Overseas cold medicine was robbed and the whole city was out of stock! A large number of Chinese buy medicine to send home, be careful may be contraband!

With the announcement of the new 10 domestic articles, further optimize the implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures, asymptomatic infections and light cases can be isolated at home, the recent surge in the number of domestic infections, the rise in demand for drugs led to out of stock.

This round of domestic epidemic optimization has also set off a "drug hoarding wave" in Australia. Many people say that the shelves of Australian pharmacies are empty again, and many of them have been sent to China...

#01：

Australian pharmacy suddenly out of stock

These medicines are being shipped home

The number of new crown diagnoses in Australia is still soaring near Christmas, and the recent hot and cold weather has made the flu even more violent. There are a lot of people in Australia who have been sick recently under the double attack.

However, when everyone wanted to go to the pharmacy to buy cold medicine, they were surprised to find that the shelves of the Australian pharmacy were empty!

On the shelves of a pharmacy in Melbourne's CBD,Cold medicine and painkillers have also been out of stock.

The Panadol known as "Australia's magic medicine" has been basically emptied.

The Australian version of white and black cold medicine is also scarce.

Many Chinese have reported that it is difficult for pharmacies in many places to buy Panadol such drugs, not only in the CBD area.

Why are Australian pharmacies suddenly out of stock again? Is the epidemic in Australia so serious?

In fact, in addition to the recent surge in influenza and new crown cases in Australia, a large part of these drugs have been sent home to "support.

Some time ago, when many places announced the relaxation of restrictions on the purchase of "four major categories of drugs", domestic pharmacies had already appeared.Drugs out of stock overnightof the situation.

The "four types of drugs" include antipyretic, antitussive, antiviral, and antibiotic drugs, which can also be called "one retreat, one stop, two resists" drugs. The functions of the "four classes of drugs" are mainly aimed at fever, cough and fatigue, which are similar to the initial symptoms caused by the new coronavirus.

At that time, many people were worried about the rebound of the epidemic after the unsealing, and wanted to keep some commonly used drugs at home for a rainy day.

The pharmacy staff also noted that,At present, the shortage of some drugs is only temporary. The pharmacy has registered the out-of-stock drugs and is expected to replenish the inventory within a few days.

However, the situation has not improved recently. Instead, after the optimization of prevention and control, there has been a transition period of the epidemic, and large-scale infections have begun to appear. The demand for drugs such as Lianhua Qingwen and ibuprofen has continued to soar.

SoThis "shortage tide" has hit Australia...

Many Chinese in Australia are worried that their relatives and friends in China will not be able to buy medicine if they are accidentally recruited, so they bought antipyretics, painkillers and cold medicines from Australian pharmacies and sent them back to China.

Some Chinese saidI prepared to return home and stuffed a lot of medicine in the box.

There are also Chinese who say that because of the recent surge in demand,Many pharmacies have begun to re-purchase Panadol, and even express shops are out of stock.

In many cases, children are Panadol restricted, and Panadol used by children aged 5-12 are no longer available.

There are also many Chinese asking for help on social media,Ask how to send Panadol of these medicines back home.

Why are so many Chinese asking how to send it? Because the general Chinese express delivery shop mail Panadol, the answer is not allowed to mail.

#02：

Chinese Express Express Ban

Strict regulations of Chinese customs

According to the mailing rules published on the official website of a Chinese courier in Australia,Oral medicines, including Panadol, are among the banned products mailed.

It is worth noting that,This express is also a larger Chinese express in Australia, which has opened different express lines for different items to be mailed,Even a lot of ordinary express can not mail luxury goods are set up special express routes.

But in all express lines, medicines are embargoed items.

And at the bottom of the mailing request, the express store also pointed out that once the prohibited items are found, they will be destroyed and fined, and the fine will be borne by the customer.

some chinese have pointed out,I have heard people say that many express shops do not send them, and the mailing speed is very slow.

I want to send Panadol to my parents in China. I am going to Australia Post to ask.

It is also true that some Chinese have successfully mailed them in Australia Post, which can arrive in 3 days at the earliest, but the price is higher.

But Australia Post staff saidJust send it out regardless of customs clearance, it still needs to be checked by the Chinese customs when it comes to China.

So can the Panadol be mailed back to China?

According to Article 39 of China's Measures for the Administration of Drug Import:

"Personal use" means personal use, gift to relatives and friends, not for sale or rental.

In the process of personal medicine entering the country, a medical diagnosis certificate issued by a regular medical institution should be provided to prove that it is indeed necessary to carry it due to physical needs, so that the customs can determine the reasonable quantity of the mailed medicine based on the original doctor's valid prescription.

At the same time, individual imported drugs should also comply with the provisions of the General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 43 of 2010 that "items mailed or sent by individuals to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are limited to 800 yuan each time; items sent or sent to other countries and regions are limited to 1000 yuan each time.

That is to say, if there are no prohibited ingredients in the self-used medicines sent back from Australia, they are allowed to be mailed,However, it is necessary to control the quantity and ensure that it is limited to 1000 RMB.

However, if there are prohibited ingredients in the medicine, it must not be sent back to China. Special attention needs to be paid:

Everyone is very familiar with the white plus black is a prohibited drug, which contains pseudoephedrine ingredients, whether it is brought into Australia, or sent back to China, are not allowed.

We must pay attention to this when mailing, watch the ingredients and mail them again!

#03：

Sending medicine back home sparked controversy,

There is also a shortage in Hong Kong.

However, the act of mailing Panadol and other drugs in China has also caused considerable controversy in the Chinese community.

It was stated that,I don't understand why I have to mail it all the way back from overseas, obviously there is one at home.

It was also said,Don't pass on the Panadol as such. In fact, it is an ordinary antipyretic that can be bought in China,Don't buy out Australian medicines, people in Australia can't buy them when they want them.

However, according to many small partners in China, it is really difficult to buy medicine now.

As a result, the same situation has emerged in Hong Kong as in Australia.

Liu Aiguo, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Pharmacy General Chamber of Commerce, said that after the introduction of the new 10 articles in the mainland, many Hong Kong people bought pain-relieving and fever-relieving drugs, which are estimated to be sent back to the mainland. Most pharmacies in Hong Kong are out of stock and are expected to resume supply in one to two weeks.

Lin Weiwen, chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Pharmacy General Chamber of Commerce, pointed out that in the past week, more than 40 adults have purchased BiLi pain. It is believed that most of them are sent back to the mainland. However, the current supply of Hong Kong pharmacies is sufficient. It is believed that the shortage of analgesic and antipyretic drugs in the early stage of the fifth wave will not happen again.

In fact, as long as it is not for the benefit of a large number of rush to buy back to China, but within the restrictions set by the customs to mail a small amount of drugs back to relatives and friends, such behavior is understandable.

Chinese Australians are worried about the mood of their families in the country, after all, thousands of miles away to watch the domestic epidemic rebound, worried that relatives and friends are at risk of infection, the same mood many people are deeply aware.

However, we must pay attention to the customs regulations and the ingredients of the drugs before mailing them, and carry out "support" under the condition of legal compliance ".