The impact of drug shortages on drug prices: evidence from China.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Drug shortages pose a serious global public health challenge, affecting China and other countries. Evidence from USA shows that short-supplied drugs demonstrated a very high price growth during and after a shortage. However, the effect of shortages on drug prices in China remains unknown. This paper aims to understand the impact of drug shortages on prices and explore implications for shortage prevention policy.

Methods

We collected the purchase prices and delivery rates of 120 drugs from April 2019 to December 2021 across whole China. We examined price progression of affected drugs using linear mixed-effects models and performed subgroup analyses based on the number of manufacturers and the severity of shortage.

Results

Non-shortage cohort had an annual

SUBMITTER: Hu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10663221 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature