Pharmacies Must Report Records of 'Prescription Drug' Sales to Animal Hospitals
HIRA: Up to 1 Million Won Fine for Failure to Report
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) announced on June 22 that it will implement the “Reporting System for Sales of Human Prescription Drugs to Animal Hospitals” in order to more systematically manage the distribution records of human prescription drugs supplied to animal hospitals.
Accordingly, pharmacies will now be required to submit records of human prescription drugs sold to animal hospitals to the Drug Distribution Comprehensive Information Center by the end of the month following the month of sale.
The required submission items include information about the animal hospital that purchased the drugs, the standard code of the drugs sold, quantity, date of sale, and amount. Sales records can be submitted through the Drug Distribution Comprehensive Information Portal (KPIS). After registering for the Medical Institution Work Portal using a joint authentication certificate issued by the National Health Insurance Service or the National Pension Service and logging in, pharmacies can report the information.
If sales records are not submitted, a fine of up to 1 million won may be imposed in accordance with the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act. The submission form and instructions can be found on the HIRA website and the Drug Distribution Comprehensive Information Portal.
Prior to the implementation of this system, HIRA provided training and promotional activities for pharmacies and software companies from February to May this year, and also offered guidance on the new system at the Korean Pharmaceutical Association academic conference and briefing sessions to ensure its stable establishment in the field.
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A HIRA official stated, “We expect that the implementation of the Reporting System for Sales of Human Prescription Drugs to Animal Hospitals will help prevent the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs and contribute to building a transparent drug distribution management system centered on public safety.”
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