Report on the Actual Condition of Homemade Pill Manufacturing / 日本東洋医学雑誌

A questionnaire survey was conducted on the actual state of manufacturing homemade pill preparations. Of the 14 facilities that responded, there were 4 pharmacies producing pills of only one type and 4 pharmacies producing more than 11 types. There were 7 facilities for handmade, manufacturing, 5 facilities for machinery manufacturing, and 2 facilities for handmade and/or machinery. The manufacturing process consists of about 9 steps, and it is possible to do it in 2-3 hours if considering just the time to make the pills, but it requires several days or more including preparation, machine cleaning, maintenance, etc. Based on the above, it seems that the current technical fees for pill manufacturing are extremely low.