New Policy for Licensed Pharmacists, updated policy on licensed pharmacists

The latest information on the reform of the 2016 licensed pharmacist qualification examination has been announced, and the syllabus of the 2016 licensed pharmacist qualification examination has been fully adjusted. Let's take a look at the three major policy adjustments:

Major revisions to the examination textbooks:

In 2016, the textbook of the licensed pharmacist examination was fully revised, and the three subjects of "Medicine I", "Medicine II" and "Medicine Comprehensive" have changed greatly, and the new content has reached the above, and the new content will appear in this year's examination.

Editorial board members and proposers replaced:

In the 2016 licensed pharmacist examination, the content of each subject will be reorganized, the editorial board and the proposer will be replaced, and the question ideas will break the convention. Learning in the past is useless this year.

The exam syllabus has been fully adjusted

In 2016, a new case multiple-choice question type was added. In 16 years, the overall difficulty of the exam increased again, and the pass rate in 16 years decreased by about 20%. This year is the last year before the new rules are introduced.

Adjustment of the subjects of the licensed pharmacist examination.

Pharmacy major: 1. Pharmacy professional knowledge 1: adjusted to pharmacy, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and drug analysis (combined with the original drug.)

1. The content of medicine 2).

2. Pharmacy professional knowledge II: adjusted to clinical pharmacology and clinical pharmacology, which are all new subjects. The commonly used clinical drugs are described in different chapters according to the efficacy of drugs, including the pharmacological effects and clinical evaluation of various drugs, the explanation of medication monitoring, and the introduction of the main representative drugs.

3. Comprehensive knowledge and skills of pharmacy: there are great adjustments to the original content.

Major in Chinese Materia Medica:

1. Professional knowledge of Chinese medicine 1: adjusted to traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine chemistry, traditional Chinese medicine processing, traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, traditional Chinese medicine pharmacology, and traditional Chinese medicine identification (merging the original traditional Chinese medicine.

1. The second content of traditional Chinese medicine is to increase the pharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine).

2. Professional knowledge of Chinese Materia Medica II: Adjusted to clinical Chinese materia medica, proprietary Chinese medicine and prescription medicine, all of which are new subjects.

3. Comprehensive knowledge and skills of traditional Chinese medicine: there are great adjustments to the original content, including the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the basis of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis, the differentiation and treatment of common diseases, the basic knowledge of ethnic medicine, the common medical examination indicators and their clinical significance, the basic skills and knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine dispensing operation, the rational use of traditional Chinese medicine, the application of traditional Chinese medicine for special populations, and the adverse reactions of traditional Chinese medicine.

Public Course - Pharmaceutical Administration and Regulations:

There are adjustments to the original content, including licensed pharmacists and drug safety, medical and health system reform and national essential drug system, drug supervision and management system and legal system, drug development and production management, drug operation and use management, traditional Chinese medicine management, special management of drug management, drug standards and drug quality supervision and inspection, drug advertising management and consumer rights protection, drug safety legal responsibility, etc.

2022 Licensed Pharmacist Registration Requirements.

1) All citizens of the People's Republic of China and foreign nationals who are allowed to work in China can apply to participate in the professional qualification examination for licensed pharmacists if they meet one of the following conditions:

1.Obtained a college degree in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine, and worked in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine for 4 years;

2.Obtain a bachelor's degree or bachelor's degree in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine, and have worked in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine for at least 2 years;

3.Obtained a second bachelor's degree, graduate or master's degree in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine, and worked in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine for at least 1 year;

4.Obtained a doctorate degree in pharmacy and traditional Chinese medicine;

5.For those who have obtained the corresponding academic qualifications or degrees in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine related majors, the number of years of working in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine positions will be increased by 1 year.

2) Persons with technical secondary school education who meet the requirements of the former Ministry of Personnel and the former State Drug Administration "Notice on Revising and Printing the Interim Provisions on the Qualification System for Licensed Pharmacists and the Implementation Measures for the Licensed Pharmacist Qualification Examination" (Ren Fa 1999 No. 34) can register for the examination before December 31, 2020, and the validity period of the examination results shall be implemented according to the original provisions, and the validity period of the results of each subject shall be until December 31, 2020 at the latest.

3) Those who meet the application conditions of the "Regulations on the Professional Qualification System for Licensed Pharmacists", obtain senior professional titles in pharmacy or medicine in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and work in pharmacy positions, can be exempted from the examination of pharmacy professional knowledge (1) and pharmacy professional knowledge (2), and only participate in the examination of two subjects: pharmaceutical administration and regulations, and comprehensive knowledge and skills of pharmacy; Those who have obtained a senior professional title in Chinese Materia Medica or Traditional Chinese Medicine and work in a position in Chinese Materia Medica can be exempted from the examination of professional knowledge of Chinese Materia Medica (1) and professional knowledge of Chinese Materia Medica, and only take the examination of two subjects: Pharmaceutical Administration and Regulations, and Comprehensive Knowledge and Skills of Chinese Materia Medica.

4) Residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who meet the corresponding provisions of the professional qualification examination for licensed pharmacists can register for the examination.

The promulgation of the 2019 Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Drug Operation (Draft for Comments) has stirred up a thousand waves with one stone and attracted people's attention and praise.

The document has made eye-catching new regulations on licensed pharmacists, drug traceability, etc., which have been widely focused on.

One of the most important and down-to-earth new regulations is that drug retail enterprises dealing in prescription drugs and Class A non-prescription drugs shall be equipped with licensed pharmacists or other qualified pharmacy technicians in accordance with the regulations to be responsible for drug management, prescription review and dispensing, guidance on rational drug use, and information collection and reporting of adverse reactions.

When a licensed pharmacist or other pharmacy technician who has been qualified in accordance with the law is not on duty, he or she shall be notified of the listing and stop selling prescription drugs and Class A non-prescription drugs.

In the face of the huge gap between the number of licensed pharmacists and pharmacies, in view of the indisputable objective fact that the demand exceeds the demand, this time, the drug regulatory department fully took into account the actual situation in China's pharmaceutical field and the development status of various places, and used a realistic vision to study the principle requirements for pharmaceutical retail enterprises to employ pharmaceutical technicians, and integrate into play the supplementary role of other pharmaceutical technicians who have been qualified in accordance with the law, so as to play a buffer against the rigid needs of licensed pharmacists, so it has caused a round of applause in the industry.

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The 2023 New Practising Pharmacist Policy sets a series of requirements to ensure that pharmacists practice medicine in accordance with the law and ensure the well-being of society. First of all, newly licensed pharmacists must have good professional ethics to carry out pharmacy services responsibly and ensure drug safety and quality of pharmacy services. Secondly, newly licensed pharmacists need to have a good sense of law and require them to comply with laws and regulations such as the Drug Administration Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations on the Administration of Drugs to ensure the quality and safety of drugs.

In addition, newly licensed pharmacists need to improve their own quality, improve their knowledge and skills in clinical pharmacy, business management, etc., and comprehensively control the process of pharmaceutical services and provide professional pharmaceutical services. Finally, newly licensed pharmacists should actively participate in the technical improvement of pharmaceutical services, and do a good job in drug safety testing and supervision to ensure the safety and effectiveness of drugs. Through the above measures, it will help newly licensed pharmacists practice medicine in accordance with the law, promote the high-quality development of pharmaceutical services, and ensure social well-being.

Why do I have to take the licensed pharmacist exam in 2020?

According to Article 9 of the "System Provisions", all citizens of the People's Republic of China and foreign nationals who are allowed to work in China can apply to take the professional qualification examination for licensed pharmacists if they meet one of the following conditions:

1) Obtain a college degree in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine, and have worked in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine for at least 4 years;

2) Obtain a bachelor's degree or bachelor's degree in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine, and have worked in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine for at least 2 years;

3) Obtain a second bachelor's degree, graduate or master's degree in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine, and work in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine for at least 1 year;

4) Obtain a doctorate degree in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine;

5) Personnel who have obtained the corresponding academic qualifications or degrees in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine related majors will have 1 year of working in pharmacy or traditional Chinese medicine.

Article 8 of the Drug Administration Law of the People's Republic of China: To start a drug manufacturing enterprise, the following conditions must be met: (1) Pharmaceutical technicians, engineering and technical personnel and corresponding skilled workers who have been qualified in accordance with the law.

Article 15: The following conditions must be met to start a drug trading enterprise: (1) Pharmaceutical technicians who have been qualified in accordance with the law.

Article 20: Medical institutions must be equipped with pharmacy technicians who have been qualified in accordance with the law. Non-pharmaceutical technicians are not allowed to directly engage in pharmaceutical technical work.

Legal analysis: The materials required for the registration of licensed pharmacists are: **, licensed pharmacist qualification certificate, licensed pharmacist continuing education credit certificate, licensed pharmacist registration application form, health certificate, etc., and those who do not submit the required materials cannot be registered.

Holders of the "Licensed Pharmacist Qualification Certificate" are not registered, do not have the status of licensed pharmacists, and are not allowed to engage in licensed pharmacist business activities. Only after applying for registration with a registered institution and obtaining the "Licensed Pharmacist Registration Certificate" can one practice as a licensed pharmacist.

The materials to be submitted for registration as a licensed pharmacist are as follows:

1) Recent one-inch bareheaded frontal half-body**;

2) Original licensed pharmacist qualification certificate;

3) Original continuing education credits of previous years;

4) Application form for the first registration of licensed pharmacists;

5) A copy of the ID card of the licensed pharmacist;

6) Copy of health certificate;

7) A copy of the certificate of legal operation of the practice unit.

Licensed pharmacists are required to go through the re-registration procedures at the registered institution three months before the expiration date of the Licensed Pharmacist Registration Certificate. If it is necessary to change the practice area and practice unit, the application form for re-registration of licensed pharmacists shall be filled in, and the qualification certificate of licensed pharmacists, the registration certificate of licensed pharmacists, the registration certificate of continuing education of licensed pharmacists, the original and a copy of the health certificate issued by the disease prevention and control institution at or above the county level (including counties), and a copy of the legal opening certificate of the new practice unit with the official seal. After verifying the original and the photocopy, the registration authority shall return the original to the applicant on the spot.

Legal basis: Article 52 of the Drug Administration Law of the People's Republic of China The following conditions shall be met to engage in drug business activities: (1) pharmacists or other pharmaceutical technicians who have been qualified in accordance with the law; (2) There are business premises, equipment, storage facilities and sanitary environment suitable for the drugs handled; (3) There are quality management institutions or personnel suitable for the drugs handled; (4) The rules and regulations of drug quality, and meet the requirements of the drug business quality management standards formulated by the drug regulatory department in accordance with this law.