OBJECTIVE:To provide basic industrial research and development recommendations for the supply-side structural reform in drug distribution in China. METHODS:Structure-conduct-performance(SCP)analysis paradigm from Harvard was used for in-depth study of market structure,business conduct and business performance in China since 2010. RESULTS:Since 2010, drug distribution industry in China had shown the scale of decline in the growth rate,low market concentration,increased barriers to entry,the leading of state-owned capital,etc. Though corporate mergers and acquisitions and public financing expanded the scale,management information,third-party logistics,Internet+and pharmacy alliance business model flourished,the industry op-erating performance was poor,state-owned enterprises showed poor performance. CONCLUSIONS:The transformation and upgrad-ing of the industry business model should be promoted by targetedly accelerating the supply-side structural reforms in the drug distri-bution industry,encouraging corporate finance mergers,breaking local protectionism,developing cooperative pharmacies and phar-maceutical third-party logistics alliances and leveraging the Internet.

OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for improving licensed pharmacist qualification system and the legislation of Li-censed Pharmacist Law in China. METHODS:The implementation of licensed pharmacist system in China was introduced;based on the experience of licensed assistant physician system in China and pharmacy technician qualification system in USA,the necessi-ty and feasibility of setting up licensed assistant pharmacist were interpreted. RESULTS&CONCLUSIONS:At present,it is neces-sary to draw lessons from licensed assistant physician system in China and pharmacy technician qualification system in USA and set up licensed assistant pharmacist because of the shortage of licensed pharmacist,low threshold of qualification admittance,non-stan-dard licensed qualification of primary(assistant)pharmacy technician,absence of Licensed Pharmacist Law. It is recommended to promote the legislation of Licensed Pharmacist Law through clearing the definition and responsibility of licensed assistant pharma-cist,confirming examination scope and the threshold of qualification admittance,etc.

OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for evaluating the new round of essential medicine bidding and purchase policy in China,ensuring the stability of essential medicine supply and improving national essential medicine system.METHODS:Based on the theoretical analysis,taking Shanghai and Yunan province as sample,the questionnaire was designed to investigate the difficulty to implement essential drug purchase policy in essential medicine supply system,and the bidding situation evaluation of production enterprises by both sides of local drug bidding among staff in production enterprises,circulation enterprises,primary health care institutions and other institutions.The types of influential factors for the implementation of essential medicine purchase policy were determined finally.Factor analysis method was used to screen the key influential factors.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:Four common factors had a great influence on the implementation of essential medicine policy in China.The impact of the large to small is the rationality of the tender procurement program,the standardization of pharmaceutical production,the stability of demand for drug use and macroeconomic policy regulation and protection.It is suggested to further improve the drug recruitment system,select the products that have quality assurance and production specifications,and fully meet the diverse needs of the market,while provide relatively stable usage information for manufacturers.If necessary,"drug purchase with target quantity" of Shanghai model can be forced to carry out by policy so as to ensure that the interests of all parties in the pharmaceutical supply chain are treated fairly.