In the past few days, according to the clues provided by readers, the reporter found that small advertisements for drug recycling were almost all over the major hospitals in Wuhan, Hubei. In the men's toilets in the outpatient departments of Tongji and Sheikh hospitals in Wuhan, there are many "drug-receiving advertisements" posted on the baffle and wall. Some are mixed in a mess of small advertisements, and some are marked with "drug collection" and telephone number on a white wall. In Hubei Central South Hospital, Provincial People's Hospital, Wuhan First Hospital, Wuhan Children's Hospital and Wuhan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, there are also many small advertisements for receiving medicines.
The cleaning staff of a large hospital complained to the reporter that someone had just written on the back foot after the "psoriasis" of the recovery medicine was cleaned up.
After receiving the reporter's report, the person in charge of the inspection branch of the US Food and Drug Administration in Wuhan analyzed that such intensive "drug-receiving advertisements" in major hospitals may be caused by underground gangs. The person in charge said that it is illegal to recycle and trade drugs underground, and the bureau will jointly crack down on public security, health and other departments.
■ Receiving medicine favors high-end products.
On July 16, the reporter saw the QQ number left by "Teacher Wu" in an advertisement for receiving medicine. I'll chat with him online right away.
"Mr. Wu" introduced himself to collect medicine at a high price in Wuhan, and trading places was in Jiang 'an District.
When the reporter asked what drugs were acceptable, he replied: "All drugs are acceptable, and high-end drugs such as high-end injections, tablets and drugs for kidney transplantation can be purchased for a long time." Immediately, he sent the reporter a list of drugs: human albumin for clinical injection, Tylenol, Rofen, Famaxin, and Loseck needle. ...
Take human albumin (specification 10g) which is in short supply in China as an example, "Mr. Wu" offered a price for each bottle of 200 yuan. It is understood that the price of a bottle of human albumin of this specification in hospitals is close to that in 400 yuan.
■ pouring medicine presents a "one-stop"
Who is crazy about collecting herbs in Wu Hanyou? June 15 at 7: 20 am, Wuhan? The Oral Drug Administration and the Public Security Economic Investigation Brigade jointly investigated and dealt with an underground drug collection den located in residential building No.0/63 of Hanshui Sancun, and seized a large number of drugs and bills such as Baitangping on the spot.
After investigation, a pair of men and women who received drugs were from Baoying County, Jiangsu Province. They bought these drugs at a low price and prepared to resell them to their hometown at a higher price to earn the difference.
Looking up the criminal records of Wuhan Food and Drug Administration for many years, it is found that the underground drug dealers in Jiangcheng have a distinct regional color-most of them are from Baoying, Jiangsu. Their fellow villagers, with their fellow villagers, have a huge group, some of which are all over the country, and have long been engaged in illegal drug trafficking activities.
Drug inspectors said that there is a dark and thick chain for underground drug collection: those who collect drugs on the roadside or around hospitals are usually called "Ma Zi"; After receiving the drugs, "Ma Zi" handed them over to the drug dealers at the middle end of the chain, who then sorted, assembled and packaged the scattered drugs; A higher-level drug dealer (online) bought the whole drug and sold it.
It is reported that in the process of drug recovery and reselling, the profits are very considerable, often exceeding twice or even higher than the purchase price of drugs.
■ Targeting public health care
The reporter learned that the Wuhan drug supervision department has always maintained a high pressure on underground drug collection. From 2002 to August 2005, the US Food and Drug Administration in Wuhan banned 479 illegal drug purchase points. Since September 2005, the drug supervision department has publicly promised that citizens who report street drug collection will be rewarded once they are verified. In the past two years, 50 cases were reported, and the bonus was 1.4 million yuan. But up to now, there are still many drug dealers engaged in covert illegal drug collection activities in Wuhan. Among them, Qingshan District is the hardest hit area for illegal drug collection.
Why did Qingshan District become the hardest hit area? A person in charge of Qingshan Sub-branch of the US Food and Drug Administration in Wuhan analyzed that this is related to the medical insurance of WISCO employees. He said that WISCO employees enjoy special policies: under normal circumstances, 20% of employees seek medical treatment at their own expense, and the rest are subsidized by the unit; Work-related injuries and retirees enjoy more preferential treatment.
It is such a "special" that some greedy employees sell drugs prescribed by the hospital to drug dealers, such as a box of drugs, at a price of 100 yuan. Although 20 yuan is paid by oneself, if 50 yuan is sold to drug dealers, 30 yuan can still be earned. It is this public medical insurance system that makes Qingshan District have more illegal drug collection markets than other regions.
■ Insufficient deterrence of laws and regulations
At the beginning of 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration in Wuhan, together with the public security organs, smashed the underground drug collection dens in a residential building in the upper section of Sangong Road in Qingshan District, and collected more than 200 illegal drugs worth 6.5438+0.2 million yuan. This is the biggest illegal drug collection case in the city over the years.
For this case, the relevant departments issued a fine of 654.38+10,000 yuan, but the person involved Liang (Jiangsu Baoying) was not investigated for criminal responsibility. The reason is that the criminal judgment is based on the amount of illegal transactions, not the value of the seized items.
"The existing laws and regulations are not enough to deter drug dealers!" A person in charge of the US Food and Drug Administration in Wuhan said that up to now, the Drug Administration Regulations has regarded illegal drug collection as "unlicensed operation" and given administrative punishment, and only a few cases have been upgraded to criminal punishment. The reason is that if underground drug dealers want to be convicted (that is, the crime of illegal business operation), the transaction amount of drug dealers must reach more than 50,000 yuan or the value of illegal goods must reach more than 1.5 million yuan. Under normal circumstances, the amount involved by drug dealers can not reach this sentencing standard.
■ Illegal recycling endangers the safety of medication.
How harmful is recycling drugs? A person from the inspection branch of the US Food and Drug Administration in Wuhan said that many illegally recovered drugs have expired. Once these drugs return to the market, it will pose a great threat to the life safety of patients.
According to reports, because drug dealers collect drugs sporadically and then change hands after finishing and assembling, if they do not pay attention to preservation during the hoarding process or hoard for too long, some drugs are likely to expire or deteriorate. In addition, some black-hearted drug dealers directly recycle expired drugs or even counterfeit drugs from the public.