Consideration and Suggestions on the Guarantee of the Supply of Essential Medicines / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To put forward suggestions for the guaranteeing of the supply of the essential medicines in China. METHODS:The problems occurred in the production,circulation and application of essential medicines as well as the policies issued in the medical reform including the assigned production,centralized purchasing,direct distribution and standard application were discussed.RESULTS & CONCLUSION:The essential medicines can be produced by selectively assigned production,and the continuity of the production of the essential medicines calls for efforts of multiple means.It is better for medicare agency to be responsible for centralized purchasing and the construction of the delivering and distributing system of medicines should be strengthened.The system of enforcement use and incentive measures should be established to ensure that the essentials medicines be used by clinicians.