Pearl River Delta Online pharmacy ordered to suspend trade after selling prescription drugs

"Some of the online pharmacies that were stopped are losing hundreds of thousands of (yuan) and millions more," he said. Unlike at the beginning, people are now particularly discouraged by the industry. "The CEO of a full-scale online pharmacy in the Pearl River Delta region said yesterday in an interview with reporters.

Just two days ago, the licensed online pharmacy and 9 other peers were ordered by the Guangdong Provincial Food and Drug Administration to suspend drug trading services as they were involved in a whirlpool of illegal sales of prescription drugs.

The reporter learned that the Guangdong provincial Food and Drug Administration January 13 issued the "on ordering some enterprises to suspend internet drug trading Services Announcement" (hereinafter referred to as "suspension notice"), by this effect, Guangzhou hundred new Pharmaceutical Chain Co., Ltd., Guangdong one large pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd., Guangzhou two heaven Big Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd. and other 10 online pharmacies shut down overnight, including over-the-counter drugs, all drug sales services. Analysts believe that the burgeoning pharmaceutical industry in Guangdong is entering the most difficult time since the rise.

Curse the sale of prescription drugs

"After investigation, some of our internet drug trading services enterprises illegal sales of prescription drugs, I bureau has ordered the relevant enterprises to suspend Internet drug trading services." "This is the Guangdong Provincial Drug Administration announced a moratorium on 10 online pharmacies drug sales services, said the foreign.

According to the bureau, Guangdong province, the pharmaceutical industry in the online pharmacy level there are two major problems: In addition to the Internet merchants to screen some information, resulting in the supervision of the background information is not complete, enterprises to take online contact, the way the sale of online avoidance of regulatory phenomenon also occurs from time to again.

Based on this and previous regulatory loopholes, the Guangdong Food and Drug Administration has specifically carried out a comprehensive supervision and inspection of the transaction website service information, and has convened the peace talks with 32 companies. As at January 14, 4 cases have been filed. Guangdong Food and Drug Administration director Ji Yufei is put words, the next will also be based on the results of investigation and evidence of the relevant national laws and regulations to deal with the form of punishment, including fines, the most serious is the revocation of illegal enterprise's online business license.

The reporter noted that after the announcement of the moratorium, the 10 online pharmacies involved have suspended the sale of drugs, some online pharmacies based on prudent consideration, in the drug display, and even the "cold Spirit granules" and "Radix Isatidis granules" and other commonly used over-the-counter drugs have also been "prescription drug" management, obstinately stressed that "this product is prescription drugs, Need a professional pharmacist to guide the use. Please consult the pharmacist for advice on how to purchase.

A registered in Guangdong, facing the country to carry out online drug sales services, its general manager told reporters yesterday: "From a negative level, this matter for our drug dealers have a great impact." The customer is very not understand, our customer service is busy crazy. From a positive point of view, the suspension will also allow companies and regulators to discuss issues and solutions in depth. Our self-examination has been put into place, awaiting review and we hope to resume the sale of OTC drugs as soon as possible. ”

Individual enterprise "Cry"

With the above national drug dealers to recognize the existence of irregularities, there are individual target customers in the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, the drug dealers to the reporter "Cry", said the company involved in the prescription drug sales problem, is the company sales salesman was professional anti-counterfeiting company "lure" caused.

"They [refer to professional anti-counterfeiting companies] lure our salesman, let our business people say something that shouldn't be said, and then report it as evidence." "A 2012-year sales growth rate of more than 300% of the Guangdong online pharmaceutical industry," said the head of the Health Network, SU exhibition. However, the reporter also noted that the person responsible for throwing this statement, there is no further evidence to support his statement.

In fact, according to industry experts, since over-the-counter drugs have been allowed to be sold online, they have developed rapidly in recent years. Up to now, the product structure of the major online pharmacy basically by the medicine, medicine makeup, health care products, household medical and health equipment, including four categories, of which drugs accounted for 30%, the remaining 70% of the sales by drug makeup, health products and household medical and health equipment to achieve.

"Although the drug is only 30% of the revenue, but the credibility of online pharmacies and traffic is a very big support." "The expert means.