Xi'an and then push 14 initiatives to strengthen the epidemic prevention medicine "two protection a stable"

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Recently, Xi’an Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision issued a notice on further strengthening the “two guarantees and one stability” of epidemic-prevention medicine and equipment, deciding to take 14 specific measures in five aspects to further strengthen the work of supply, quality and price stability of epidemic-prevention medicine and equipment.

In terms of coordination and supply assurance, retail pharmacies are urged to open as many as possible, set up “special counters for epidemic prevention drugs” as required, centralize “four types of drugs”, set up eye-catching signs and clarify drug stock information. Encourage retail pharmacies to implement the sale of antipyretic drugs in limited quantities and optimize the allocation of drugs to meet the demand of the public for drugs to the maximum extent. Establishing the mechanism of “leading pharmaceutical enterprises and pharmacies”. It also coordinates the procurement of drugs such as ibuprofen, Lianhua Qingpu and other drugs, dynamically understands the situation of similar drug manufacturers in Xi’an, provides timely feedback to drug companies and does a good job in coordinating the purchase and sale of alternative drugs.

In strict supervision to ensure quality: give full play to the role of grid-based supervision, focus on drug quality, purchase channels, disposal of expired drugs and other key, to carry out dragnet inspection, and urge enterprises to keep the purchase channels off, product quality off. Strengthen the supervision of online drug sales, a comprehensive approach to interview, shelve the illegal drugs, remove the illegal information, the inclusion of anomalous list, letter to the platform to shut down online stores and other measures to increase the illegal network sales of pharmaceutical companies (individuals) to combat and exposure. Highlight the “four types of drugs” and medical masks and other epidemic prevention medicine and key products, to carry out special supervision and sampling, timely sealing, shelving, recall of substandard products, according to the law to carry out post-disposal.

In terms of close monitoring of stable prices: In accordance with the Notice of Xi’an Municipal Administration of Market Supervision on Comprehensively Strengthening Price and Competition Order Supervision of Epidemic-Related Materials and Effectively Doing the Key Work of Price Supervision and Competition in the Near Future, the price supervision of key epidemic-related pharmacies has been carried out. Price monitoring points were set up in selected key retail pharmacies to monitor the market prices of epidemic prevention medicine and equipment such as Lianhua Qingbi, ibuprofen, antigen detection reagents and N95 masks on a daily basis, and dynamically grasp the price fluctuations.

In cracking down on illegal acts: carry out online and offline enforcement and inspection actions, and investigate and punish illegal acts such as hoarding, price gouging, selling counterfeit and shoddy drugs, expired drugs, and selling “four types of drugs” and reagents at high prices in the “black market”. Strictly implement the strict and rapid inclusion of serious violations of the subject in the list of the loss of trust requirements, the city’s drugs, medical devices and other areas of serious violations of the subject in the list of loss of trust during the epidemic, with strong means to support the “two protection and a stable” work. Smooth 12315 and other complaint reporting channels, timely handling of public concerns in accordance with the law, strict investigation and punishment of violations of the law, timely exposure of typical cases to form a strong deterrent.

In guiding the public to purchase drugs rationally: play the role of retail pharmacies and resident pharmacists, provide reasonable advice on the use of drugs for epidemic prevention, remind the public to take drugs strictly according to the instructions, and do a good job of health management. Through the release of announcements and other forms, the public is reminded not to purchase drugs in social platforms such as WeChat groups and friend circles that do not obtain business qualifications or cannot provide information on business entities.