Financing, Pricing, and Utilization of Pharmaceuticals in China : The Road to Reform

This paper examines the financing, pricing, and utilization of pharmaceuticals in China the pharmaceutical system as it has evolved, and some changes that would improve it in the context of the national health reform process. The present paper buil...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO PHARMACEUTICALS ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACTIVE INGREDIENTS ADVERTISING AGGRESSIVE AGING ANALGESICS ANESTHESIA ANTIBIOTICS AVERAGE PRICE BENCHMARKS BIDDING BLOOD PRODUCTS BRAND BRAND NAME BRAND NAME DRUGS BRAND NAMES BUDGETING CAPACITY BUILDING CENTER FOR HEALTH CHINESE POPULATION CHRONIC CONDITIONS CHRONIC DISEASES CITIZENS CLINICAL GUIDELINES CLINICAL TRIALS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY PHARMACIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING COOPERATIVE MEDICAL INSURANCE CORRUPTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIABETES DIFFERENTIAL PRICING DISSEMINATION DOMESTIC EXPENDITURES DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS DOMESTIC MARKET DONATIONS DOSAGES DRUG PRESCRIBING DRUG PRICES DRUGS ECONOMIC TRANSITION ESSENTIAL DRUGS ESSENTIAL MEDICINES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT MARKET FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FEES FOR SERVICES GENERIC DRUGS GMP GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH POLICY HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPITAL HOSPITAL PHARMACIES HOSPITALS HYPERTENSION ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMPORTED DRUGS INFORMATION SYSTEM INSURANCE SCHEMES IRRATIONAL USE LARGE CITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MARKETING MARKETPLACE MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL INSURANCE MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICATION MEDICINE MEDICINES MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY OF HEALTH MONOPOLIES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL DRUG NATIONAL ESSENTIAL DRUG LISTS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POLICY NDP NURSES NUTRITION PACKAGING PATENTS PATIENT PATIENTS PHARMACEUTICAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PHARMACEUTICAL COST CONTAINMENT PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTION PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY PHARMACEUTICAL LAW PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING PHARMACEUTICAL PRICES PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS PHARMACEUTICAL QUALITY PHARMACEUTICAL REFORM PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY PHARMACEUTICALS PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATION PHARMACY PHYSICIANS POOLED PROCUREMENT POOR FAMILIES PRESCRIPTIONS PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRICE ADJUSTMENTS PRICE CAPS PRICE CHANGES PRICE CONTROL PRICE CONTROLS PRICE INCREASES PRICE LIST PRICE REGULATION PRICE SETTING PRICING POLICIES PRICING POLICY PROCUREMENT PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC HOSPITALS PURCHASING QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF LIFE REBATES RETAIL RETAIL PRICE RETAIL PRICES RURAL AREAS SALE SALES SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE SPECIFIC INCENTIVES STATE PLANNING SUBSTITUTE SUPPLY CHAIN SURGERY SURPLUS TENDERING TRADITIONAL MEDICINES TREATMENT GUIDELINES URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN COMMUNITY VACCINES WHOLESALE PRICE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/933311468216270181/Main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27598

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/933311468216270181/Main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27598

Financing, Pricing, and Utilization of Pharmaceuticals in China : The Road to Reform

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