China to tighten control over drug circulation

BEIJING, November 23, the State Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Health, Human Resources Social Security Department recently issued the "reform of drug and medical services price formation mechanism of advice."　　"Opinions" stressed that in order to control the distribution of drugs, the price difference rate of circulation link (amount) of the upper limit control. The opinion suggests that the rate of distribution of the Government-guided drugs should be gradually reduced, for the circulation link spreads rate (amount) to carry on the upper limit control, and to the high price and the low price medicine implementation differential Difference rate control, the low price drug spreads rate from the GAO, the higher price drug spreads rate from low, uses the price lever to promote the drug circulation merge reorganization, expands the scale　　, reduce costs and reduce circulation costs. The opinion says the government will regulate the price range of drugs. Government management of drug prices is the focus of national basic drugs, the state's basic medical care and the production and operation of a monopoly of special drugs.　　Other drugs to carry out market adjustment price, in which the clinical use of a wide range of prescription drugs, through the pilot gradually explore the effective way to strengthen price supervision. "The opinion" pointed out that the Government has promulgated the drug instruction price, the production management unit independently determines the actual purchase and sale price. In addition to the government pricing of national immunization programmes and contraceptives, other drugs are subject to government guidance in the context of government price management.　　Narcotic drugs, a class of psychotropic drugs from the government pricing form to the government guidance, and the circulation link according to the National wholesale and regional wholesale, respectively, set the upper limit of the rate of sales price.　　Under the precondition of the government-guided price, the production and Operation unit shall determine the actual purchase and sale price according to the market supply and demand. The opinion says the supply of essential drugs will be encouraged. According to the general name of the rational formulation of basic drug retail prices, not to distinguish between the specific production and management enterprises. To approve the retail price of essential drugs, we should strictly control the marketing cost and compress the distribution rate.　　Maintain the price of basic drugs relatively stable, ensure the normal production and supply of national essential drugs. "Opinions" stressed that to regulate the drug market transaction price behavior. Drug production and management units should be in accordance with the principle of honesty and trustworthiness to set the price of purchase and sale, to strengthen self-discipline in the industry, open price information, improve the transparency of price formation, prohibit price fraud, price monopoly, price discrimination and other acts that damage the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.