The policy is favorable, and the medical self-service vending machine welcomes the golden age

The policy is favorable, and the medical self-service vending machine welcomes the golden age

According to the latest "Chinese mainland Consumer Retail Self-service Equipment Market Analysis Report", in 2022, medical supplies self-service vending machines accounted for 10% of the shipment scale of intelligent self-service vending machines in the Chinese mainland market, and the shipment volume reached 15,000 units that year, becoming one of the fastest growing application devices in the annual market.

The reason why medical self-service vending machines have sprung up and are welcomed and supported by consumers and hospitals is that the flexibility and convenience of medical vending machines are more in line with the drug buying habits of contemporary consumers; Second, because the relevant support policies for medical vending machines in various places have gradually been rolled out, the traditional drug and device sales channels and drug equipment purchase methods have ushered in major changes.

The state has issued relevant policies to encourage the promotion of self-service vending models

In recent years, based on national conditions, the government has repeatedly issued policies to encourage and promote the construction of retail terminals such as medical self-service vending machines.

On September 21, 2020, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Leading the Accelerated Development of New Consumption with New Formats and New Models", which pointed out: "Further cultivate and expand various new consumption formats and models, and actively develop Internet health and medical services." ”

In December 2020, the National Health Commission, the National Health Insurance Administration, and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine jointly issued the Notice on Deeply Promoting the "Internet + Medical Health" and "Five Ones" Service Actions, which proposed to promote "integrated" shared services and improve the level of convenient, intelligent and humanized services.

On March 22, 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission and other 28 ministries and commissions issued the requirements on the "Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Cultivation of New Consumption", which pointed out: "Promote the construction of smart hospitals that integrate smart medical care, smart services and smart management, and form an integrated medical service model that is convenient for the people and benefits the people".

On March 23, 2023, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the Opinions on Further Improving the Medical and Health Service System, which pointed out: "Actively use the Internet, artificial intelligence and other technologies to continuously optimize the service process. ”

Many provinces issued documents to promote the accelerated deployment of medical vending machines

Due to the obvious advantages of "convenience" of medical self-service vending machines, not only the national government has successively issued a number of policies to encourage the promotion of self-service vending models; Regulatory authorities in various provinces and cities have also issued documents in recent years to support the development of the new format of medical self-service vending machines selling drugs and devices. In 2022 alone, 6 provinces, cities and regions have issued relevant policies to support vending machines to sell drugs to meet the diversified and personalized drug needs of citizens.

In May 2022, Weihai City, Shandong Province issued the Notice on Printing and Distributing the Implementation Plan for the Self-service Drug Selling Pilot Work in Weihai City, which pointed out: "Support the pilot work of self-service drug vending throughout the city.

In May 2022, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province issued a notice on the issuance of the "Regulations on the Operation and Management of Smart Medicine Cabinets in Medical Institutions in Changzhi City (Trial)", which pointed out: "The location of smart medicine cabinet configuration should be located in medical institutions at all levels, following the principles of reasonable layout, information security and convenience for the masses. ”

In June 2022, the Hebei Provincial Drug Administration issued a notice on supporting the development of pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises, which pointed out: "Support pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises to open 24-hour vending machines in large public places and residential gathering areas (airports, stations, docks, communities, etc.). ”

In September 2022, the Hainan Provincial Drug Administration pointed out in the Notice on Soliciting Opinions on Stimulating Market Vitality and Promoting the High-quality Development of Drug Circulation Enterprises (Draft for Comments), which pointed out: "Drug retail enterprises are encouraged to rely on their own physical pharmacies to set up vending machines at registered addresses to sell Class B over-the-counter drugs to facilitate the purchase and use of the public." ”

In November 2022, the Jiangxi Provincial Drug Administration issued the Opinions on Supporting the Development of Pharmaceutical Retail Chain Enterprises (for trial implementation), which stated: "Support pharmaceutical retail chain enterprises to set up 24-hour vending machines in large public places (including airports, railway stations, subway stations, and public medical institutions above the second level), and only sell Class B over-the-counter drugs and medical devices (Class I, Class II medical devices exempted from business filing, disposable medical masks), and prohibit the sale of prescription drugs." ”

Medical self-service vending machines in medical cabinets have become the new favorite of in-hospital pharmaceutical retail

The promulgation and implementation of the regulations not only provides a legal basis for the setting of medical self-service vending machines and drug vending machines, but also explores new ways to further expand drug sales channels, so as to create a more convenient, fast and safe drug and device circulation environment for the public. In this context, medical self-service vending machines are bound to usher in a wider application.

Medical self-service vending machine with excellent functionality, ductility, control and interactivity. With big data algorithms and Internet of Things technology, in addition to the advantages of intelligent operation and maintenance, data analysis, user management, payment security, etc., some equipment in the medical cabinet also has functions such as user real-name traceability and analysis, which can cooperate with the construction of smart medical care and help improve the capacity of public medical services.

With favorable policies and demand-driven, the future prospects of the domestic medical self-service vending machine market are promising. In the future, the medical cabinet will further consolidate its advantages in the new retail track in the hospital, facilitate the people, make up for the lack of hospital needs, and lead the people to enjoy a new digital healthy life.