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 provide some suggestions for reference in establishment of clinical pharmacist institution in China.METHODS:Through analysing the present policy,mechanism,education,social psychology and law,the difficulties confronting us in establishment of clinical pharmacist institution were discussed.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:It needs to improve the mechanism in many aspects and to intensify the reform continuously in the process of establishing clinical phar-macist institution.

OBJECTIVE:To study the characteristics of doctors'behavior in clinical pharmaceutical service in hospi?tal.METHODS:Using statistical method,the doctors at their posts in nationwide scope were sampled and investigated by question-naires.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:Hospital doctors have a relatively vague cognizance of clinical pharmacists'work and they are cautious about clinical pharmaceutical service.They admit that they have requirements of clinical pharma?ceutical service,but at the same time they doubt of the pharmacists'capability,and they are just willing to accept the service selectively.

OBJECTIVE:To study the behavioral characteristics of nurses(or chief nurses)in the clinical pharmacy ser?vices.METHODS:Statistical method like questionnaires was used to investigate the clinical nurses(or chief nurses)nationwide at random.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:The nurses(or chief nurses)had positive attitudes towards clinical pharmacy services and thought highly of the clinical pharmacists'work both inwardly and outwardly.There is a great need for the knowledge of the pharmacy administration method in the clinical pharmacy services.

OBJECTIVE:To study the current situation of development in personnel resources of licensed pharmacists of drug supply enterprises in China and the ways of development.METHODS:The existing problems in the development of per-sonnel resources of licensed pharmacists were analyzed through the ways of questionnaires and interviews.RESULTS&CONCLUSIONS:The drug supply enterprises lacked collocation and application rules of pharmacists and there lacked a system for employing,training,assessing and encouraging the licensed pharmacists.Furthermore,because of the inefficient policy,the supply-demand market of licensed pharmacists was unsatisfactory and the functions of the pharmacists were incomplete.Therefore,the practicing environment for the licensed pharmacists must be optimized.It is recommended that a perfect system of employment and assessment should be established;the full-time practice and the part-time practice should be allowed to coexist;the information network platform for supply-demand of the licensed pharmacists should be set up to improve the management as well as self-discipline function of licensed pharmacist association,better the further education system,and therefore promote the development of personnel resoures.

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