The Ministry of Health stated that the price of essential drugs fell by an average of about a quarter

Reporter’s report: “Since the implementation of the essential drug system in August 2009, the sales price of basic drugs at the grass-roots level has dropped by an average of 25% compared with that before the implementation of the system. At present, the national basic drug system has been initially established and the burden on the masses has been reduced.” Zheng Hong, director of the Department of Drug Policy and Essential Drugs of the Ministry of Health, introduced the press briefing at the Ministry of Health today.

At present, all provinces in the country and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps have implemented the use of essential drugs in all government-run grassroots medical and health institutions and implemented zero-salt sales. The national basic drug system has been initially established. According to Zheng Hong, 31 provinces have established a government-led provincial-level non-profit drug bidding platform. As of the end of September, a total of 29 provinces had issued new basic drug procurement mechanism documents, and 26 provinces initiated a new round of procurement. The compensation mechanism for grassroots medical and health institutions was gradually improved. Twenty-five provinces issued comprehensive implementation measures for grass-roots-level comprehensive or multi-channel compensation, and 24 provinces adjusted the charging standards for primary-level medical and health institutions. The existing registration fees, diagnosis fees, and injection fees for grass-roots units were The cost of pharmacy services is combined into general medical treatment fees. The basic medical and health care institutions in most provinces charge a fee of 8 to 10 yuan per person for general medical treatment, and personal self-paid part costs between 1 to 2.5 yuan. The personnel and distribution system reforms at the primary health care institutions have also achieved results.