OBJECTIVE: To explore the management pattern that conducive to the development of the Chinese Herbal Pieces Department.METHODS: The pros and cons of the comprehensive pharmacy management pattern for Chinese Herbal Pieces Department were analyzed.RESULTS: The introduction of the comprehensive pharmacy management pattern in the Chinese Herbal Pieces Department resulted in the reduction of the human,material and financial resources;however,it also led to declining of the quality of the cut crude drug,reduction in drug consumption,lowering of pharmacists' sense of responsibility,presence of more risk factors of dispensing errors,lowering of social concern,weakening of the position of Chinese medicine and marginalization of status of Chinese medicine.CONCLUSION: The inclusion of Chinese Herbal Pieces Department into comprehensive pharmacy management should be carried out with prudence or it might as well to maintain the relative independence of the Chinese Herbal Pieces Department so as to protect and develop the Chinese medicine.