Xinhua All Media+丨Drug dismantling, shared drug racks, priority delivery...the grassroots use their brains to protect the "medicine affairs" of the masses
Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, December 21st: Dismantling medicines, sharing medicine racks, and giving priority to delivery... Grassroots use their brains to protect the "medicine affairs" of the masses
Xinhua News Agency reporters He Xinrong, Gong Wen, Guo Jingdan
Facing the challenge of the epidemic, the supply of antipyretics is tight, what should we do?
In Shanghai, many grassroots communities are actively using their brains to ensure the "medicine affairs" of the masses through various methods such as drug dismantling, shared drug shelves, and priority delivery, and try their best to make medicine available to every citizen in need.
Drug dismantling, system follow-up
The Community Health Service Center of Xietu Street, Xuhui District, Shanghai provides medical services to more than 70,000 permanent residents in the area, of which more than 16,000 are over 65 years old.
At the Xietu Street Community Health Service Center, community doctors limit the amount of antipyretic and analgesic drugs prescribed for three days each time on the basis of the existing drug specifications and packaging, such as ibuprofen, ammonia and amine tablets, etc. Evenly divided into two to make small units, uniform distribution of packaging, indicating usage and dosage.
"It makes sense for medical institutions to unpack and distribute cold medicines. Because colds are a common disease, most cold medicines are over-the-counter medicines with low prices, so the packaging volume of cold medicines usually exceeds the amount needed for one cold treatment. Under certain circumstances , medical institutions provide 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4 of the whole package of cold medicines, which can make better use of current resources and strive to meet the medication needs of more patients in the future.” Director of Shanghai Clinical Pharmaceutical Quality Control Center , said Zhong Mingkang, chief pharmacist of Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University.
After the medicines are disassembled, the system settings must also keep up.
Yan Hua, director of the Xietu Street Community Health Service Center, told the reporter that since some medicines are currently divided into two, the charging system adjusts the unit price to one-half of the original price.
In addition to dismantling and retailing, in order to use drugs more accurately and rationally, grassroots medical institutions are also trying to find ways to intercept excessive doses.
The reporter learned that, first, multi-channel scientific popularization and rational drug use can alleviate the panic of some residents.
The second is that the doctor checks and dispenses medicines on demand for patients admitted to the fever sentinel clinic.
The third is to set restrictions on the use of fever drugs through the information system. No matter which doctor visits the doctor, the amount of each prescription cannot exceed the upper limit.
"For vulnerable groups and key groups such as living alone, disabled, and desolate in the jurisdiction, the sub-district will take the lead, with the neighborhood committee as the unit, implement a special person to be responsible, and do a good job in personnel screening and filing. At the same time, a certain amount of antipyretic and analgesic drugs will be provided as an emergency materials to support their health." Yan Hua said that when residents have medical treatment and consultation needs, family doctors will conduct health assessments to ensure rational drug use.
If a resident is seriously ill, it is recommended to be referred to a higher-level medical institution to ensure medical safety.
Neighbors help each other and share medicine racks
"Does any neighbor have antipyretics? The child suddenly has a high fever and needs to cool down, thank you!" "When I get home, give your child half a plate." "I have Merrill Lynch at home, just one bottle, I can pour it for you point."
Among the homeowner groups in many communities in Shanghai, there have been many heart-warming conversations like this recently.
Sharing medicines, sharing experience, and encouraging each other, while residents watch and help each other, they also explore the "shared medicine areas" in the corridors.
75-year-old Lou Xingmei lives in Si Village, Shihua Street, Jinshan District.
Recently, she took the lead in renovating a "shared medicine shelf" in the corridor: at the gate on the first floor, a sign saying "shared medicine office" was pasted on the wall, and cold medicines, thermometers, masks and other medicines were placed on the shelf. Lou Xingmei also took out a small table at home and put alcohol and disinfectant spray on it.
Lou Xingmei's idea is very simple.
"There are a lot of elderly people in our building, and I happened to have some medicines, so I took out Lianhua Qingwen granules, masks, and Shexiang Baoxin pills, etc., and shared them with those in need."
Neighbors discovered this "shared medicine shelf", and were moved, they also joined in this mutual aid action. The medicines on the medicine shelf were taken away and replaced, and the neighbors' true love continued to be passed on.
"Recently, many elderly residents have called. On the one hand, they are asking for help, and on the other hand, they are also expressing their nervousness." Zheng Lulu, deputy secretary of the Party General Branch of Huaye Residential Area, Nanjing West Road Street, Jing'an District, said that community officials and residents patiently Communicate, and at the same time take out the "inventory" of the neighborhood committee, pack it into a box of Lianhua Qingwen, 5 masks, and 5 antigen detection reagents, and put them at the door of residents in need.
Drug orders, priority delivery
"Brother Ma, we need a few antigens here, do you have any more?" "No problem, I'll let my brother bring them to you." At the distribution station of Meituan Waimai Shanghai Global Port, the station manager Ma Liang called one after another.
"Just now I asked for help from a milk tea shop we cooperated with. In order to protect the health of the riders, some routine medicines are prepared in the station, and we will help when we meet customers in need." Ma Liang said.
Ma Liang said that since the end of November, the volume of takeaway orders on the site has continued to rise, estimated to have increased by 40% compared to usual.
At the same time, less than 70% of the delivery staff are on duty due to infection.
"There are more orders, but fewer riders, so the delivery time is generally extended. It used to be delivered in half an hour, but now it takes 45 to 50 minutes."
When some orders were overdue, Ma Liang asked the takeaway riders in the station to give priority to delivery when encountering orders from pharmacies.
"This kind of situation is usually infected. The customer is eager to receive the goods, and we will give priority to guarantee."
At the ZTO Express Shanghai Xuhui South Station branch, many couriers are still busy at five o'clock in the evening.
"Our outlets have more than 20,000 pieces entering and leaving Hong Kong a day, and we are a large express delivery company in the region. At present, there are more than 60 employees in the outlets, and there are about 10 in the sun. In order to ensure that the express mails can be cleared every day, we have started night delivery. Recently, I have to work until 10 o'clock in the evening every day." Yang Bo, the person in charge of the outlet, said.
At present, ZTO couriers at Xuhui South Railway Station each deliver more than 400 pieces per day.
Yang Bo noticed that among the daily shipments of each courier, about 20 to 30 shipments were sent from various online pharmacies.
"We pick out this kind of express and put it on the top, and the courier can give priority to delivery."
Although the task is relatively heavy, many courier delivery guys are willing to help residents with "little effort".
Wang Jin, a delivery worker at Meituan, said: “Recently, I received a call from an old customer who wanted to buy a mercury thermometer, but there were no pharmacies nearby. I said that I have a relatively wide range of travel, so I can try it for him, and I finally bought it. .”
Due to the large number of people who have been infected recently, many customers will leave a message to the courier delivery guy when picking up the order. There is no need to hand it over in person, just put it on the courier rack or hang it on the doorknob.
"I estimate that the peak order period will continue for a while. We understand each other and we will be able to tide over the difficulties together." Wang Jin said.
(Xinhuanet)