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The Chaos Of Jade: A Study On The Phenomenon Of Counterfeit Medicines In Shanghai During The Republic Of China (1927-1949

Posted on:2024-08-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z SunFull Text:PDF
GTID:2554307052998029Subject:China's modern history
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As one of the models of modern Chinese cities,Shanghai is higher than other cities in terms of government governance and people’s sense of self-management,but crime and moral degradation are also more intense conflicts due to the coexistence of old and new things,such as the phenomenon of counterfeit drugs.There are many pharmacies and pharmaceutical factories that manufacture or sell drugs in Shanghai,Republic of China,and everyone from Chinese to "foreigners" rely on the drug business to establish themselves here,but when the registration management system is not perfect and the special administrative system makes the drug administration unable to be effectively implemented,it is difficult to supervise the complex and huge group of pharmaceutical merchants as a whole.At the same time,Western medicine has been introduced,the Chinese medicine industry is not far behind,the market competition in the pharmaceutical industry is particularly fierce,and the knowledge and theory of Chinese and Western medicine are intertwined and mutually invincible.In addition,the advertising industry in Shanghai of The Republic of China is developed,attracting the attention of the public through eye-catching headlines,fashionable terms,mysterious curative effect introductions,and celebrities’ "affectionate" recommendations.The victims of the counterfeit drug phenomenon include the general public(mostly women and children)and various pharmaceutical companies,the perpetrators include "quacks" and some pharmaceutical companies,and the handling includes official forces such as the police,health institutions,prosecutors and judicial parties,and social forces such as pharmaceutical associations and temporary people’s associations.In addition to the subjects involved,the phenomenon of counterfeit drugs mainly includes self-dispensing drugs with untested efficacy of "telling the truth and selling counterfeit drugs",counterfeit drugs that imitate existing trademarks,and "miracle medicines" with the help of "divine power",and the punishment for those who manufacture and sell counterfeit drugs is divided into three categories-fines,imprisonment,and administrative punishments,but from the perspective of punishment results,the rectification of counterfeit drugs has not been normalized.The cause of the phenomenon of counterfeit drugs in Shanghai.From the perspective of counterfeit drug manufacturers,low employment and high unemployment rates have produced many poor livelihood earners,who are either forced to make a living or obsessed with wealth and embark on a desperate path,of which counterfeit drugs are one of the options.From the perspective of those who buy counterfeit drugs,the scientific knowledge of Shanghai citizens in The Republic of China is still generally lacking,and the trend of superstition is flourishing,and it is difficult to form a correct understanding of diseases and medicine.In addition,due to the high cost of medical treatment,the lower classes of people tend to believe in medical advertisements or quack-and-lake medical tours that promise "quick results".From the perspective of managers,the scope of counterfeit drug phenomenon in Shanghai in The Republic of China is both the Chinese boundary and the concession area,so it is often impossible to take unified action when solving the counterfeit drug phenomenon,whether it is daily management or the formulation of relevant supporting laws,it cannot be implemented quickly,which further leads to inefficient government implementation and cannot achieve effective supervision of the pharmaceutical industry.In addition to dealing with the phenomenon of counterfeit drugs,the Shanghai society of The Republic of China also pays attention to the prevention of the parts that have not occurred,including the government,the pharmaceutical industry and the people.The Shanghai government of The Republic of China mainly worked hard in two aspects: conventional law enforcement and system building.The first is to ban over-the-counter drugs,unregistered drug manufacturers and illegal medical advertisements that are ineffective or unlicensed or contain excessive drugs.The second is to implement the pharmacist registration and drug testing system.Due to the cooperation of many departments,the influence of the changing situation,war destruction,foreign forces and other factors,its effect is not satisfactory.The Republic of China Shanghai Pharmaceutical mainly strives from two aspects: professional means and industry standards.First,use the anti-counterfeiting signs set in medical advertisements to intuitively warn drug buyers to pay attention to identification.The second is to indirectly establish a good pharmaceutical "ecology" by training qualified pharmacists and establishing industry organizations.Taking Guangcheng Pharmacy Advanced Vocational School as an example,the school has gained social attention to the quality of drug production through the cooperation of pharmaceutical industry and political celebrities,and provided moral and professional skills training to cultivate high-quality pharmacists,and then gradually purified the team of pharmaceutical manufacturers.Taking the Shanghai Pharmacists Association as an example,the association has formulated relevant industry rules,reviewed the qualifications of pharmacists,cooperated with the implementation of various drug policies issued by the government,and helped pharmaceutical practitioners in various inconveniences during special difficult times to avoid the occurrence of illegal production and sale of finished drugs due to life as much as possible,all of which have played a certain preventive role in the phenomenon of counterfeit drugs in Shanghai,Republic of China.The public,starting from public opinion,used the mass media of newspapers and periodicals to form a broad discussion on counterfeit drugs,focusing on exposing the reasons for the repeated occurrence of counterfeit drugs,analyzing the adverse effects caused by counterfeit drugs,explaining what ways society can eradicate the phenomenon of counterfeit drugs,and symbolizing the phenomenon of counterfeit drugs to refer to various problems in the social academia,business and political circles at that time.The phenomenon of counterfeit drugs in Shanghai in The Republic of China originated from the complicated pharmaceutical market,attracting social attention again and again,prompting the government to pharmaceutical merchants to actively participate in the governance,not only to make full use of administrative intervention,judicial litigation,newspapers and public opinion,etc.to solve the part that has occurred,but also to flexibly use compulsory banning,pharmacists and drug testing system,advertising anti-counterfeiting,pharmacist professional education,pharmaceutical organizations,extensive public discussion and other methods to prevent the part that has not occurred,hoping to effectively solve it.
Keywords/Search Tags:The Republic of China, Shanghai, counterfeit medicine phenomenon
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