When the pharmacists insisted on introducing ingredient name prescriptions, the medical community called for a change in the national selective division of labor, saying it was just an old argument in the ‘age of dispensing drugs without a pharmacist’.
On the 20th, Minister Oh Yu-kyung of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety gave an opinion that he “actively agrees” with the introduction of prescriptions for ingredient names during the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee’s audit. The medical community protested. She countered that the drug division was abolished as the solution to the pharmaceutical industry’s claim that prescriptions with ingredient names were necessary for the benefit of the public and to reduce drug costs.
The Korean Medical Association issued a statement on the 27th and urged, “If you truly consider drug cost savings and patient benefits, convert the division of labor into a division of labor chosen by the people instead of outdated claims such as prescribing ingredient names.” Regarding Director Oh, he pointed out, “I forgot the duty of public office and represented the long-awaited project of an interest group.”
“The current rigid division of labor is the main culprit of inconvenience to the public,” the Association of the Largest Association argued.
“It has been more than 20 years since the division of labor system was implemented. As the times change, the system must also change. The automated drug system is introduced to dispense drugs faster and more accurately than humans. In the era of dispensing drugs without a pharmacist The division of labor system is not well-known,” he said.
He also warned regarding the dangers of prescribing ingredient names. Rather than constantly administering the same drug according to the patient’s symptoms, it is possible that a different drug may be used according to the wishes of the pharmacist.
“Currently, people are taking the same drug according to the doctor’s prescription, but if a prescription with an ingredient name is introduced, drugs with different effects and efficacy may be administered for each prescription,” said the Daehyeop Association. When a prescription is introduced, a different drug may be prescribed each time depending on the circumstances of the pharmacy or the understanding of the pharmacist.”
He also warned, “In a situation where the drug efficacy equivalence between the generic drug and the original drug is not guaranteed, the introduction of a prescription for an ingredient name may cause an unexpected weakening accident.”
