Macau Food and Drug Administration promotes the development of Chinese medicine industry

Overseas Network, Macau, June 10th(Reporter Fu Zimei) The Macao SAR Drug Administration recently held a symposium with the traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine industries. Introduce the technical instructions related to Chinese medicine pharmaceutical affairs activities and registration of proprietary Chinese medicines to industry representatives, and communicate on the implementation of the “Chinese Medicines Pharmaceutical Affairs Activities and Registration of Proprietary Chinese Medicines Law” (hereinafter referred to as the “Chinese Medicine Law”) and anti-epidemic work arrangements.

The Director of the Macao Drug Administration, Cai Bingxiang, said at the symposium that the content of Chinese medicine pharmaceutical activities and technical instructions related to the registration of proprietary Chinese medicines mainly refer to the Chinese medicine supervision and management system in the Mainland, and integrate the industry and related associations. The opinions of institutions and Chinese medicine experts, etc., and the actual needs of the Macau market have been formulated, and have been announced for implementation. The Macau Drug Administration will continue to optimize and update technical instructions in a timely manner based on factors such as residents’ needs, medical technology development, and the actual situation of the industry. On the premise of safeguarding public health, it will try its best to create a convenient and business-friendly environment to jointly promote the development of the Chinese medicine industry in Macau. . He also revealed that the Macao Drug Administration has started the one-stop licensing work for Chinese pharmacies and Chinese medicine import and export wholesale licenses to implement the policy of convenience for the people and business.

The picture above shows the representative of the Macao Medical Products Administration responding to and answering the concerns of the industry at the symposium. (Photo courtesy of the Macao Drug Administration)

It is reported that there are 25 technical instructions for Chinese medicine pharmaceutical activities and registration of proprietary Chinese medicines, covering clinical trials, registration of proprietary Chinese medicines, import, manufacturing, circulation, distribution, Detailed and technical specifications for each link of supply and use. At the meeting, the representative of the Macao Drug Administration explained in detail the key contents of various technical instructions, the documents that must be submitted during the registration of proprietary Chinese medicines and relevant precautions, the certification standards of prescription Chinese medicines, and the approval of Chinese pharmacies for sale in Chinese pharmacies. The types of non-prescription drugs other than patent medicines, the production of special Chinese patent medicines and hospital preparations, the identification of the effectiveness of prescription prescriptions and the regulations on filing prescriptions in traditional Chinese pharmacies, and the entrusted manufacturing, etc., will be answered in detail.

The Macao Drug Administration held a total of five online exchanges in early June, explaining in detail the contents of Chinese medicine pharmaceutical activities and technical instructions related to the registration of proprietary Chinese medicines, Macao Chinese medicine pharmaceutical factories, pharmaceutical products More than 480 people attended the conference, including import and export and wholesale firms, Chinese medicine import and export wholesale establishments, Chinese pharmacies, drug stores, hospitals, clinics providing Chinese medicine services, and Chinese medicine research institutions.

According to reports, since the “Chinese Medicine Law” came into effect, the Macao Drug Administration has provided 94 consultation services to the industry. Through multiple channels to publicize and popularize the “Chinese Medicine Law” to the public and the industry, 20 industry briefings and exchange meetings have been held so far, with more than 1,500 participants. In addition, the Macao Drug Administration, together with the Macao Municipal Administration, visited Macao herbal tea shops for 18 on-site inspections and education, published publicity content on newspapers, televisions, and websites, and carried out publicity and education to businesses during daily inspections, so as to enhance the industry and citizens’ awareness of it in an all-round way. Understanding and cognition of traditional Chinese medicine.