The impact of key monitoring policy on the usage of policy-related drugs in Hubei Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: This study evaluated quantitatively the impact of the first batch of the catalog of Key Monitoring and Rational Use Drugs (KMRUD) in Hubei Province on policy-related drug use and expenditures. Methods: This study is aimed to provide a basis for the successful implementation of subsequent catalogs of KMRUD, which may promote the standardization of clinical application of related drugs and effectively reduce drug expenses of the patients. Data on the procurement records of policy-related drugs from January 2018 to June 2021 were obtained from the Drug Centralized Procurement Platform of the Public Resources Trading Center in Hubei Province. Interrupted time-series (ITS) analysis was used in this study. Results: After the implementation of the first batch of

SUBMITTER: Wen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9976703 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature