A review. In our country, while it is felt uneasy that greet a full-scale aging society and increase of national medical expenditures is inescapable, health insurance reform fundamental principles were set forth in Dec., 2005, and the spread of generic medicines has been achieved based on 'the safe use promotion action program of generic medicines' upon which it was decided in 2007. The road map for the further promotion of use of generic medicines' will newly be constructed by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare after that on Apr. 5, 2013, and more than quantity share 60% will be aimed at by the end of March, 2018. Stable supply, reservation of reliability to quality, policy of information dissemination environmental management concerning promotion of use, the matter on a medical insurance system are raised as the subjects. The enforcement situation of a road map will be monitored, it will be based on an evaluation result, and an addnl. measure will be discussed. Especially in Environmental management concerning promotion of use, there is no value for the finally developed medicine and the device on the tablet from a viewpoint on the pharmacy side which brings about the improvement from a viewpoint by the side of the patient who is an end user called the merit of the ease of drinking or a feeling of use, prevention of a medical malpractice, and improvement in the convenience on pharmacy is called for. Thus, while generic medicines are promoted, in this paper, dry syrups with the added value by specific technol. are taken up.