Objective To put forward some suggestions for improving the procurement policy of Shenzhen Pharmaceutical Group.Methods The literature research and comparative research were used to compare the policies between Guangd...Objective To put forward some suggestions for improving the procurement policy of Shenzhen Pharmaceutical Group.Methods The literature research and comparative research were used to compare the policies between Guangdong’s centralized drug procurement and Shenzhen Pharmaceutical Group’s procurement so as to analyze their advantages and disadvantages.Results and Conclusion The purchasing model of Shenzhen group purchasing organization(GPO)can ensure the timely supply of medicines.Besides,the cross-regional alliance system helps to achieve a true price-for-quantity exchange,and a market-based price linkage mechanism can effectively reduce drug prices.However,the online drug catalogue of Shenzhen GPO cannot fully cover the actual needs of hospitals for procurement.The market-based price linkage may lead to problems of drug quality or shortage of drugs.Therefore,the number of batches of drugs should be increased online appropriately.Meanwhile,a mechanism must be established to guarantee the supply and quality of low-priced drugs.展开更多
文摘Objective To put forward some suggestions for improving the procurement policy of Shenzhen Pharmaceutical Group.Methods The literature research and comparative research were used to compare the policies between Guangdong’s centralized drug procurement and Shenzhen Pharmaceutical Group’s procurement so as to analyze their advantages and disadvantages.Results and Conclusion The purchasing model of Shenzhen group purchasing organization(GPO)can ensure the timely supply of medicines.Besides,the cross-regional alliance system helps to achieve a true price-for-quantity exchange,and a market-based price linkage mechanism can effectively reduce drug prices.However,the online drug catalogue of Shenzhen GPO cannot fully cover the actual needs of hospitals for procurement.The market-based price linkage may lead to problems of drug quality or shortage of drugs.Therefore,the number of batches of drugs should be increased online appropriately.Meanwhile,a mechanism must be established to guarantee the supply and quality of low-priced drugs.