On Pharmaceutical Enterprises' Social Responsibility / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To enhance pharmaceutical enterprises' awareness on social responsibility and facilitate their understanding of their social responsibility.METHODS:The motivations for pharmaceutical enterprises to bear social responsibility and their social responsibility at different levels were analyzed by combining theory with practice.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:The motivations for pharmaceutical enterprises to bear social responsibility arise from both interior and exterior factors.In order to facilitate the understanding of pharmaceutical enterprises at different stages of development about their social responsibility and achieve a long-term development by realistically assuming their responsibility meanwhile promoting social welfare,it is advisable to divided their social responsibility into 3 levels:basic level,medial level and high level.

Consideration and Suggestions on the Guarantee of the Supply of Essential Medicines / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To put forward suggestions for the guaranteeing of the supply of the essential medicines in China. METHODS:The problems occurred in the production,circulation and application of essential medicines as well as the policies issued in the medical reform including the assigned production,centralized purchasing,direct distribution and standard application were discussed.RESULTS & CONCLUSION:The essential medicines can be produced by selectively assigned production,and the continuity of the production of the essential medicines calls for efforts of multiple means.It is better for medicare agency to be responsible for centralized purchasing and the construction of the delivering and distributing system of medicines should be strengthened.The system of enforcement use and incentive measures should be established to ensure that the essentials medicines be used by clinicians.

Discussion on Diversified Management of Pharmaceutical Retail Chain Stores in China / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To discuss the measures for diversified development of pharmaceutical retail chain stores in Chi-na.METHODS:The current problems existing in pharmaceutical retail chain stores were discussed,and the measures were put forward on the basis of these problems.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:Brand diversification is the only route of development for pharmaceutical retail chain stores in China,to which diversification in drug sales is a most supplement,and creativity is the source of diversification.

Analysis on Application and Registration of TCM Treated as New Medicine and New TCM in Sichuan Province / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To provide basis and advices for the research of new traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in Sichuan province.METHODS: The data of the application and registration of TCM treated as new medicine and new TCM in Sichuan province from 2001 to 2006 were analyzed and evaluated statistically.RESULTS: The number of the application was growing but new medicine was countable with low approval rate.The research institutes hadn’t played a prominent role in the research of new drug.CONCLUSION: The innovation and research of original TCM and the transformation of achievement should be enhanced to achieve the goal of a strong province on TCM.