Abstract: The government of Song Dynasty established relatively complete medical reserve institutions and drug safety supervision measures.The Hanlin Yiguan Yuan and Taifu Si Yaoan were the highest medical administrative and medical management institutions during the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty.The manufacturing and reserve institutions of the imperial medicines consisted of the Hanlin YiguanYuan,Yuyao Yuan and Shangyao Ju.The official medicine storehouses,which included Xiangyao Ku,Zhuyu Xiangyao Ku,Yaomi Ku,Houyuan Dongmen Yaoku,Jizhuang Ku and others,reserved various precious medicinal materials and Chinese patent drugs required by the emperor and the court.The official medicinal institutions,which consisted of Shiyi Wu Maiyao Suo,Shoumai Yocai Suo,Taiyiju Shuyao Suo,Heji Ju and Huimin Ju,were responsible for the procurement of traditional Chinese medicinal materials and the production,reserve and sales of Chinese patent drugs.The local governments in Song Dynasty and Huimin Ju of Zongling Suo,Dutong Si and Anfu Si in Southern Song were not only in charge of the production and sales of local medicines,but also managed medicine reserve.The department of Shi Bo Si in Quanzhou,Mingzhou,Guangzhou,Dengzhou and others,were in charge of the registration,identification,reserve of overseas medicinal materials and transporting to the capital.In order to ensure the quality and safety of medicines,the Song Dynasty government not only formulated systems for storage,inventory,registration,and destruction of medicines,but also strictly carried out the inspection of drugs in and out of the warehouse,and severely cracked down on the illegal acts of theft,forgery,counterfeiting and stealing and selling government drugs.

Key words: Song Dynasty, medical institutions, medicine reserve, administration measures, medicinal materials, patent medicine