DOI: 10.7664/CHE20131005
Analyzing the Impact of Essential Medicine System on the Affordability of the Medicines in Township Hospitals in Shandong
Abstract：Objective: To evaluate the influence of the essential medicine system on the price and affordability of the medicines in township hospitals. Methods: Measures such as medicine price rate (MPR) and number of daily receipts of normal income group and low-income group were used to evaluate the price and affordability of the medicines. Results: After the implement of essential medicine system, the MPR of medicines decreased from 5.091 times to 3.689 times; the medicines expenditure under standard treatments decreased from 3.350 to 2.016 days’ household income at middle income level and decreased from 12.152 to 7.310 days’ household income at low income level. Conclusion: After the implement of essential medicine system, the market price sof medicines were greatly decreased and the affordability improved, but it still have room to improve compared to international standard.
Keywords：essential medicine systemtownship hospitalaffordability
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 18-20 )