基层药检人员盼望已久的,独立于卫生部而直属国务院的国家药品监督管理局终于成立了,这一药品管理体制的重大改革,得人心,顺民意,体现了党中央、国务院对药品管理工作的重视,同时也对药品监督管理工作提出了更高、更新、更严的要求。在世纪之交的重要历史时期,建立一个具有中国特色的“依法监督、科学公正、廉洁高效、行为规范”的药品监督管理体制,对于保匠人 The long-awaited drug administration staff of the primary level, which was independent of the Ministry of Health, was finally established by the State Drug Administration which is directly under the State Council. The major reform of the drug administration system has won the hearts of the people and the public aspirants and reflects the central government and the State Council’s work on drug administration Attention has also been given to higher, newer and more stringent requirements for drug supervision and administration. At the important historic juncture of the turn of the century, a drug regulatory system of “supervision by law, scientific fairness, honesty, efficiency and code of conduct” with Chinese characteristics should be established.