Pharmacy Management and Regulations

Author: Editorial Committee of "Million Pharmacist Care Project" Series Textbooks
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: With the establishment of China's socialist market economy and the gradual improvement of its legal system, the legal and regulatory framework for drug supervision has been strengthened. The national pharmaceutical management laws and regulations are in a continuous process of establishment, refinement, and revision, with many regulations still in a trial phase. This book, tailored to the characteristics of medical institutions and social pharmacies, introduces certain pharmaceutical laws and regulations, aiming to enable medical units at all levels and medical workers in social pharmacies to fully grasp and understand China's pharmaceutical management laws and regulations. It familiarizes them with the relevant legal and regulatory procedures for quality assurance and control in each stage of drug research, production, circulation, and use, clarifying the relationship between drug safety, efficacy, and legal management. It also provides basic knowledge of pharmacy in terms of social and management aspects and the development trends of pharmaceutical management in traditional Chinese medicine under economic globalization. In today's increasingly law-based society, all pharmacists and related personnel must diligently study, comprehend, and strictly implement national pharmaceutical management laws and policies, enhancing their awareness of acting in accordance with the law. This includes researching, manufacturing, purchasing, managing, and using drugs legally to ensure the safety and efficacy of patient medication. Pharmaceutical management laws and regulations cover a broad scope and are highly applicable. During the writing process, the authors closely followed the latest developments in national pharmaceutical management laws and regulations and selected relevant laws and regulations as closely as possible related to hospital pharmacies and social pharmacies, enabling pharmacists and related personnel at all levels to play a guiding role in each stage of drug research, production, circulation, and use.