Long term drug sales can be achieved by the first prescription drugstore

On December 6, 10 provinces issued a document to open the sale of prescription drugs in drugstores. For chronic patients who take prescription drugs stably for a long time, the prescription is only used once, and the drugstore can sell drugs for a long time. On December 3, with the first prescription, drugs can be sold for a long time. Opinions on promoting the rapid development of drug distribution industry (hereinafter referred to as "opinions") was issued by Shaanxi Provincial Drug Administration, and 9 measures were put forward to promote the rapid development of drug distribution industry. Among them, "new mode of innovative drug service" in item 8 of the opinions is clear, "for the sale of prescription drugs for chronic diseases requiring long-term use of fixed drugs for control and treatment, retail pharmacies can establish patient files, record the patient's past medication situation, the information of drugs to be purchased and the buyer's detailed information, and then use the first For the second retained prescription sales drugs (excluding special drugs), the drugstore shall update the retained files every half a year or according to the change of patients' prescriptions, and keep a complete sales account for future reference. " According to the above requirements, this also means that for patients with chronic diseases who use fixed drugs for long-term control and treatment, as long as the prescription information is retained for the first time, after the establishment of the file, the drugstore can sell the prescription drugs required by the patient for a long time.

It is no coincidence that 10 provinces have issued documents, and drug stores have opened up the sale of prescription drugs. Just the day before, the specific measures for promoting the healthy development of drug retail (chain) enterprises printed and issued by Anhui provincial drug regulatory bureau made it clear that drug retail enterprises should be supported to provide convenient services for patients with chronic diseases. If possible, it can establish health records for patients with chronic diseases, reduce the frequency of frequent visits of patients with chronic diseases, and provide convenient services for patients with chronic diseases in many ways. In addition, the initiative also said that "drug retail enterprises can retain the prescriptions (medical records) of patients with chronic diseases by means of copying, scanning and photographing, and purchase the same drug in the future, and no longer require to show the prescriptions, and the purchase quantity shall not exceed the amount specified in the original prescription (medical record). If the purchased prescription drugs change, the patients shall be required to re mention them Prescription for doctors in medical institutions and drugs under special management must be sold in accordance with regulations. " In addition, the drug administration of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recently issued a similar measure. The ninth item of the measure "implementing the archives management of patients with chronic diseases" mentioned that drug retail enterprises should establish a system of prescription retention, drug purchase and archives management of patients with chronic diseases to provide convenient services for patients with chronic diseases.

For the first time, patients with chronic diseases purchase prescription drugs by prescription. Licensed pharmacists establish files for patients with chronic diseases by patient prescription and diagnosis certificate. During the period of prescription adjustment (no more than half a year at most), pharmacies under the same chain brand can purchase prescription drugs with the same drug product specification without prescription, according to the file records, but sell them The frequency and quantity shall not exceed the quantity specified in the original prescription. When the varieties of prescription drugs purchased by patients with change, the new prescription issued by the medical institution's doctor or assistant doctor should be provided. Special drugs must be sold in accordance with laws and regulations. In fact, the above three provinces are not the only ones that put forward this measure. Cypress blue - drugstore managers found that up to now, there are seven provincial administrative regions clearly stated that retail drugstores can file and manage patients with chronic diseases and sell prescription drugs with the first preserved prescription.