On the online shopping platform, search for "Osmanthus fragrans tablets", click on the prescription to buy, select the relevant symptoms, and ask the prescription to pay every second. A few days ago, because her father suffered from scapulohumeral periarthritis, Ms. Zhang, a citizen of Changchun, bought this prescription drug on an online shopping platform. "Not only is it convenient, but I can also shop around online. If my father still needs to take this medicine after returning to his hometown in the countryside, I can also place an order directly online, so I don't have to go to the hospital again. "
In recent years, online shopping platform has provided many conveniences for patients to buy medicines, but there are also potential risks, such as lax prescription review and inducing purchases through promotion. In order to regulate the online sales of drugs, the State Administration of Market Supervision recently issued the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Online Sales of Drugs (hereinafter referred to as the Measures), which clearly defined the management of online sales of drugs, the performance of platform responsibilities, supervision and inspection measures, and legal responsibilities.
Chai Jin, director of the Pharmacy Department of the Second Hospital of Jilin University, said in an interview with Workers Daily that the introduction of the new regulations will further standardize the online sale of prescription drugs and provide more protection for people to buy drugs. "Policy supervision is very important, and patients themselves should also raise their awareness of the potential side effects and toxicity of prescription drugs and use them according to the doctor's advice. Only when patients are responsible for their own health can they truly hold the last line of defense for safe medication. "
The purchase process is like a patient's own prescription.
The reporter learned that in recent years, some online pharmacies not only have illegal behaviors such as selling psychotropic drugs to ban prescription drugs online, but also have many online sales chaos such as illegal online first consultation, untrue and irregular electronic prescriptions, "pharmacist review" in name only, prescription drugs marked as over-the-counter sales, and promotion of prescription drugs.
Mr. Wang often buys calcium tablets for his mother on the online shopping platform. Two years ago, when he bought calcium tablets, he saw the kidney bone tablets recommended by the system. After ordering the medicine in detail, he found that the medicine met his mother's symptoms and immediately bought a box of 10. "There are discounts for buying more, and the purchase process is simple and convenient. If you are confused, place an order. " Mr. Wang said that it was only later known that it was a prescription drug and could not be eaten casually. It's a little scary to think about it now.
Recently, the reporter tried to search for "cefaclor" on an online shopping platform. After entering the store, he saw the product page with information such as drug packaging and symptoms, and there was a discount for buying 5 boxes at one time. The reporter clicked on the prescription to buy, and several related diseases were listed in the consultation information. After choosing to confirm the disease, you can enter the prescription purchase page. The whole process is like a patient prescribing his own medicine. The reporter opened several different shops and searched for different names of prescription drugs, basically the same process.
Chai Jin said that according to the Administrative Measures on the Classification of Prescription Drugs and Non-prescription Drugs, unlike non-prescription drugs, they can judge, buy and use by themselves. Prescription drugs can only be prepared, purchased and used with the prescriptions of practicing doctors or assistant practicing doctors. If abused or taken in excess, it may lead to serious consequences.
The new regulations will help curb the chaos of online prescription drugs.
"The online sales of prescription drugs are relatively complete, the cost is relatively low, and the purchase method is convenient. Especially during the epidemic, it really facilitated many patients, especially those with chronic diseases who took fixed drugs for a long time. " Chai Jin said, but the premise is that the online sales channels of prescription drugs must be standardized, and safety is the insurmountable bottom line.
According to previous reports, online shopping for prescription drugs is not uncommon, and some even endanger life. Due to the lax review, some people use photos of pet dogs to buy prescription drugs online, and some people have adverse reactions after taking prescription drugs online. After the doctor checked, he thought that there might be a problem with the drug, but the online sales platform, express delivery and drug production enterprises all said that they were not responsible.
The reporter found that when buying drugs online, some patients bought prescription drugs online a few months ago or even a year or two ago with prescriptions, and some patients even bought drugs in a hurry. Bad merchants use this to promote that drugs can cure incurable diseases such as cancer, hypertension and chronic diseases, or exaggerate the curative effect and cure all diseases.
In the early days when the Internet intervened in drug sales, the state explicitly prohibited pharmaceutical e-commerce from selling prescription drugs. The new method means that the online sales of prescription drugs have been licensed, but at the same time, the new regulations clearly stipulate the management of online sales of drugs, the management of third-party platforms, and the responsibilities and obligations of all parties. These regulations will help to curb the problem of selling prescription drugs online, such as no prescription, fake prescription, repeated use of prescription, self-medication according to instructions, abuse of prescription drugs and so on.
Online prescription drugs should be carefully screened for drug sales qualifications.
Chai Jin said that prescriptions prescribed by hospitals are generally valid on the same day. If it is necessary to extend the validity period under special circumstances, the doctor who prescribed the prescription should indicate the validity period, but the validity period should not exceed 3 days at the longest, and the doctor will prescribe the dosage for the patient's condition in strict accordance with the course of treatment. Generally, the prescription does not exceed 7 days, and the prescription for chronic diseases will be extended appropriately, but patients will be required to review regularly, and doctors will judge whether it is necessary to adjust the type or dosage of drugs according to the examination results, and at the same time detect the changes of relevant indicators.
From the patient's point of view, Chai Jin believes that online shopping for prescription drugs can't be based on experience or feeling, and it can't be put online at will just because it is convenient. Attention should be paid to identifying the relevant qualifications of online stores, checking the name, production batch number, origin and dosage of drugs, checking the authenticity and deterioration of drugs after receiving them, and carefully distinguishing all links.
Online prescription drugs are most afraid of buying fake drugs. Some merchants who fish in troubled waters will take advantage of the psychology that drug buyers are too lazy to inquire about the filing information of the Food and Drug Administration, and forge relevant drug sales qualifications. "Don't be afraid of trouble when buying medicine!" Chai Jin reminded consumers that when choosing an online pharmacy, they should first check the authenticity of the certificate on the website of the State Administration of Pharmaceutical Products to determine whether it is a regular online pharmacy approved by National Medical Products Administration.
At the same time, the easiest way to identify the authenticity of drugs is to log in to official website and the State Administration of Pharmaceutical Products to check the drug name, approval number, manufacturer, production date, expiration date and other information. The auxiliary method is to observe the packaging, appearance, color and smell of drugs. She stressed: "Once you buy fake drugs, you must protect your legitimate rights and interests through legal channels such as reporting to the Food and Drug Administration."