Several online pharmacies that have been halted have lost hundreds of thousands of

"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 South 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.

South all reporters 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.

South All reporters noted that the moratorium published, most of the 10 online pharmacies have suspended the sale of drugs, some online pharmacies on the basis of 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 done "prescription drug" management, obstinately stressed " This product is prescription medicine, need a professional pharmacist to instruct to 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 yesterday to the South reporters frankly: "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 sales of the O-T C 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, South reporters 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.

When to resume no timesheet

"We also have difficulties in our business, and there are such problems that we are now applying for recovery every day." "According to the cry," said the online pharmacy director, "Guangdong Food and Drug Administration has not yet on the moratorium on the release of the relevant online pharmacies when the over-the-counter drug management to give a timetable." ”

Guangzhou Express Cargo Co., Ltd. General manager Liao will be interviewed by reporters in the south, the Guangdong Online pharmacy has been planning to set up a professional committee, and before the Spring Festival issued a "self-discipline declaration", in order to strive to resume normal operation as soon as possible. "Guangdong currently has 41 licensed companies online pharmacies, the total sales accounted for about half of the country." Currently, the industry's public data is that in 2013, through the online pharmacy channel completed transactions (including non-pharmaceuticals) nearly 5 billion yuan. "Liao will further disclose.

And from the "2013 China Medical Internet Development Report" shows that as of November 30, 2013, the state General administration of drugs issued 194 "internet Drug trading Service Qualification certificate", of which the online retail class of 132 consumer certificate, the real business of less than 80.

Medical and Electronic Business trouble

According to the existing regulations, the use of the Internet to sell drugs on the website, must be approved by the provincial Drug Administration and holding the "Internet Drug trading Service Qualification certificate" to sell over-the-counter drugs. This provision is due to the regulatory view that the sale of drugs on the internet is more uncertain than offline retailing and therefore needs to be strengthened. But in the view of some practitioners of the business, the sale of drugs online is more likely to be traced back to safety.

Indeed, the balance between regulation and market has been a hot issue for the industry since the National Drug Administration has liberalized its over-the-counter drug sales. China's largest E-commerce platform Taobao has also been "jump" and other issues forced "internal debugging." This time, Guangdong Food and Drug Administration to stop 10 mainstream drugs b 2C online drug services, the final way will end up, is still an unknown.

It is noteworthy that Jingdong Mall, a head of pharmaceutical business before attending the "2013 China Medical Internet Conference" has been analyzed that the 2014 pharmaceutical industry or into the shuffle period, there will be 3-4 old online pharmacy down. If financing is not available, the vast majority of pharmaceutical dealers within 2 years of sales can hardly exceed 500 million yuan.

10 list of Guangdong's online pharmacy companies suspended from internet drug trading services

Guangdong One big pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd.

Guangdong Kang-Love Chain Pharmacy Co., Ltd.

Guangdong Kang Jia Pharmaceutical Chain Co., Ltd.

Guangzhou second Heaven Big Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd.

Guangzhou hundred-ji New Pharmaceutical Chain Co., Ltd.

Shenzhen Central General Assembly Pharmacy Co., Ltd.

Guangzhou seven Lok Kang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Guangdong Bao Jia Kang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Guangdong Herbal Medicine Chain Co., Ltd.

Guangdong Health Guest Medicine Co., Ltd.

Source of information:

Guangdong Provincial Food and Drug Administration