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Journal of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences ›› 2018, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (11): 799-804.DOI: 10.5246/jcps.2018.11.080

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Effects of drug procurement under cap price policy in Sanming

Ting Yin, Bin Jiang*   

  1. Department of Administrative and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
  • Received:2018-08-08 Revised:2018-10-27 Online:2018-11-28 Published:2018-11-03
  • Contact: Tel.: +86-13601100121, E-mail: binjiang@bjmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    China Medical Board (Grant No. 15-221).

Abstract:

To study the effects of drug procurement under cap price policy (DPUCP) in Sanming, changes in drug category, price, availability and corporate structure were analyzed using purchasing data of the 7th and 8th centralized drug procurement in Fujian Province and the 1st drug procurement under cap price in Sanming, and a field investigation was conducted. (1) The amounts of bid-winning drugs and pharmaceutical makers decreased sharply, leading to optimization of drug category and supplier structure. (2) The procurement could meet clinical demands, though a small percentage of drugs were out of stock. (3) Drug prices fell in general, with 10% decline in domestic drugs with a unit package price over RMB 5 yuan, a slight price reduction in imported drugs, and some price increase in cheap domestic drugs with a unit package price under RMB 3 yuan. DPUCP policy in Sanming optimized procurement drug category and supplier structure, reduced price, and improved industrial structure. However, problems still existed, such as shortage of some drugs and little price reduction in imported and brand-name drugs.

Key words: Drug procurement, Drug bidding, Policy effect, Sanming

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