TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1994
IN DUE COURSE, THE STATUTORY BODY WOULD CONSIDER RESTRICTING SALE OF POTENT HERBS то MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE PRESCRIPTIONS ISSUED BY REGISTERED TCM PRACTITIONERS.
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FOR THE PROPER PROTECTION OF PATIENT SAFETY, THE WORKING PARTY RECOMMENDED THAT WORKSHOPS AND MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS OF CHINESE MEDICINE SHOULD BE LICENSED.
IT RECOMMENDED THAT THE STATUTORY BODY SHOULD BE EMPOWERED TO ISSUE LICENCES ANNUALLY FOR THE PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AT REGISTERED PREMISES.
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TAKING INTO ACCOUNT LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES, REGULATIONS WOULD MADE TO ENSURE OBSERVANCE OF SANITARY AND HEALTH STANDARDS IN REGARD TO THE PREMISES AND THE FITTINGS AS WELL AS MACHINERY THEREIN.
PROVISIONS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WOULD BE CONSIDERED TO HELP PROCESSORS AND MANUFACTURERS TO COPE WITH LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.
AS REGARDS RAW HERBAL MEDICINES, THE WORKING PARTY RECOMMENDED THAT IMPORTERS SHOULD BE LICENSED AND THEIR IMPORTS OF POTENT OR TOXIC HERBS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WITH THE STATUTORY BODY.
POTENT OR TOXIC HERBS SHOULD EVENTUALLY BE SOLD ON PRESCRIPTIONS BY REGISTERED TCM PRACTITIONERS AND LICENSED IMPORTERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AUTHENTICITY OF THEIR IMPORTS, THE WORKING PARTY RECOMMENDED.
ON THE CONTROL OF PROPRIETARY CHINESE MEDICINE, THE WORKING PARTY RECOMMENDED TO INTRODUCE GRADUALLY A LICENSING SYSTEM WHICH CAN BUILD UPON CERTIFICATION FROM THE PLACE OF ORIGIN, WHERE SUCH CERTIFICATION IS CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THAT PLACE AS EVIDENCE OF SOUND SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTATION, CLINICAL TRIAL AND RELEVANT RESEARCH.
UNDER THE LICENSING SYSTEM, IMPORTERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY, QUALITY AND EFFICACY OF THEIR IMPORTS.
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ACKNOWLEDGING THE MERITS OF FORMAL TRAINING IN THE LONG THE WORKING PARTY FELT THAT DUE RECOGNITION SHOULD BE GIVEN ΤΟ THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY EXISTING TRAINING SCHOOLS AND OTHER FORMS OF TRAINING IN TCM, INCLUDING APPRENTICESHIP WITH REPUTED MASTERS.
THE WORKING PARTY IS OF THE VIEW THAT LOCAL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING TRAINING COURSES AND THE PROPOSED PREPARATORY COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED TO ADVISE ON THIS FRONT.
IN THE REPORT, THE WORKING PARTY EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT A GROWING SHORTAGE OF EXPERIENCED DISPENSERS AT RETAIL OUTLETS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AND INSUFFICIENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN LEARNING DISPENSING CHINESE MEDICINES.
HOWEVER, IT NOTED THAT THE SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HAS INTRODUCED COURSES IN CHINESE MEDICINE AND THAT CHINESE MEDICINAL MATERIALS RESEARCH CENTRE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG PLANNING DISPENSING COURSES.
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