Unexpectedly, the first thing that happened after the liberalization was not the medical shortage, but the medication shortage.
Recently, the topic of antipyretic medicine ibuprofen being unavailable has dominated the Internet.
Whether it is an adult or a child, whether online or offline, it is hard to find the right medicine.
Not long ago, Tianjin.
Some scalpers take advantage of parents’ anxiety.
has sold a bottle of Motrin (ibuprofen suspension) for children for a sky-high price of more than 3,000 yuan.
Previously, a well-known chain pharmacy became popular due to its "one box per person" purchase limit.
was also out of stock early.
On a certain social platform, adults who could not buy ibuprofen for adults targeted Merrill Lynch.
There are even many strategies for adults to use Merrill Lynch.
Although doctors say that adults taking Motrin will also have a certain fever-reducing effect.
But this kind of behavior will undoubtedly make children’s antipyretic drugs, which are already in short supply, even more in demand.
From a moral point of view, it is really disgusting to compete with children for medicine.
Seeing this, I believe many people are as confused as me: Why is ibuprofen so difficult to buy?
According to media reports, China is the world’s largest producer and exporter of ibuprofen API. How big is
? Accounting for one-third of global production capacity .
More specific data is: China produces at least 50% of the world's ibuprofen APIs and at least 40% of the paraben APIs.
Among domestic enterprises, more than 500 have obtained ibuprofen registration approval.
During this period, the different "villains" printed on the ibuprofen boxes were made into jokes by netizens.
In fact, it is because there are too many manufacturers.
From the perspective of production capacity, ibuprofen should not be in such short supply even in special times.
But why can’t we buy it?
There are two main reasons for the shortage of medicines.
One is production capacity, and the other is demand.
Let’s talk about production capacity first.
The production process of ibuprofen is actually like this.
(Picture source: New Weekly)
The upstream original drug manufacturer produces the API, which is then given to the downstream pharmaceutical factory to make ibuprofen.
If you want to continue taking medicine, both parties must ensure sufficient raw materials.
But what now?
As demand increases, the production pressure of original drug manufacturers increases sharply.
Even if we plan to expand production now, it will take time to go through the production cycle and logistics transportation.
plus many products are chemical raw materials and have very strict environmental protection requirements.
If a company wants to expand production, it must go through a strict approval process.
It usually takes 5-7 days from production to inspection.
Even if there is no shortage of medicines and no matter how anxious people are, for the sake of safety, not a single step should be omitted.
Then the supply was not timely.
And downstream pharmaceutical companies are not having an easy time either.
Although China's production capacity ranks first in the world, we must also understand a problem.
Before the new crown , ibuprofen had not been very popular in China.
Although people sometimes use it as an analgesic, they do not buy and use it in large quantities out of fear that it may have side effects.
This has also led to some manufacturers, out of strategic considerations.
Even if there is an approval document, ibuprofen will not be the focus of production.
But according to The Paper report, during the recent period, the demand for ibuprofen has basically been the same as in the past year.
It is very difficult to require pharmaceutical factories to temporarily expand production within two to three months.
So it is normal for there to be a gap period.
It is not difficult to see that, in the final analysis, production capacity is affected.
The fundamental reason is that demand is blowing out and the supply chain does not have time to respond.
Even though some companies anticipated that the demand for ibuprofen would increase in advance, they did not expect that the demand for ibuprofen would soar to such a volume.
The irrational hoarding of medicines that started in late November has finally become a key factor in why we cannot buy medicines now.
Some parents once shared their hoarded medicines.
He visited 4 pharmacies and spent 1,500 yuan to buy 47 boxes of medicines including ibuprofen.
And there are not a few such people.
In fact, as positive is gradually increasing.
We should realize that most people cannot use so many medicines.
Generally speaking, fever will last about 3 days.
Taking ibuprofen sustained-release capsules as an example, the medication interval is about 12 hours.
During the entire course of the disease, I really could not use more than a few pills.
If some people can stay rational in the early stage and buy medicine rationally.
In fact, our life is not so difficult now.
Many people criticize the country and pharmaceutical companies for their lack of preparation.
But all they can control is production capacity.
Who can predict people’s hearts?
Fortunately, in the face of the current market chaos, the country has already taken action.
You should have noticed that various places have now introduced corresponding measures to ensure the supply of medicines.
The first step is to severely crack down on those who speculate and hoard drugs maliciously.
In Leshan, Sichuan, a pharmacy sold ibuprofen for 4 yuan for a high price of 56 yuan.
was put on file for investigation by the local Municipal Supervision Bureau.
There are also stores where drug prices have increased by more than 240%, and warnings have been issued in many places.
The scalpers in Tianjin who sold Merrill Lynch for thousands of dollars were also captured by the public security department. There will only be more and more news like
.
Making these people with bad intentions and struggling to enrich the country pay the price is the first step for us to stabilize the market and eliminate panic.
Secondly, many cities began to put antipyretics on the market every day.
and considering actual demand, the drugs will be sold in pieces.
Nanjing, 2 million pills are released every day.
,153 retail pharmacies will sell the product in pieces, with a limit of 6 pills per customer.
Zhuhai , starting from the 20th, more than 500 retail pharmacies in the city have continued to supply antipyretic drugs.
In accordance with the principle of "fixed location, limited quantity, dismantling, and price limit", citizens can purchase with their ID cards.
Purchase no more than 6 pills within seven days.
In this way, it will not only ensure that everyone can buy medicine, but also avoid wasting medical resources.
Let the disadvantaged groups also have medicine to take.
In addition, Shandong, Changsha and other places have converted some nucleic acid sampling houses into street fever diagnosis and treatment stations.
to share the medical needs of citizens.
Some pharmaceutical companies also said that the supply of drugs will return to normal from late this month to early January.
Although we are anxious, there are also many complaints.
But it must also be recognized that it takes time to solve all problems.
In a battle, it is normal for a gap to appear in one line of defense.
Sometimes you can’t cover everything, so don’t be too harsh.
As long as we have the ability to discover problems in time and solve them, everything can develop in a good direction.
I saw a piece of news yesterday.
In Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, a citizen saw that many people were in short supply of anti-epidemic drugs.
posted a public welfare and mutual aid message in Moments.
Unexpectedly, many neighbors responded. Everyone donated excess medicines and set up a "shared medicine box".
The next day, the medicine box was full.
Even a 10-year-old child came here on a bicycle and brought 10 ibuprofen pills.
In such a difficult winter, when I see such things, I can't help but feel warm in my heart.
In fact, there are many "love medicine boxes" like this in various cities.
was established voluntarily and donated by residents.
There is also a father who gives free medicine at the entrance of Children's Hospital.
And those parents who came to get medicine because their children had fever consciously divided the bottle of medicine among themselves and never took more.
I believe that such people are the majority of us.
In the past three years, we have always said that there is no winter that is insurmountable.
And the reason why we believe this sentence is because we know it.
In this difficult time, the most ordinary people can offer a kindness and gently lift up all the cruelty and heaviness.
The most difficult time may have just arrived.
But we don’t have to be too pessimistic.
We have a country to support us and a people to rely on.
Overcoming this difficulty is only a matter of time.
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