Source title: The reporter visited many pharmacies in multiple districts and bought “removed” antipyretics for three to five yuan
10 pieces for 3 yuan, 20 pieces for 5.5 yuan. In the past two days, citizens bought one after another fever-reducing medicines sold in pharmacies in Beijing. The Beijing municipal Food and Drug Administration has clarified that pharmacies strictly disassemble and sell antipyretics in large packages on demand, a move that will allow more citizens to address their “urgent needs”.
Yesterday, the reporter visited 7 pharmacies in Jingkai District, Chaoyang District and Fengtai District, and found antipyretic drugs in 3 of them, and the rest said that the antipyretic drugs will hit stores in the next few days.
At the Yuekang Tongtai Pharmacy on Kechuang 13th Street Economic Development Zone, the reporter saw paracetamol tablets in plain packaging. A plate contains 40 pieces, priced at 10 yuan. The staff told the reporter that many people bought this medicine in the past few days, fortunately, the stock of this medicine in the store is still relatively sufficient, and there is no purchase limit for now. Whenever a drug table is sold, he also takes a copy of the instruction manual and gives it to the drug buyer.
In the Gaoji Baikang Pharmacy on Jingyuan North Street Economic Development Zone, there are stacks of medicines that have just arrived at the shop. There is an endless stream of citizens buying medicines and takeaway errands also going in and out. According to the staff, there are small packs of ibuprofen tablets for sale, a bag contains 10 tablets, and the price is 3 yuan. He said that to ensure that more citizens can buy urgently needed antipyretics, each person presents their ID card and registers, and the purchase is limited to one bag. The reporter saw that a printed label was affixed to the sealed bag of dismantled ibuprofen tablets, which contained information such as usage and dosage, expiration date, dismantling date, and the person dismantling it.
Baikang Pharmacy on Dongtiejiangying North Street in Fengtai District uses contactless purchase of medicines, and a small opening is opened on the door of the pharmacy to sell medicines. The staff said that the ibuprofen and paracetamol tablets that had just arrived that morning had been unpacked. A bag of 10 ibuprofen tablets is priced at 3 yuan; even a bag of paracetamol tablets is 10 tablets and there is no price on the system yet. These two antipyretics are only available for offline purchase and both are limited to purchase. Each person who registers at the store with an ID card is limited to one bag. “Many pharmacies are now like this, so more people can buy it.”
Xiao Zhou, who lives in Haidian District, went around looking for medicine late at night the day before yesterday.
At the Gaoji Pharmacy at the intersection of Zizhuyuan Road and Beiwa Road, Xiao Zhou was told that the antipyretics had temporarily run out, but she received important help. The staff asked her to scan the QR code in front of the shop. “After scanning, I found that it was a small program, which contained the inventory of antipyretic drugs in many pharmacies.” Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Merrill Lynch, Lianhua Qingwen and Pediatric Chiqiao, these commonly used drugs, if each pharmacy has stock and how much is left is recorded.
Using the inventory information and map software obtained by scanning the QR code, Xiao Zhou finally found the antipyretic medicine at the Huawei Jingyao Pharmacy in the northeast corner of Zizhu Bridge. I have never used this kind of packaged pills.” that “disassembly and retail” is now strictly enforced, and each person can only buy 20 tablets at a time, a total of 5.5 yuan, packed in paper bags .
A few days ago, Xiao Zhou also bought paracetamol tablets at Tianbaotang Parity Pharmacy (Zizhuqiao shop), which is also a small box of 20 tablets. “I think the way of dismantling and retailing is very good, so that more people in need can buy medicines.”