Gyeongbuk Pharmacists "Mask Distribution Should Include Measures to Prevent Duplicate Medication"... Cheong National Petition Proposal

Petition posted on the Blue House National Petition Board / Photo by Blue House National Petition Board capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Seul-gi] A person who introduced themselves as a current pharmacist has attracted attention by proposing a solution to the mask shortage situation on the Blue House National Petition website.

On the 1st, a petition titled "Proposal on Mask Sales" was posted on the Blue House National Petition board. The post gained 30,000 supporters within a day, and as of 11 a.m. on the 2nd, 32,925 people had agreed.

The petitioner introduced themselves by saying, "I am a current pharmacist running a pharmacy in Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk."

They pointed out, "There is severe confusion regarding mask purchases, caused by some personal hoarding, anxiety about not receiving allocations, dissatisfaction with inequality, complaints whether people buy or fail to buy masks, and difficulties in price control."

They continued, "Pharmacies have an excellent system called 'DUR (Drug Utilization Review).' This system was originally designed to prevent duplicate prescriptions by allowing one pharmacy to check if a specific medicine was dispensed at another pharmacy," and added, "By applying this to masks, the number of public masks purchased per week using resident registration numbers should be registered at one pharmacy, preventing hoarding at other pharmacies."

The petitioner suggested, "This way, since pharmacies are everywhere, there is no need to concentrate in specific areas, and the government can sufficiently control where and how many masks are sold, as well as prevent private diversion of supplied quantities."

This petition has currently received preliminary consent from over 100 people, and the administrator is reviewing whether to make it public.

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