Main responsibilities:

1. To supervise the implementation of State laws, regulations and rules regarding the supervision and management of drugs; to study and draft local laws and regulations regarding the supervision and management of drugs if commissioned by higher authorities, and see that they are enforced if approved; to formulate normative documents regarding the supervision and administration of drugs and see that they are enforced.

2. To supervise the implementation of legal standards regarding drugs, and materials and containers for drug-packaging; to introduce systematic management of drugs; to supervise and manage research institutions of new drugs.

3. To supervise the implementation of legal standards regarding biological materials for medical purpose, medical instruments, and systematic management of medical products; to verify and issue registration certificates for Category 1 medical instruments, and supervise the implementation of standards for registered products; to establish, upon commission, quality-control and product-safety authentication systems of medical instruments, and supervise and manage clinical experiments or tests on medical instruments; to crack down on violations of laws, regulations or rules for supervising and managing medical instruments.

4. To supervise the implementation of quality-control systems for both non-clinical studies and clinical experiments on drugs, production and transaction of drugs, medical herbs and preparations; to verify and issue business licences to drug companies according to the law; to conduct field investigations, upon commission, to see if business applicants meet the requirements of manufacturing or dealing in bio-materials for medical purpose, medical instruments, and sanitation materials.

5. To supervise the examination and spot check of the drugs produced by drug manufacturers, sold by drug dealers, and used by medical institutions (including all kinds of clinics); to supervise the implementation of State regulations for the purchase and sale of prescription and non-prescription drugs, Chinese medicines and herbs; to crack down on producers and dealers of fake or inferior medicines, and other illegal acts; to conduct field investigations, upon commission, to see if drug producers, wholesalers, retailers, chain-businesses and pharmacies meet the requirements of running their business; to supervise and manage offices of drug and medical instrument producers and dealers set up within the Bureau's jurisdiction.

6. To supervise and manage anaesthetics, psychotropics, poisons, anti-doping drugs, radioactive drugs, and specialised medical instruments according to the law; to supervise the implementation of monitoring systems for adverse drug reactions and drug addictiveness.

7. To supervise the implementation of qualifying system for practising pharmacists; to be responsible for technical and professional evaluations of the medical specialists within the Bureau's jurisdiction, and implement the qualifying system for medical practitioners.

8. To manage all municipal organs of drug administration and drug-testing organs at the city level.

9. To assist macro-control agencies in executing State's medical industrial policies by means of supervision and administration.

10. To undertake other tasks assigned by the Municipal Government and higher authorities of drug administration.

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Postcode: 315000
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