ABSTRACT
The implementation of the essential medicine system in China faces problems including the lack of compelling force of the existing law,Lack of legal authority on the essential medicine list,the unreasonable selection mechanism of medicines,the appearance of problems about the medicine procurement mechanism legalization process, lack of legal use mechanism,the unreasonable financial compensation mechanism,and the lack of effective supervisory regulation mechanism. Therefore,it is recommended that when formulating the basic medical and health law, the es-sential medicine system should be constructed under the ethical and framed stimulation from a macro and scientific point of view. It is also suggested that the legal status of the national essential medicine list should be defined,scientifically selecting the essential medicines, improving the essential medicine bidding procurement system, using the essential medicines under the appropriate law,determining the reasonable compensation mechanism and improving the essential medicines regulation mechanism.