How to treat the prohibition of prescription drugs by e-commerce companies such as JD.COM? COM？

Tmall prompts to report online sales of prescription drugs, and can also "submit demand". Mobile phone screenshot

JD.COM displays drug information, and "Return" is not supported. Mobile phone screenshot

Online prescription drugs have not been released, and they can be purchased online through some e-commerce platforms; Experts believe that problems such as drug safety and information transparency need to be solved urgently.

Although there have been rumors about whether to liberalize online prescription drugs, according to China's current drug management system, prescription drugs can only be purchased with a prescription issued by a doctor, and Internet platforms prohibit the sale of prescription drugs.

The Beijing News reporter recently visited and found that there are still many online stores selling prescription drugs through e-commerce platforms in the name of "display only", and some prescription drugs are hot, with nearly 30,000 purchase evaluations. In addition, Tmall's prescription drug-related pages clearly indicate that a prescription list needs to be provided for background review, JD.COM. The related page of COM shows that prescription drugs are "for display only, not for sale", but the reporter successfully bought them without providing a prescription.

"Self-purchased prescription drugs are potentially dangerous, and the conditions for selling prescription drugs online are not sufficient at present." Xiao Yonghong, a member of National Health Commission Expert Committee on Rational Drug Use, said that in order to finally sell prescription drugs online, it is necessary to realize prescription certification and interconnection of Internet doctors.

The requirement of "Submit Prescription" is invalid.

On July 5th, Beijing News reporter searched online shopping platform Tmall for nimodipine tablets, a prescription drug for acute cerebrovascular disease, and * * * retrieved more than 200 products from different pharmacies. Under the picture of each drug, there is a small print: this drug is a prescription, so it is recommended that you buy it at the hospital or the nearest pharmacy with a doctor's prescription. There is also a store reminder that "our prescription drugs are only for display, not for sale".

In the online shop of Kangbaixin Pharmacy, the reporter selected nimodipine tablets and aspirin enteric-coated tablets, which are prescription drugs for cardiovascular diseases, and then clicked "Submit Demand". Then, the page will prompt you to provide a valid phone number, "The pharmacist will contact you in an hour" and ask you to provide a photo of the prescription form. Then the reporter enters a valid phone number, submits it directly and pays online.

After 40 minutes, the reporter received two kinds of medicines. In this process, the reporter did not provide a prescription and did not receive a call from the "pharmacist".

In another "Quanyuantang Pharmacy Flagship Store", the reporter contacted the customer service and said that the prescription list was lost. Can I buy Nimodipine Tablets? The other party said that "submit the order first, and the pharmacist will review it according to the situation. After approval, delivery will be arranged. Cash on delivery. " However, without submitting any prescription, the reporter still saw the reminder of "approved".

In addition, the customer service staff of "Zepu Pharmacy Flagship Store" said that if the prescription list is lost, it is necessary to provide the patient's name, age and symptoms in order to register the prescription in Yamatonokusushi. After the reporter virtual corresponding information, the order system also shows "approved, and delivery will be arranged as soon as possible".

Tips for "showing drugs" to hide transactions

Different from Tmall, JD.COM, an online shopping platform, has its own pharmacy, JD.COM Pharmacy, in addition to retail pharmacies.

On July 5th, the reporter bought a box of aspirin enteric-coated tablets in JD.COM pharmacy. Like Tmall, the platform prompts to provide the user's identity information and contact information before submitting the order, and upload prescription photos. However, the reporter successfully completed the order without submitting prescription photos.

As of press time, this aspirin enteric-coated tablet exhibited in JD.COM Pharmacy has received more than 29,000 comments, with a favorable rate of 99%. Its store has more than 600,000 fans.