2015
DOI: 10.4172/2376-0419.1000141
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Ongoing Initiatives in China to Enhance Prescribing Efficiency: Impact and Proposals for Improvement

Abstract: Background: Pharmaceutical expenditure is currently rising by 16% per annum in China, greater in recent years. Initiatives to moderate this growth include drug pricing regulations, essential medicine lists and encouraging generic prescribing. These measures are principally concentrated in hospitals as they account for over 80% of total pharmaceutical expenditure. However, no monitoring of prescribing and perverse incentives enhances irrational prescribing.

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