Journal of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
Open Access
ISSN: 2376-0419
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2376-0419
+44 1300 500008
Review
Ongoing Initiatives in China to Enhance Prescribing Efficiency: Impact and Proposals for Improvement
Author(s): Wenjie Zeng, Mengying Feng, Stephen M Campbell, Alexander E Finlayson and Brian Godman
Wenjie Zeng, Mengying Feng, Stephen M Campbell, Alexander E Finlayson and Brian Godman
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. Objective: Review the influence of recent measures on subsequent utilization and expenditure of high-volume classes in China to provide future guidance. Methods: Principally a narrative review of published studies of the proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), statins, renin– angiotensin inhibitor drugs and traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) between 2004 and 2013 in the largest teaching hospital group in Chongqing Di.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2376-0419.1000141