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NRDL Health Insurance New Drug COVID-19
[Updated] China Publishes the Preliminary List of Drugs for 2023 National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) On Mar. 1, 2023, China starts to implement the 2022 National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL), a list of drugs fully or partially reimbursed by the national basic health insurance.
Sep 04, 2023
POLICY
Drug Registration
Zhou Siyuan Nominated as China Center for Drug Evaluation's New Director China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) recently revealed a change in its leadership—Zhou Siyuan replaces Kong Fanpu as the new director. As an office under the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), CDE is mostly known for its function of conducting technical review/evaluation of drug registration applications.
Aug 30, 2023
POLICY
Marketing Approval Drug Registration Pediatric Drug
China Encourages Pediatric Drugs' Development and Marketing Authorization On Aug. 23, 2023, China released the 4th List of Pediatric Drugs Encouraged for Development and Marketing Authorization. The list contains 24 drugs, involving 30 strengths, 9 dosage forms, and multiple therapeutic areas such as nervous system diseases, gastrointestinal system, metabolic disorders, tumors, and immune disease.
Aug 24, 2023
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Drug Registration Thailand
Thai FDA Expedites Drug Import Via Digital Channel On Aug. 17, 2023, Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the policy for expediting the import of healthcare products, including drugs, medical devices, food, and cosmetics, with the aid of a digital service.
Aug 18, 2023
POLICY
Volume-based Procurement Generic Drug
What's New About China's 8th Volume-based Procurement (VBP) of Drugs China's 8th medical volume-based procurement (VBP) covers 39 drugs (number based on generic name) with an average price cut of 56%, estimated to save 1.67 million yuan (circa 240,000 USD) annually based on the planned procurement volumes.
Apr 26, 2023
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Cancer Rare Disease COVID-19
China Levies Zero Tariff on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients of COVID-19, Cancer, and Rare Disease Drugs According to China's 2023 Tariff Adjustment Plan, tariffs are provisionally lowered to zero for 22 categories of active pharmaceutical ingredients of medicines for treating COVID-19, cancer, and rare diseases.
Jan 05, 2023
POLICY
Cancer Rare Disease
China to Cut VAT on the 3rd List of Anti-cancer and Rare Disease Drugs China will reduce the VAT to 3% for a list of anti-cancer drugs and rare disease / orphan drugs from Dec. 1, 2022.
Nov 25, 2022
POLICY
Volume-based Procurement
China Unveils the Final Drug List for the 7th Volume-based Procurement (VBP) On July 18, China announced the official list of 327 products for the 7th volume-based procurement (VBP).The 327 products are owned by 217 bid-winning companies, which will supply the products to public health institutions. Among the companies, 6 are international enterprises—Hetero Labs, Bracco Sine, Almirall, Sandoz, and Pfizer.
Jul 25, 2022
POLICY
Volume-based Procurement
327 Drug Products to Enter China's 7th Round of Volume-based Procurement (VBP) Six international pharma companies--Hetero Labs, Bracco Sine, Almirall, Sandoz, Astellas, and Pfizer--won the bid in the preliminary result of the China's 7th round of volume-based procurement (VBP) of drugs.
Jul 15, 2022
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NRDL Cancer Rare Disease Pediatric Drug
China Emphasizes Rare Disease & Pediatric Drugs in Adjusting the 2022 National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) On June 29, 2022, China NHSA issued the Work Plan for Adjusting the 2022 National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL). NRDL is a list of drugs covered by the basic national insurance for healthcare, employment injury, and maternity.
Jul 04, 2022
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