A survey of availability, price and affordability of essential medicines from 2011 to 2016 in Chinese secondary and tertiary hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Essential medicines are those drugs that satisfy the priority health care needs of the population and help with functioning healthcare systems. Although many countries have formulated an essential medicine list, almost half of the global population still lack regular access to essential medicines. Research about the initiation of National Essential Medicines Policy in Chinese secondary and tertiary hospitals is inadequate, and the long-term effect on access after the reform is still unknown. This study's objective was to investigate the access to essential medicines in mainland China's secondary and tertiary hospitals.

Methods

Data on the access to 30 essential medicines from China's National Essential Medicine List were obtained from China Medicine Economic Infor

SUBMITTER: Guan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6194621 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature