China News Service, Shanghai, March 7th (Reporter Chen Jing) Chinese medicinal materials are the foundation for the inheritance, innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine.

With the increasing demand for Chinese herbal medicines, their quality has attracted much attention.

At present, Shanghai is promoting the traceability of the whole process of high-quality medicinal materials.

　　The reporter was informed on the 7th that the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, the Shanghai Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Shanghai Municipal Drug Administration, the Shanghai Medical Insurance Bureau, and the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce jointly issued the "Regarding the development of the clinical application of the whole process of traceability of traditional Chinese medicine in this city." The “Notice of Work” (hereinafter referred to as the “Notice”), took the lead in 5 hospitals and 8 TCM decoction pieces production enterprises in Shanghai to carry out the clinical use of whole-process traceable decoction pieces, encourage high quality and high price, and improve the quality of TCM decoction pieces.

　　Accordingly, Shanghai will establish a supervision platform, strengthen information exchange, carry out hierarchical management, and strengthen comprehensive governance.

The Shanghai Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine told reporters that Shanghai will establish a full-process traceability management platform for Chinese herbal decoction pieces; strengthen the cooperation between medical institutions and relevant Chinese medicine decoction pieces production and operating enterprises in the quality traceability of Chinese medicine decoction pieces, and continuously strengthen the production, operation and management of Chinese medicine decoction pieces. Use the whole-process traceability information to exchange and share.

Relevant departments will, on the premise of ensuring market supply, accomplish the transition from ordinary decoction pieces to traceable decoction pieces, and steadily advance the pilot program of the full-process traceability system for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces.

The "Notice" requires pilot hospitals to strengthen the informatization construction of traditional Chinese medicine, do a good job in the management and information connection of traceable decoction pieces, and establish a mechanism for inventory early warning and whole-process traceability information connection.

　　It is reported that the pilot hospitals and the production enterprises and operating enterprises of Chinese herbal decoction pieces will continue to innovate the means of drug safety guarantee through the pilot work, and explore the informatization and intelligent management of the whole process of Chinese medicine decoction pieces.

At present, 5 pilot medical institutions have organized hospital pharmacy, information and other functional departments to complete the preparation for the clinical pilot application of traceability of decoction pieces; 8 pilot enterprises have basically completed the construction of internal traceability systems for decoction pieces.

With the launch of the pilot work of clinical application of full-process traceability of Chinese herbal decoction pieces in Shanghai and the establishment of the quality traceability system for Chinese herbal decoction pieces, Chinese herbal decoction pieces will be of higher quality, safer, more effective, and more assured, and will boost the development and innovation of Chinese medicine. .

　　High-quality and authentic Chinese herbal medicines will contribute to the high-quality development of Chinese medicine.

According to the "Notice", Shanghai will guide consumers to fully understand the production, distribution, management, drug safety and other related information of traceable drugs, improve the transparency of product information, and improve consumers' confidence in use.

　　According to the Shanghai Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, since 2020, tracing the source of Chinese herbal pieces has become the focus of relevant departments.

The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, the Shanghai Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration jointly formulated and issued the "Implementation Opinions on the Improvement of the Service Quality of Chinese Herbal Pieces in Shanghai", which listed "the construction of a quality traceability system for Chinese Herbal Pieces" as a key task. Promote production enterprises to establish a quality traceability system for Chinese herbal decoction pieces, and propose to gradually realize that the source of Chinese herbal decoction pieces commonly used in clinical practice in Shanghai can be traced, the whereabouts can be traced, and the responsibility can be investigated, and information inquiry can be provided for the public.

　　The "Shanghai Regulations on Traditional Chinese Medicine" officially implemented on May 1, 2021 encourages drug manufacturers, operators of Chinese herbal medicines and Chinese herbal pieces, medical institutions, and industry associations to establish an information-based traceability system. And improve the relevant procurement policies to promote the high quality and good price of Chinese herbal medicines.

This provides a legal guarantee for the advancement of the traceability of TCM decoction pieces.

The Shanghai Drug Administration, Medical Insurance, and Commerce Commission have worked together in three aspects: quality supervision, payment policy, and circulation management.

　　According to reports, the Shanghai Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Shanghai Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine have formulated the "Administrative Measures for the Construction of the Quality Traceability System for Decoction Pieces in Shanghai (Trial)", which includes the definition, packaging, and identification of traceable decoction pieces, and the construction and management of the quality information system for traceable decoction pieces. Propose specific measures; relevant experts from pilot decoction pieces enterprises, pilot medical institutions, universities and industries will study and formulate the "Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Decoction Piece Quality Improvement Standard (Trial)".

At present, experts have formulated relevant standards for 11 varieties of traceable decoction pieces, including Astragalus, Salvia, Lycium barbarum, and saffron, and have taken the lead in becoming the varieties for pilot clinical application.

According to reports, it is expected that Shanghai will take 3-5 years to achieve the coverage of the main varieties commonly used in clinical practice.

　　In fact, some varieties of traceable decoction pieces have been supplied in 5 pilot hospitals before.

During the pilot work, the Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry Association, together with the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the pilot hospital and the Shanghai Quality Control Team of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affairs, conducted regular quality assessments on the traceability of decoction pieces, and checked the authenticity, accuracy and scientificity of the traceability information provided by the manufacturers. monitoring, consistency, etc., and relying on third-party testing institutions to carry out quality testing of traceable pieces.

　　In this year's digital transformation work in Shanghai, the "Convenient Medical Service" digital transformation version 2.0 based on the blockchain technology for the delivery of traditional Chinese medicine decoction "Traditional Chinese Medicine Delivery Anxinda" project will allow patients to obtain traceable pieces of decoction in a timely manner through the hospital's public service platform. information, so that patients can take good medicine and rest assured medicine.

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