This type of distribution system for pharmaceutical products was once quite mainstream in Taiwan, but has been in decline since the 1980s with the advent of local pharmacies, Labor Insurance (which used to include medical insurance), and later the National Health Insurance scheme.
這種藥品通路體系曾經是台灣醫療服務的主流，隨著藥房林立，加上勞保、健保制度實施，1980 年代後便逐漸沒落。