This paper summarizes the main achievements and the existing problems of clinical pharmacy in China since establishing the discipline. The cause which accounts for the occurrence of these problems is briefly analysed. On the basis, we suggest the way to develope clinical pharmacy in the future. The following three topics are discussed in detail:establishing related rules and regulations, trainning qualified personnel, and encouraging pharmaceutists to contact clinical work.

OBJECTIVE: To provide reference for the further implementation of national essential drug system in China. METHODS: The establishment of national essential drug system in China was reviewed to find out the problem in the implementation process. Related solutions were proposed. RESULTS & CONCLUSION: The implementation of essential drugs in China demand clarifying the legal status of essential drugs, strengthening popularity of essential drugs, improving awareness of medical staff and the public about essential drugs. Moreover, patients can be benefited in the medical institutions where essential drug system has been carried out to improving the dependence of the public to essential medicines.

OBJECTIVE:To construct retail chain pharmacy service quality evaluation model suitable for our country.ME_ THODS:SERVQUAL service quality evaluation method was adopted.RESULTS:Based on the practical condition of domestic retail chain pharmacy,24influencing indexes of which were presented and a service quality evaluation model was estab-lished.CONCLUSION:This evaluation model serves as guidance for the improvement of service level of retail chain pharmacy.

OBJECTIVE:To improve the research level of hospital pharmaceutical management in China in order to pro-mote the pharmaceutical care in hospital.METHODS:298published articles on pharmaceutical management between2002and2003were collected and analyzed.The differences were compared between Chinese and American research papers.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:Chinese articles mainly dealt with drug management,including drug use,preparation management and drug purchase,and the research methods used in these articles were less scientific,while the research methodology in U.S studies is worthy of learning.

OBJECTIVE: To propose feasible strategies for the pharmaceutical development in the West of China METHODS:To analyse the pharmaceutical industry,pharmaceutical business,traditional Chinese medicine and current national pharmaceutical situation,and the existing problems in the West RESULTS & CONCLUSION:A series of strategies concerning the pharmaceutical development in the West are brought forth in order to promote the healthy development of the pharmaceutical industry there ,including ideology strategy,sustainability strategy,innovation strategy,talent strategy,policy strategy,methodology strategy,management strategy,patent strategy,and brand strategy

OBJECTIVE:To provide information for diversified operation of Chinese pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises.METHODS:By means of introducing the concept of commodity management,its effective application in Chinese pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises was analysed.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:Chinese pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises should apply commodity management theory to searching the mode of diversified operation,for improving net sales and market competition ability.

OBJECTIVE:To discuss about the management of Chinese pharmaceutical retail commerce METHODS:According to the analysis of the operation models and existing problems of Chinese pharmaceutical retail commerce,this paper brings forward concrete management strategy RESULTS & CONCLUSION:Chinese government and pharmaceutical retail enterprises should adopt effective management strategy to promote development of Chinese pharmaceutical retail commerce

OBJECTIVE:To provide the concept of management of circulation of commodities for Chinese pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises METHODS:According to the concept of management of circulation of commodities,to analyze its application in Chinese pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises RESULTS &CONCLUSION:Chinese pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises should search a mode of management of circulation of commodities which is appropriate for self-development to promote market competition ability

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the measures for development of pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises in China after access to WTO.METHODS: Practical developing measures were put forward by way of analysing the existing problems in pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises in China .RESULTS: & CONCLUSION:China s pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises should take the following measures perfecting relevent laws and regulations, deciding rational organization and clarifying the post responsibility, extending the business scale of chain stores, bringing in qualified personnel and training staff members, en-hencing the management of storage and delivery centre and intensifying the management of chain drugstores.

OBJECTIVE:To provide suggestions for perfecting the laws and rules of drug circulation in China.METHODS:To collect,classify and analyze the current laws and rules for drug manufacturing enterprices,common merchandising concerns,drug wholesale enterprises,drugs retail enterprises and pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises in the field of drug circula?tion.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:We should perfect the current laws and rules,and form the system of law for circulation of drugs applicable for each trade in the field of drug circulation,on the other hand,we should add the rules for chain trans-management,chain affiliation,merger,association,cooperation,drug electronic commerce etc.