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.

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:This article discusses the development of a new commodity flow pattern,acting delivery,in Chi?nese pharmaceutical circulation.METHODS:Using comparative method to analyze the reasons,the operating framework and the present strategies on developing acting delivery.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:The new pattern of acting delivery is con?ducive to reduce pharmaceutical circulation cost,to strengthen enterprises'competitiveness and to use social resources more rationally.That is an inevitable development tendency for Chinese pharmaceutical circulation market and for following inter?national practice.

OBJECTIVE:To provide reference material for standardization of lice ns ed pharmacist's consultation service METHODS:From the angle of The Law of Pro tecting Consumer's Rights and Interests,the legal relation between pharmacist and customer,rights and duties of the two parties and fair-honest dealings wer e analysed RESULTS & CONCLUSION:In the new pharmaceutical service,the licens ed pharmacists should take public health as the focus of work,carry out consult ation service according to law,so as to promote the development of social healt h undertaking

OBJECTIVE:To strengthen the ADR monitoring in hospitals and enlarge the scope of pharmacists' profession METHODS:This article analyzes the present situation and problems existing in AD R monitoring in hospitals and discusses the possibility of pharmacists' particip ation referring to the practice in foreign countries RESULTS:It is critical to strengthen the ADR monitoring in hospitals Pharmacists have advantage in condu cting the monitoring Several suggestions were put forward CONCLUSION:It is an important responsibility for pharmacists to participate in the ADR monitoring a nd give its contribution to the cause

Malunion is one of common complications after distal radius fractures.It is indicated that malunion plays an important role in fracture recovery in many studies.This article sums up the research data,from aspects of both biomechanical analysis and follows-up of clinical cases,of domestic and foreign scholars in recent years,and reviews the influences of malunion on wrist joint functional outcome.

OBJECTIVE:To discuss the necessities and countermeasures of pharmaceutical care in the rural areas of China.METHODS:The existing difficulties of pharmaceutical care in the rural areas of China were analyzed realistically.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:In order to successfully carry out pharmaceutical care,firstly the state food and drug adminis-tration must strengthen the supervision,construct the supply network of drugs and ensure the quality of medication;secondly the pharmacists'ability must be enhanced and pharmacists'quantity increased through various of training and education;thirdly the consultation service should be carried out by specially assigned persons.Only in this way can we improve the quality of pharmaceutical care and ensure the secure,efficient and economic drug use.

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 discuss the risk in clinical pharmacy service in order to provide reference for Chinese hospitals in both guarding against and reducing risk.METHODS:This study adopted a classified method to set forth the tactics on re?ducing risk of both organization and individual person in clinical pharmacy practice after analyzing the risk factors.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:It is important for the working personnel who engage in clinical pharmacy work to heighten their con?sciousness of risk and to strengthen managing it.