ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for breaking the“dual-track”system of the pharmacist and perfecting pharmacist system in China. METHODS:By reviewing laws and regulations relating to the pharmacist in recent 21 years,the implementation and problems of pharmacist system was investigated. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:The imperfection and dissonance of pharma-cist management regulations and laws system result in long-term“dual-track”system of pharmacist authentication. There still are other problems such as low rate of pharmacist registration and unbalanced regional distribution;unbalance between national li-censed pharmacist examination and examination condition of health systems pharmacist;divergence and mismatching between phar-macy education pharmacist training;social value of pharmacists cannot be reflected adequately. It is suggested to formulate Regula-tions on the Licensed Pharmacists as soon as possible,establish uniform and standard qualification and title appraisal system for na-tional pharmaceutical professional and technical personnel,promote licensed pharmacist classification registration and examination system reform,strengthen pharmacy education and licensed pharmacist training system reform,guide licensed pharmacist allocation rationally and orderly by various measures and enhance the propaganda of licensed pharmacist and their work,so as to promote the mergence of national licensed pharmacists qualification system and health professional technical pharmacist competence system.