Is "Platform of Drug Delivery" starting?

Ministry of Science and Technology Announces Legislation for Private Self-Regulation

The Ministry of Science and Technology recently decided on the demonstration exception of OTC teleconference bending machine at the 22nd ICT regulatory sandbox meeting

Will the new government's implementation of the OTC teleconference bending machine demonstration special case serve as a signal for full-fledged activation of the "drug delivery platform"?

 

Analysts say that as the government introduced the OTC teleconference bending machine, which is virtually not allowed by the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, regulations on platform operators such as drug delivery apps are also likely to be eased significantly in the future.

 

In particular, the Ministry of Science and ICT seems to be more proactive in looking at deregulation as the situation develops rather than the MOHW at the forefront of management and regulation of non-face-to-face treatment and drug delivery apps.

 

On the 23rd, the health and medical community is paying keen attention to the direction of the new government's digital platform policy operation.

 

Yoon Seok-yeol's government has decided to foster the digital online platform industry as a national task.

 

In order to revitalize new industries, it is in a position to boldly break down existing regulatory barriers and collect opinions from industries quickly and actively.

 

The OTC teleconference bending machine regulation special case seems to be the result of reflecting this new government policy.

 

The problem is that the OTC teleconference bending machine is a regulatory exception that is relatively local and has little ripple effect.

 

Digital platform technology is not used in that electronic devices are installed inside and outside existing pharmacies to allow the sale of general drugs in some efficacy groups with the pharmacist's OTC teleconference bending machine medication map.

 

In the end, it is evaluated that deregulation of digital platforms in the health care sector will gradually flow in the direction of activating drug delivery platforms.

 

The new government is implementing a one-sided policy of deregulation of digital platforms every day.

 

The Ministry of Science and Technology is planning to lead the promotion of platforms by jointly announcing strategies for developing digital platforms within this year.

 

Minister of Science and Technology Lee Jong-ho recently held a policy forum with digital platform companies such as Naver, Kakao, and Coupang and promised to "establish a private-led self-regulatory organization." The plan is to increase the effectiveness by providing legal grounds for establishing and supporting self-regulatory organizations so that the private sector, not the government, can set up platform regulations on its own.

 

Of course, health and medical platform companies such as drug delivery apps did not attend the forum, but the wider the scope of the government's promotion of the platform industry, the more likely the drug delivery apps will also benefit from deregulation.

 

The opposition Democratic Party of Korea is expressing some concern about the stance of the new government.

 

Even if the digital platform industry is fostered, the Democratic Party of Korea believes that deregulation should be applied conservatively in health care fields such as non-face-to-face treatment and drug delivery apps.

 

It's directly related to national health It takes into account the fact that it can bring considerable shock waves to the health care delivery system such as local clinics and the ecosystem of pharmacies.

 

An official from the Democratic Party's policy committee said, "The OTC teleconference bending machine was applied by the government to the regulatory sandbox track after it was put on hold during the legislative debate in the National Assembly.

 

Although it was allowed, I don't think the actual ripple effect will be significant, he said.

 

"However, there will definitely be an effect of activating platform operators such as drug delivery services." The OTC teleconference bending machine is an agenda limited to pharmacists in a way, but the activation of health care platforms such as non-face-to-face treatment and drug delivery apps will have a great impact on the medical community and the pharmaceutical community, the official said.

 

It will be necessary to respond to platform regulations in the health care sector," he added.