The State Administration first stated that the remote reviewer could not replace the licensed pharmacist on duty

According to the official website of the certified pharmacist qualification center of the State Food and drug administration, recently, Yang Wei, director of the certified pharmacist center of the State Food and drug administration, Li Yiwei, deputy director of the Yunnan drug administration, Zhao Zhiyun, director of the Yunnan certified pharmacist registration center, and so on, exchanged views on promoting remote trials and promoting certified pharmacists of medical institutions to carry out pharmaceutical services in pharmacies First, we should adhere to the system of licensed pharmacists and strengthen the use of licensed pharmacists Both sides agreed that the implementation of the 25-year licensed pharmacist system can not be reversed At this stage, the difficulties faced by the licensed pharmacist work are temporary difficulties in the development process As long as the drug regulatory departments at all levels have a unified understanding, work together and adhere to the initial intention of implementing the licensed pharmacist system, they will be able to overcome the current difficulties and play a good role in the pharmaceutical service of licensed pharmacists to protect the public Medication safety Second, it is in favor of promoting information technology such as remote examination to assist and supplement licensed pharmacists in carrying out pharmaceutical services, but it should not replace licensed pharmacists in on-the-job practice Practicing pharmacists provide patients with pharmaceutical care, medication consultation and guidance face-to-face, which has irreplaceable significance and role of practical humanistic care Third, we should give full play to the role of pharmacists and other pharmaceutical technicians in medical institutions, and explore ways and means to promote pharmacists in medical institutions to carry out pharmaceutical services in pharmacies This is also the first time that the State Food and drug administration has made a statement since the remote trial Up to now, according to the incomplete statistics of drugstore managers, more than 20 provinces have carried out the remote audit policy The regulations of many provinces are different on whether the remote audit can replace the licensed pharmacists On the one hand, the remote reviewer does alleviate the problem of insufficient licensed pharmacists to a certain extent, but from the technical level, it seems that the policy is better than the chain drugstore If the single store wants to carry out the remote reviewer, it depends on the platform system of the chain drugstore or the third-party platform to some extent On the other hand, for the current development of licensed pharmacists, there are different opinions on the development of remote audit It can be said that to promote the allocation of licensed pharmacists in pharmacies, but to force the team of licensed pharmacists to improve their professionalism and post gold content, is also the goal of joint promotion from the regulatory authorities to practitioners in pharmacies However, after the introduction of the remote audit policy, some provinces have stipulated that: the remote audit can directly replace the licensed pharmacists on duty; some provinces have stipulated that the licensed pharmacists can be uniformly registered in the retail chain headquarters, and the chain stores do not need to register the licensed pharmacists Taking the implementation opinions on supporting innovation, transformation and upgrading of drug distribution enterprises (Draft for comments) issued by Sichuan Provincial Food and Drug Administration on December 20 as an example, the document is clear: enterprises are allowed to carry out differentiated allocation of licensed pharmacists in accordance with the requirements of the State Administration The licensed pharmacists performing their duties in the chain stores can be registered in the retail chain headquarters The enterprise shall establish the management files of licensed pharmacists, and the license of licensed pharmacists shall be consistent with the employment documents of the chain headquarters This is also interpreted by many media as follows: the Licensed Pharmacists of chain stores only need to register in the headquarters, and the stores do not need to be equipped with licensed pharmacists But is this interpretation accurate? Or take Sichuan Province as an example On November 24, at the forum of "good law and good governance for safe drug use" held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Zhao Yong, Secretary of the Party committee of Sichuan drug administration, introduced whether there is a licensed pharmacist in the future drugstore and directly decided whether the drugstore can brush medical insurance and sell prescription drugs "There are several policies on licensed pharmacists under study." Zhao Yong told reporters that at present, some provinces and cities in China have begun to pilot, listing licensed pharmacists as an important part of normal drug service in pharmacies, while relevant regulations of Sichuan Province are also being formulated, and there are three main considerations at present: First, no licensed pharmacist can not be listed as a designated drugstore for medical insurance; Second, without a licensed pharmacist, it is not allowed to sell class a prescription drugs and other high-risk prescription drugs; Third, no licensed pharmacist is allowed to sell Chinese herbal pieces Combined with the statement of the State Administration and the analysis of multi regional policies, it can be clear that: the store equipped with licensed pharmacists is still the future development direction Whether pharmacies can complete the requirements of licensed pharmacists according to their own conditions still determines the fate of most pharmacies in the future On December 20, Sichuan Provincial Food and Drug Administration issued the implementation opinions on supporting the innovation, transformation and upgrading of drug distribution enterprises (Draft for comments) In addition to clearly mentioning the requirements for the allocation of licensed pharmacists in pharmacies, it also mentioned: implementing the classified management of retail pharmacies and encouraging all regions to carry out the pilot of simplifying the operation and approval procedures for class B OTC drugs This is also after the Ministry of Commerce, Guangdong Province and Shandong Province clearly issued relevant policies, another province mentioned the classified management of drugstores.