【Commentary】Illegal purchase of drugs is controlled to ensure the safety of people's medication
Controlling illegal drug purchases is a test of my country's Internet drug sales supervision field.
Preventing illegal purchasing of foreign drugs has become an "extra-legal place" for my country's drug supervision and Internet drug sales. All parties concerned should jointly respond and plan as soon as possible.
According to a report by the People's Daily on December 14, some foreign medicines have been favored by consumers in recent years, and many people have long been engaged in the purchasing agent business.
However, some foreign medicines contain ingredients that are expressly prohibited by our country, which not only have obvious side effects, but also cause serious damage to health after long-term use.
In August of this year, the Shanghai Drug Control Commission held a press conference to clearly point out that in a batch of foreign Internet celebrity drugs, the detection of state-controlled psychotropic substances can easily cause drug dependence and damage health after long-term use.
The foreign Internet celebrity drugs in the news refer to certain popular weight-loss drugs, eye drops, ointments and other drugs.
These drugs are sold on the Internet, Wechat Business and other channels, and enter the Chinese market through mail and purchasing. They "not only do not have any qualifications," they even contain ingredients that are prohibited in my country, which "buy mines" for the health of users.
For example, some people experience dizziness, nausea, dry mouth, fast heartbeat and other uncomfortable symptoms after taking a certain foreign weight-loss drug, and this drug happens to appear in the list of "banned drugs" announced by the Shanghai Narcotics Control Commission.
In order to protect the safety and legal rights and interests of the public, my country has established a strict legal system for the production, operation and use of drugs-drugs produced by foreign companies have obtained the "Imported Drug Registration Certificate", drugs produced by companies in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Only after obtaining the "Registration Certificate of Pharmaceutical Products" can they be imported.
The "Announcement on Adjusting and Expanding the List of Cross-border E-commerce Retail Imports (2019 Edition)" issued by the Ministry of Finance and other ministries and commissions do not include medicines.
Therefore, whether it is a cross-border e-commerce platform or an individual who sells drugs outside the list through overseas agents, they are all suspected of illegal operations.
For this reason, the relevant departments of our country have been severely cracking down on the illegal entry and sale of foreign drugs, and have achieved many results.
In recent years, the phenomenon of foreign drug agents has begun to spread.
One is because these drugs generally have the illusion of "fast effects". For example, a certain weight loss drug can significantly reduce weight in a short period of time, which causes a large number of fans and allows criminals to see business opportunities, from finding drugs to providing purchasing and mailing services. Form a complete supply chain.
The second is that with the popularization of the Internet, groups such as micro-businesses and daigou agents have sneaked into various online groups and platforms, which have expanded the popularity and sales of certain drugs. At the same time, many daigou agents have been working and living abroad for a long time. It is even more difficult to detect and crack down, and relevant departments have insufficient experience in the supervision of cross-border e-commerce.
In addition, certain social platforms have not done enough to crack down on related pictures, audio-visual advertisements, and adverts. After some accounts are blocked, they often change to "vest" and "resurrection".
In addition, consumers' psychology of "try it out" and "if it works" has also boosted the illegal sales of such drugs.
With the unremitting efforts of relevant parties, in recent years, some foreign "anti-cancer drugs" and "life-saving drugs" have successively entered medical insurance.
Those who mistakenly believe that the foreign Internet celebrity drugs in the news are "genuine drugs whose identity has not yet been recognized", they often ignore the illegal identities of these drugs and the hidden health-threatening prohibited ingredients.
Medicines are special commodities with dual attributes-treatment and adverse reactions and even side effects.
Improper medication, the harm is incalculable.
Some medicines have unclear ingredients and unclear adverse reactions. As far as individuals are concerned, they are related to their own health. It is better to be more cautious.
Controlling illegal drug purchases is a test for the supervision of online drug sales in my country, and it will even affect the quality and effectiveness of online drug sales and the satisfaction and trust of the people. To a certain extent, the easier it is to purchase drugs illegally, and take care of them. The health of the people is more difficult.
Preventing illegal purchasing of foreign drugs has become an "extra-legal place" for my country's drug supervision and Internet drug sales. All parties concerned should jointly respond and plan as soon as possible.
At the same time, what deserves more attention is that my country should make more efforts in new drug research and development, price inclusiveness, medical insurance negotiations, etc., so that more domestically produced drugs can fill the market demand and meet the needs of the people.
Wu Di