News from our newspaper (Reporter Liu Suya and Sun Leqi) At present, 13 pharmaceutical companies in this city have released their maximum production capacity, and the inventory of medical institutions and the sales volume of pharmaceutical wholesale enterprises are increasing day by day, but the supply of medicines is still in a "tight balance" state.
At yesterday's press conference, Wang Houting, deputy director of the Municipal Food and Drug Administration, introduced that the shortage of individual prevention and control drugs will fundamentally improve with the new round of increase in production capacity and procurement of medical materials.
Wang Houting said that since the shortage of drugs, enterprises in this city have released their maximum production capacity. 13 pharmaceutical companies can produce more than 20 kinds of related drugs. Currently, the products in production are running at full capacity, and the daily output on the 18th has increased by 3 times compared with the previous day; With the support of the National Medical Insurance Bureau, 6 varieties have been included in the temporary medical insurance catalog; the daily output of 4 new crown antigen detection reagent manufacturers has increased to 8 million.
At the same time, the city's special emergency support team for medical supplies organized enterprises to speed up global procurement, organized e-commerce platforms to purchase imported drugs through cross-border e-commerce sales of pharmaceutical products, and eased the pressure of domestic drug shortages; all districts immediately adopted various measures, Expand supply channels and raise medicines; large-scale pharmaceutical wholesale enterprises purchase from multiple parties and increase supply, forming a strong joint force to guarantee supply of medicines.
The medical supplies are analyzed and judged by a special class on a daily basis to determine the market demand, formulate a distribution plan, and allocate them centrally and uniformly according to time nodes.
Wang Houting said that the allocation is demand-oriented, combined with inventory and research, and accurately allocated to medical institutions at all levels, community health service centers and retail pharmacies.
Comprehensively consider the functions and indications, packaging and specifications of drugs, and release drugs reasonably. For large-pack antipyretic drugs that are placed in pharmacies, it is strictly required to dismantle and sell them on demand.
For the drug needs of key groups such as the elderly, the young, the sick, the disabled, and pregnant, full supply will be provided as soon as possible.
The Municipal Food and Drug Administration reminds that medicines are special commodities. Each medicine has a shelf life and corresponding functions and indications. Before taking medicine, you should read the instructions clearly and pay attention to the usage and dosage. Children’s medicines must be taken strictly according to the instructions or doctor’s advice. The instructions call for storage of the drug.