The professional qualification of licensed pharmacists shall be subject to a unified national outline, unified proposition and unified examination system. It is held once a year in principle. The State Administration of Medical Supplies is responsible for organizing the formulation of examination subjects and examination outlines, establishing examination question banks and organizing life examinations.
Put forward suggestions for passing the assessment criteria. Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is responsible for organizing the examination subjects and syllabus, and will supervise and guide the examination work together with the State Administration of Pharmaceutical Products to determine the qualified standards.
Responsibilities and obligations of licensed pharmacists:
Licensed pharmacists should abide by the practice standards and business norms, and take ensuring and promoting the safety and effectiveness of drug use by the public as the basic criterion.
Licensed pharmacists must strictly abide by the Drug Administration Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the laws and policies of the state on drug research and development, production, management and use. Licensed pharmacists have the responsibility to put forward suggestions, stop and refuse to carry out acts or decisions that violate the Drug Administration Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and relevant laws and regulations, and report to the local departments in charge of drug supervision and administration.
Licensed pharmacists are responsible for the supervision and management of drug quality within the scope of practice, participate in the formulation and implementation of the total quality management system for drugs, and participate in the handling of violations within the unit.
Licensed pharmacists are responsible for the review and deployment of prescriptions, providing medication consultation and information, guiding rational drug use, and carrying out clinical pharmacy work such as therapeutic drug monitoring and drug efficacy evaluation.
A pharmaceutical retail enterprise shall publicize the Licensed Pharmacist Registration Certificate in a prominent position, and list the licensed pharmacists who are practicing on the job. When licensed pharmacists are not on duty, they should be publicized in an eye-catching way and stop selling prescription drugs and Class A over-the-counter drugs.