A Favourite Pharmacy

The general pharmacy of the Ryongsong District Medical Supplies Management Station in Pyongyang is well known for its good service.

A standout in this pharmacy is the consulting room.

The pharmacy ensures that the doctors give consultations to patients and diagnose them by feeling their pulse, so as to help them purchase medicines according to their conditions.

And for serious illnesses, it recommends hospitals to them to have a functional diagnosis.

The next standout is the Koryo medicine counter.

The counter keeps in store over 300 kinds of medicinal materials good for health and longevity, including insam, Phellodendri cortex, liquorice and Atractylodes japonica, as well as must injection and other efficacious Koryo medicines produced by various Koryo medicine pharmaceutical factories including the Ryongsong Koryo Medicine Pharmaceutical Factory, and serves them to patients according to their symptoms and constitutional characteristics.

Especially, it serves decoctions made with automatic decoction-making machine. It is liked by everyone as it serves decoctions packed according to the amount of daily use.

Kim Hyang Sun, head of the pharmacy, said: “It is the determination of all of us to improve the quality of medical service and thus contribute to promoting the people’s health.”