Impact of the zero-mark-up drug policy on drug-related expenditures and use in public hospitals, 2016-2018: an interrupted time series study in Shaanxi.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to measure the impact of zero-mark-up drug policy (ZMDP) on drug-related expenditures and use in urban hospitals.

Design

This was a retrospective observational study of trends in drug expenses and use in the context of the ZMDP using an interrupted time series analysis.

Setting

Twelve hospitals (three tertiary hospitals and nine secondary hospitals) in Xi'an, which is the capital of Shaanxi Province in Western China.

Data and participants

The prescription information for all outpatients and inpatients in the study hospitals from January 2016 to April 2018 was used in this study.

Interventions

The Chinese government announced the policy intervention measure of the ZMDP, which was implemented in all public hospitals as o

SUBMITTER: Yan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7692976 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature