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  • China - Chongqing cuts prices on drugs specifically anti-inflammatory and cold medicines

    Population of Chongqing is 28 million.

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    China - Shortages in drugs to treat respiratory illnesses - government cuts prices 15% -50% in 400 varieties of drugs - February 7, 2013

    Chongqing newly released hundreds of government pricing drugs than the market price is low
    2013-04-07 05:31:20 Source: DragonSoft - Chongqing Daily

    The the DragonSoft (Reporter Bai lin), Chongqing Municipal Price Bureau newly released hundreds of government pricing drugs, including a total of 155 kinds of formulations. Most chemical drugs, there are 120 kinds of formulations, proprietary Chinese medicines and 35 kinds of dosage forms. Government pricing of these drugs reduce than the market price, in varying degrees.
    It is understood, announced this drug, many of them are commonly used drugs. The particular brand of anti-inflammatory drugs Cefixime dispersible tablets (200mg * 10 tablets), the government is priced at 59.7 yuan a box. The reporter learned several pharmacies Yuzhong District Chinese herbal medicine market, the market price of such Cefixime dispersible tablets pack 65.5-68 per month. Must register the pack price decrease of one percent.
    Another example of cold medicine shuanghuanglian particles (5g * 10 bags), the government is priced at 36 yuan a box, pharmacy sells are generally more than 40 yuan a box. After the implementation of the government pricing, the public to buy related drugs will be a lot cheaper.
    Pharmaceutical government pricing rules and regulations thereof, the city's price department based on the changes of the pharmaceutical market in a timely manner to develop a new government pricing Drug List, to the public. The pricing list of drugs, some drugs are included in the pricing range of new, new dosage forms, there are some drugs is increased or package size has changed, and therefore need to re-pricing.
    Since the second half of last year, the city has been released several government pricing drugs, involving thousands of types of drugs and thousands of formulations of these drugs average price cut of 17% or even more than 20 individual high-priced drugs price cut %.

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    Re: China - Chongqing cuts prices on drugs specifically anti-inflammatory and cold medicines

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