Basic drugs should be subject to national uniform bidding

“In the history of drug tendering in our country for more than ten years, we have issued some documents on the procurement of bids each year. However, there has not been a unified bidding procurement document since the implementation of the basic drugs for one year.” Liu Rongyu believes that the establishment of a national essential medicine system is to deepen the The important content of the reform of the medical and health system is to ensure that all citizens enjoy the safe, effective and reasonably priced essential drugs. In this regard, Anhui is also the “first to eat crabs.” According to the unified national plan, our province has implemented innovative bidding and procurement of essential drugs, implemented a double envelope system, linked price and price, and prices have fallen by an average of 50% or more. The drug distribution rate has continued. It is stable at more than 90% and benefits the urban and rural residents of the province. “But basic drug bidding is currently implemented by provinces. The administrative cost is high, and the burden on the company is heavy, which affects the work efficiency.” At the same time, the price is not uniform and affects the fairness of the use of essential drugs.

It is necessary to unify the purchase price of essential medicines nationwide. "The basic medicine system is the main content of the construction of the drug supply guarantee system in the new medical reform, and it is a national policy to solve the basic medical insurance for the people. A difficult start does not mean that the future is not bright." said Liu Rongyu. , The basic drug bidding is the most important link in the procurement of basic drugs. The implementation will determine the implementation of the basic drug system and affect the overall process of the new medical reform.

“The national essential medicines are uniformly tendered by the Ministry of Health. All provinces have unified purchasing and distribution, which helps to eliminate duplicate bids, reduce costs, increase efficiency, ensure the fair use of all citizens, and build a national basic medicine system.” Liu Rongyu suggested that a unified tender evaluation system should be implemented. Department of unified tendering, can give full play to the advantages of national experts to develop a scientific and rational national basic drug tender evaluation system, an objective and fair evaluation of drug quality, efficacy and price, to ensure that basic drug bidding fair, fair, uniform tender procurement prices.