussion at the State Council meeting, and then be transferred to the National People's Congress The draft includes eight parts: General principles, TCM services, TCM development, personnel training, inheritance and innovation, cultural communication, safeguard measures, legal responsibilities, and supplementary provisions, with a total of more than 5800 words Among them, October 11 of each year is determined as "traditional Chinese medicine day" The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, after soliciting opinions from relevant parties and many times of investigation, has carefully studied and revised the draft for examination together with the state health and Family Planning Commission and the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine, and formed the draft for comments "Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years in China The common people are more receptive to it The health care knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine is very effective The purpose of legislation of traditional Chinese medicine is consistent with that of inheriting and promoting traditional Chinese medicine, supporting and promoting the development of traditional Chinese Medicine, and safeguarding public health." Said Zhang Boli Yu Mingde, President of China Pharmaceutical Enterprise Management Association, believes that the law of traditional Chinese medicine should be a part of the drug management law He disclosed that the revision of the drug administration law was launched last year At present, the drafting of the revised draft has been nearly completed, led by the State Food and drug administration, and written by Tsinghua University Law School and Nanjing Pharmaceutical University Yu expects the revised plan to be submitted to the State Council next year The reporter noted that the draft stressed the role of local departments in charge of traditional Chinese medicine in the development of traditional Chinese medicine, and proposed that the departments in charge of traditional Chinese medicine under the local people's governments at or above the county level should be responsible for the management of traditional Chinese medicine within their own administrative areas; the people's governments at or above the county level should establish a coordination mechanism for the work of traditional Chinese medicine, and comprehensively solve the major problems in the development of traditional Chinese medicine Compared with the mature western medicine industry, the traditional Chinese medicine industry is developing rapidly According to the research data provided by Huatai United Securities, in recent years, the compound growth rate of the main business income of the industry of traditional Chinese medicine is 24%, which is 23.52% higher than the industry average; the growth rate of the patients treated in the hospital of traditional Chinese medicine remains at 9% ~ 10%, which is higher than that of the General Hospital; the utilization rate of the hospital beds in the hospital of traditional Chinese medicine also rose rapidly from 65% in 2005 to 81.58% in 2009; The revenue of traditional Chinese medicine industry accounts for about 30% of the total revenue of Chinese medicine industry However, compared with western medicine, the lack of investment and innovation in research and development of traditional Chinese medicine has been a long-term problem "In the past, China's support for traditional Chinese medicine was insufficient, especially in the research and development of new drugs, which is also the reason why traditional Chinese medicine has been overstocked No matter in terms of funds or policies, the future countries should give more support " Liu Hanjun, general manager of Sichuan good doctor Pharmaceutical Group, said frankly Data shows that at present, there are more than 2300 Chinese patent medicine manufacturers in China, and more than 4000 varieties of Chinese patent medicine are in production, with an average of less than two varieties in one enterprise And over the years, there are few varieties of innovative Chinese medicine and few major breakthroughs In addition, the input-output return of innovative drug market in China is obviously low, which makes the innovation power of traditional Chinese medicine insufficient Therefore, price becomes the most important means of market development, which is easy to cause the decline of drug quality "In the past ten years, the recognition of TCM has increased worldwide, more and more scientific research projects have been carried out, and more investment has been made, which has put pressure on the innovation of TCM and the participation in market competition in China." Yan said In this context, it is particularly important to increase the input and support of traditional Chinese medicine innovation In view of this, the draft makes it clear that the State encourages the development and production of new traditional Chinese medicine, and supports the development of new traditional Chinese medicine with independent intellectual property rights, safety and effectiveness In addition, the people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the scientific research of traditional Chinese medicine into their plans for the development of science and technology, invest funds through multiple channels, and strengthen and promote the scientific research of traditional Chinese medicine At present, the state's support for the research and development of traditional Chinese medicine industry involves many projects, such as key projects, key projects, and industrialization projects According to different projects, the amount of money allocated varies, and the largest amount is tens of millions of Yuan invested in large projects Compared with the research and development of Western medicine, the research and development of traditional Chinese medicine involves much less investment Although there is no quantitative index for the investment in R & D and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine in the draft for comments, Zhang Boli believes that since the national budget is different every year, the legislative perspective emphasizes more on the inclination and support of policies The establishment of the system is worth mentioning that "draft for comments" clearly puts forward the problems of Chinese herbal pieces, diagnosis and treatment projects, Chinese patent medicine and other medical insurance According to Article 59 of the draft, the social insurance administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall include the qualified medical institutions of traditional Chinese medicine into the designated medical institutions of medical insurance, and include the qualified items of diagnosis and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, decoction pieces of traditional Chinese Medicine, proprietary Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine preparations of medical institutions into the basic medical insurance fund payment In the view of the insiders, increasing the support of medical insurance policy is also a way to speed up the industrialization and marketization of independent innovative drugs in China Li Zhenjiang, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Shenwei pharmaceutical, once suggested that we should give full play to the promotion mechanism of the national health insurance policy to the innovation of pharmaceutical enterprises, and give priority to the inclusion of innovative drugs in the national health insurance catalogue At the same time, we should shorten the adjustment cycle of the national medical insurance catalogue, adjust it once every two years, and explore the dynamic adjustment mechanism "Any enterprise depends on variety and quality to open the market The traditional Chinese medicine is included in the medical insurance and the national basic medicine, and the law of traditional Chinese medicine guarantees the system " Zhang Boli said In recent years, there is a growing voice in the academic circle for the legislation of the law of traditional Chinese medicine According to the proposals of the representatives and members of the NPC and CPPCC, many people continue to call for the early legislation of traditional Chinese medicine to clarify the management system of traditional Chinese medicine and support the development of traditional Chinese medicine However, at the same time, the voice against traditional Chinese medicine is also growing The reporter noted that the "draft for comments" used a lot of space to clarify the development of traditional Chinese medicine, and these Provisions are also put forward in response to many problems existing in the development of traditional Chinese medicine for a long time "At present, Chinese herbal medicines are managed according to agricultural and sideline products The management is not strict, leading to a large number of adulterations and false situations However, there are problems in the planting, picking, processing and circulation of pieces of decoction, such as pesticide residue, picking time, etc " Liu Hanjun said According to the draft, the state protects the resources of medicinal wild animals and plants, encourages the cultivation of medicinal wild animals and plants, encourages the development of standardized cultivation and cultivation of traditional Chinese medicine, supports the breeding of improved varieties of traditional Chinese medicine, and improves the quality of traditional Chinese medicine; The State shall establish an evaluation system for authentic Chinese herbal medicines, support the breeding and breeding of authentic Chinese herbal medicines, support the construction of authentic Chinese herbal medicine production bases, and encourage the protection of authentic Chinese herbal medicines by taking measures such as geographical indication product protection In addition, the state protects the processing technology and process of traditional Chinese medicine, supports the production of traditional Chinese patent medicine, and encourages the application of modern science and technology to research and develop traditional Chinese patent medicine The collection, storage and primary processing of Chinese medicinal materials shall conform to the national drug standards Liu Hanjun believes that if the above provisions are implemented, the quality of traditional Chinese medicine will be improved, and traditional Chinese medicine enterprises will survive in the process, and the industry pattern will change dramatically.