In China, laws and regulations stipulate that licensed pharmacists must be responsible for opening pharmacies. The operators of pharmacies must be licensed pharmacists, and pharmacies must have licensed pharmacists on duty all day, responsible for drug sales and consulting services, and providing guidance and suggestions for customers to use drugs. In addition, licensed pharmacists must also be responsible for the procurement, acceptance and storage of drugs to ensure the quality, safety and effectiveness of drugs. Therefore, it is necessary for laws and regulations to make licensed pharmacists responsible for opening pharmacies.
Licensed pharmacists are important employees of pharmacies, and their responsibilities mainly include the following aspects:
1. Drug sales and consultation: Licensed pharmacists are responsible for drug sales and consultation services, and provide customers with relevant information such as correct usage, ingredients, dosage, precautions for use, contraindications, etc. , and provide guidance and suggestions according to the customer's condition and medication;
2. Drug procurement, acceptance and storage: licensed pharmacists are responsible for drug procurement, acceptance and storage, ensuring the quality, safety and effectiveness of drugs, and classifying, labeling, storing and keeping drugs according to the requirements of drug management regulations;
3. Preparation and dispensing of drugs: Licensed pharmacists are responsible for the preparation and dispensing of drugs, and accurately prepare and dispense drugs according to the requirements of doctors' prescriptions and drug management regulations to ensure the quality and safety of drugs;
4. Drug inventory management: Licensed pharmacists are responsible for drug inventory management, and formulate drug procurement plans, inventory counting and drug scrapping treatment systems to ensure the rationality and accuracy of drug inventory;
5. Drug information management: Licensed pharmacists are responsible for the management of drug information, including updating drug information, formulating relevant systems and management regulations, and assisting pharmacies in drug management and quality management.
To sum up, licensed pharmacists are important employees of pharmacies, and their responsibilities cover drug sales, drug procurement, storage, preparation and management, which is an important guarantee to ensure the legitimate operation of pharmacies and ensure the quality and safety of drugs.
Legal basis:
Article 51 of the Drug Administration Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
To engage in pharmaceutical wholesale activities, it shall be approved by the pharmaceutical supervisory and administrative departments of the local people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and obtain the Pharmaceutical Business License. To engage in pharmaceutical retail activities, it shall be approved by the pharmaceutical supervisory and administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level and obtain the Pharmaceutical Business License. Without a Drug Business License, no drug business is allowed.
The Drug Business License shall indicate the validity period and business scope, and shall be re-examined and issued upon expiration.
The pharmaceutical supervisory and administrative department shall, in implementing the drug business license, not only meet the conditions stipulated in Article 52 of this Law, but also follow the principle of facilitating the people to buy drugs.