International experience about the applications of drug Managed Entry Agreements and its enlightenment to China / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To boost access to medical insurance for drugs and improve the accessibility and affordability of drugs. METHODS The current status of the application of international and domestic drug Managed Entry Agreement （MEA）were investigated through literature research method and other methods ，and analyzed comparatively from the aspects of the scope of agreement drugs ，the types of agreements and the content of the agreement ，etc. The problems existing in the application of drug MEA in China were summarized to put forward the suggestions. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS The UK ，Australia and Italy had rich experience in the application of drug MEA ，and the operation management mechanism were complete. The scope of drugs included in MEA in these countries were relatively broad and the types of agreements were relatively diversified. In China ，drugs included in MEA were mainly oncology drugs and rare disease drugs. The types of agreements mainly included “finance-based agreements”and effect guarantee/effect-based payment in individual-level of“performance-based agreements ”. China ’s evidence collection platform was imperfect and lacked standardized process of MEA. It is suggested that stakeholders should consider increasing the types of drugs ，diversified types of agreements ，improving the accuracy and continuity of evidence collection ， establishing a standardized process for MEA.