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China Adds 74 Drugs to National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL)
On Dec. 3, China released its 2021 National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL). NRDL is a list of drugs allowable for reimbursement by the national social health insurance fund under the social security system which has covered more than 1.36 billion people in China by the end of 2020.
Dec 08, 2021
POLICY
China's Insulin VBP Sees Average Price Cut of 48.75%
China’s insulin VBP (volume-based procurement)--eleven drug makers won the bid to supply insulin products to public healthcare institutions across China. Among 42 bid-winner products, Novo Nordisk took the champion with seven products. Two local Chinese companies—Gan & Lee and the United Laboratories—took the second and third places with six products respectively.
Dec 06, 2021
POLICY
A Record Number of Foreign Companies Win Bidding for China's 5th VBP of Drugs
251 products from 148 companies won the bidding on June 23 in Shanghai for the latest and fifth round of China’s national centralized drug procurement. The bidding saw some record numbers. One of them is the unprecedented number of 10 international pharma companies successfully earning places in the procurement program.
Jun 30, 2021
POLICY
China to Pilot Cross-Border E-Commerce Retail Import of Drugs
China recently approved Henan Province’s cross-border e-commerce pilot program for importing drugs and medical devices, starting with 13 OTC medicines licensed in China. Thanks to the pilot program, more overseas drugs, including anti-cancer and targeted therapy drugs, stand a chance of accessing the Chinese market. This article focuses on drug import as part of the pilot program.
Jun 04, 2021
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China Promotes Distribution of Medicare-covered Drugs Through Dual Channel
China permits qualified drug stores to sell prescription drugs included in the National Reimbursement Drug List. At these drug stores, people can enjoy the same medical care payment coverage with hospitals. The policy intends to add another sales channel for the drugs outside hospitals, especially for the newly listed drugs through centralized procurement.
May 24, 2021
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China Releases Second Batch of 17 Encouraged Generic Drugs
China officially issued the Second Batch of 17 Encouraged Generic Drugs, which could benefit from preferential policy support in terms of priority review and approval, clinical trials and critical generic technology researches in China.
Mar 26, 2021
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