According to the requirements of the Notice of the General Office of the National Health and Wellness Committee of state administration of traditional chinese medicine on Printing and Distributing the First Batch of National Key Monitoring Drugs for Rational Drug Use (chemical drugs and biological products) (No.558, Han Yi [2019], State Health Office),

Other types of doctors, after no less than 1 year of systematic study of TCM professional knowledge and passing the examination, can prescribe Chinese patent medicines according to the basic clinical principles of TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment.

Obtained a degree or degree in traditional Chinese medicine, integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine and ethnic medicine recognized by the administrative department of education at or above the provincial level, or participated in a training course in western medicine recognized by the competent department of traditional Chinese medicine at the provincial level for more than two years (with a total class time of not less than 850 hours), and obtained the corresponding certificate.

Or in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Examination Measures for the Qualification of Traditional Medical Apprentices and Specialists", those who have studied Chinese medicine with the teacher for three years and obtained the "Traditional Medical Apprenticeship Certificate" can prescribe both Chinese patent medicines and Chinese herbal pieces.