2015-03-27 15:23

 

About 700000 kinds of drugs "reserve price" price ex factory price of N times over exposure

 

About 700000 kinds of drugs "price" exposure pharmaceutical company sources said "only the price theory" not conducive to reform

CNDSN March 27th news](Daily News) coincides with the new medical reform enters its sixth year, this year's two sessions, Guangxi Huahong pharmaceutical chairman Wei Feiyan surprising remarks, claiming nine into drugs have price space, price cut half no problem. For a time, the falsely high price of medicine topic again was pushed to the spotlight under medical reform.

In China's pharmaceutical market, because there is no open hard data, even some experts within the industry is difficult to clarify the price how much water, which become more grey areas, people outside the industry people do.

Recently, a "grassroots" drug change experts move slit prices "mystery", about 700000 kinds of drug retail price, ex factory price comparison list is the posted on the web site, part of the medicine spreads is staggering.

Center for health management and policy of EU China national industry and commerce institute director Cai Jiangnan in accepting the "daily economic news" reporter the interview said, although do not see any official data, but it is estimated, drug retail price higher than the ex factory price of 5 to 6 times is a common phenomenon.

The drug price was a website exposure

"Changjiang Daily" recently in a report, the Wei Bai Xing and his "drop prices net" once again to the public. Wei Baixing claiming to be "grassroots" medicine instead of experts, from the beginning of 1997 engaged in pharmaceutical sales career, and founded the drop prices net in 2011. The site shows, this is a have made drug information service on the Internet website of the non operating qualification certificate. In this website, listed comparison list containing about 700000 kinds of drug retail price, ex factory price, also lists the drug name, dosage form, specification and manufacturers.

Reporter browse drop prices finds, there are a lot of drug retail price is seven or eight times of the ex factory price. For example, a cefonicid injection, each 0.5g specifications retail price is 32.8 yuan, while the ex factory price of only 4.9 yuan; similarly, irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide tablets is commonly used drugs in the treatment of primary hypertension, 162.5mg x 7 specifications of the retail price of 38.07 yuan, the ex factory price of 4.75 yuan.

The drugs price after all from why that? Wei Baixing told the "daily economic news" interview with reporters, drop prices net in various provinces and municipalities with a total of 40 data points, including the Medicines Co, chain stores, individual agent and pharmaceutical salesman. There is a part of the data is to drop prices net bought. "We have spent about hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy Pharmaceutical data, hand very much a single drug prices. According to the charges, according to the fax number is different, we may have a month to spend eight thousand yuan." Wei Baixing said, the price data from pharmaceutical companies for about 60% of the total.

Drug price question the reliability of Baixing, Wei explained, the network will drop prices compared with a similar drug pharmaceutical companies provide different prices, usually, the difference will not be more than 10% to 20%, "in fact, prices in the industry has always been transparent, but we put this industry understand things to the public, the price (data) is true and reliable without any problems."

Pharmaceutical companies sources not conducive to price reform

To drop prices net pharmaceutical product factory price disclosure practices, and yellow pharmaceutical official said on the "daily economic news" reporter, drug investment prices should be within the industry open to the public, although the pharmaceutical companies of similar drugs ex factory prices vary, but pharmaceutical companies will be in accordance with the provisions of the drug cost price and the wholesale price reported to the relevant departments of the state, and after approval.

Dongsheng Group Director Zhang Bin in accepting the "daily economic news" reporter the interview said that if published the so-called drug "price" is only the price is taken, so that only considering the drug raw material costs, the cost of R & D and innovation in disregard of, this is not conducive to the reform of drug prices, shortage is also a cause of classic dispensing. "Pure pursuit of cheap, even a reasonable profit pharmaceutical companies has also been squeezed in the outside, resulting in pharmaceutical enterprises were forced to stop production of some commonly used drugs, this is why the state promulgated corresponding low-priced drugs protection policy." Zhang Bin told reporters, "such as antibiotics, because the price is too low, pharmaceutical companies to abandon the production of first generation cephalosporins product, turned to the production of stronger two and even three generation cephalosporins, not only prices continue to rise, also does not take into account the consequences of drug resistance in patients with."

When asked to drop prices published online virtual high drug whether accord with actual, Zhang Bin said did not know, and different types of drugs of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine and regional pricing practices are not the same.

Beijing Dingchen medical consultation person in charge Shi Lichen introduced the present drugs pricing in China in the process to the "daily economic news" reporter. Drugs in the bidding link is divided into basic drugs and non basic drugs, the former basically included in the medical insurance drugs directory, the latter part is already included in the medical insurance, the rest is still outside the medical insurance. The provinces in the centralized drug procurement platform subscription bid drugs, public hospitals in order to further push down prices, also carries on two times of bargaining.

The main problem lies in the link of tendering

At present, high drug prices, see a doctor difficult still did not get more improvement.

Shi Lichen thinks, the falsely high price of medicine the main problem lies in the link of tendering. Some enterprises in the reporting of drug retail price, not only has the exclusive patent, such as research and development costs included, even included two bargaining, the hospital doctors receive kickbacks cost. How much they should reasonable profit margin? Shi Lichen estimation, circulation industry profit margins in the 4% to 7%; the OTC class in about 10%; and sales to the hospital of the commonly used and exclusive drugs can bring 17% to 20% for the profits of enterprises.

Wei Baixing think, behind the falsely high price of medicine water is interest group monopoly. He told the "daily economic news" reporter, a total of four thousand or five thousand companies in China, only two hundred or three hundred have done well, and most of the rest are small profit or loss of status. Some drug sales ranking enterprise, has a monopoly on public three level of first-class hospital sales. Similarly, the hospital drug sales accounted for the total ratio of more than 80% of drug sales.

In November 25, 2014, the national development and Reform Commission issued the "promotion of drug price reform program (Draft)" shows the basic role of government pricing, fade out in the future in the formation mechanism of drug, cancel the maximum retail price, the price of medical insurance drugs by medical insurance departments to pay over the benchmark price, hospital procurement around the Medicare payment benchmark price negotiation, bargaining power to strengthen hospital; patent medicine and Chinese medicine exclusive varieties drugs introduced multi-party negotiation mechanism.

China Hospital Association Secretary General Zhuang Yiqiang to the "daily economic news" reporter said, at present our country has gradually begun to implement cancel drug maximum retail price policy, began to health system responsible for the price and the Department led the insurance price change.

Cai Jiangnan expresses to the reporter, at present the pharmaceutical companies to the development and Reform Commission provide single price malpractice, does not have the scientific basis, so the future of drug price reform in China should continue to push forward the negotiation mechanism including medical units, pharmaceutical.

Shi Lichen said, at present the national existence the pilot scheme a variety of drug price reform, including Hunan's drug price guide experts were cut in half, and Zhejiang is the lowest price directly reference. Has not found a most effective solution, the government and the market in crossing the river by feeling the stones. *

(original title: about 700000 kinds of drug exposure "price" prices generally exceed priced at 5 to 6 times)

Editor: Che Wan Wan