According to the Food and Drug Administration, drugs are related to physical health and life safety, which are different from general consumer goods. Therefore, there are relevant regulations from the manufacture of raw materials to the transportation of drugs. In addition to the management of drugs before they go on the market, there are also relevant warning monitoring mechanisms after they go on the market; The picture is a schematic diagram.

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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] Good quality of drugs is the cornerstone of disease treatment or prevention. According to the Food and Drug Administration, drugs are related to physical health and life safety, which are different from general consumer goods, so complete "full life cycle management" must be strictly implemented , There are relevant laws and regulations from the manufacture of raw materials to the transportation of drugs. In addition to the management of drugs before they go on the market, there are also relevant warning monitoring mechanisms after they go on the market.

The Food and Drug Administration pointed out that oral medicines for treating athlete's foot have been mixed with other medicines in foreign pharmaceutical factories, causing patients taking the medicines to be affected.

Therefore, how to monitor drug-related warning events in a timely manner and avoid importing suspicious drugs into the country has become an important topic for health authorities in various countries.

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The Food and Drug Administration explained that imported drugs are increasing year by year. In order to ensure the quality of imported drugs, it will send personnel to foreign pharmaceutical factories for on-site inspections, or review factory information in writing to confirm that pharmaceutical factories comply with the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) ).

In addition, the Food and Drug Administration is a member of the International Pharmaceutical Inspection Agreement (PIC/S), through the rapid alert platform (Rapid Alert) established by the organization, it can receive alerts on drug quality and GMP violations issued by other members. News, etc., immediately assess the situation of our country's impact, and take immediate measures.

The Food and Drug Administration stated that it is also simultaneously monitoring the official warnings issued by the Food and Drug Administration (Food And Drug Administration) and the European Medicines Agency (European Medicines Agency) against pharmaceutical companies. Once a warning is received, it will immediately initiate a risk assessment. And depending on the circumstances, mechanisms such as prohibiting the import or shipment of the drug will be adopted to prevent it from entering the market, and a letter will be sent to the industry at the same time to assess whether the drug is affected or initiate a recall operation to avoid continued circulation, thereby reducing possible harm to the human body.

The Food and Drug Administration emphasizes that in order to ensure that the public enjoys the same drug quality as advanced countries, it will continue to monitor the GMP warnings of international drug manufacturers, and immediately check the drug safety of Chinese people, and strive to achieve the goal of "medicines seek safety, medicines demand quality" .

Reprinted from Issue 911 of the Food and Drug Safety Weekly Report of the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Defense and Welfare

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