A Generic Drug Policy as Cornerstone to Essential Medicines in China

Compared with developed economies, health expenditure in China is not particularly high on a per capita basis or as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Similarly, pharmaceutical expenditure in comparative perspective is not particularly high o...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACTIVE INGREDIENTS AGING ANTIBIOTICS BENCHMARKS BIDDING BIOEQUIVALENCE CANCER CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITATION CAPITATION BASIS CENTER FOR HEALTH CERTIFICATION CHRONIC CONDITIONS CHRONIC DISEASES CITIZEN CITIZENS CLINICAL GUIDELINES CLINICAL PRACTICE COMMUNITY HEALTH CONSUMER EDUCATION COOPERATIVE MEDICAL INSURANCE DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIABETES DIAGNOSIS DIFFERENTIAL PRICING DISSEMINATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DOCTORS DOSAGES DRUG ADMINISTRATION DRUG INDUSTRY DRUG LIST DRUG MARKETS DRUG POLICIES DRUG PRICES DRUG UTILIZATION DRUGS ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC PROGRESS EQUAL ACCESS EQUITABLE ACCESS ESSENTIAL DRUGS ESSENTIAL MEDICINES FAMILIES FEES FOR SERVICES FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FORECASTS FRAUD GENERIC DRUGS GMP GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH AUTHORITIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH INSTITUTIONS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH REFORMS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH STRATEGIES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTHCARE HEPATITIS B HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL HOSPITAL PHARMACIES HOSPITALS HUMAN RESOURCES HYPERTENSION ILLNESSES INCOME INFECTIOUS DISEASES INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE SCHEMES INSURERS INTERFERON INTERMEDIARIES INTERVENTION IRRATIONAL USE LACK OF INFORMATION LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE LARGE POPULATIONS LIVING STANDARDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKETING MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL CONDITIONS MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL INSURANCE MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL STAFF MEDICAL SYSTEMS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES MEDICATION MEDICINE MEDICINES MIGRANT MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL DRUG NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL LEVELS NDP NURSES NUTRITION PACKAGING PATIENT PATIENT EDUCATION PATIENTS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS PHARMACEUTICAL PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTION PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS PHARMACEUTICAL POLICY PHARMACEUTICAL PRICES PHARMACEUTICAL REFORM PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLIERS PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY PHARMACEUTICALS PHARMACISTS PHARMACY PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POOLED PROCUREMENT POOR FAMILIES PRESCRIPTIONS PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRESS PROVIDER PAYMENT PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PUBLIC HOSPITALS PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF SERVICES RATES OF GROWTH RATIONAL DRUG USE RATIONAL USE OF DRUGS REFORM EFFORT REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REMEDIES RESPECT RETAIL PHARMACIES RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION RURAL RESIDENTS SERVICE CONTRACTS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE STATE PLANNING THERAPIES TRADITIONAL MEDICINES TREATMENT GUIDELINES TREATMENTS URBAN AREAS URBAN ENVIRONMENTS URBAN POPULATIONS USER FEES WASTE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27722

A Generic Drug Policy as Cornerstone to Essential Medicines in China

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