A box of 860!

In just 9 years, the price of Tongrentang Angong Niuhuang Pills has risen by nearly 145%

01 A box price increase of 80 yuan

On December 6, "Angong Niuhuang Pills increased by 860 yuan per box" on Sina Weibo's hot search list

It is reported that Beijing Tongrentang issued a price adjustment notice, raising the selling price of Angong Niuhuang Pills (3g*pills/box) from 780 yuan to 860 yuan, an increase of about 10%.

Cyberlan called Tongrentang Pharmacy (Dashilan Store) in Xicheng District, Beijing at 5:32 pm on December 6.

Cyberlan found from a search on an e-commerce platform that the price of Tongrentang Angong Niuhuang Pills has also risen to 860 yuan/box on the e-commerce platform

This is not the first price increase of Tongrentang Angong Niuhuang Wan.

Prescription Angongniuhuang are: bezoar, musk, rhino horn, pearls, berberine, skullcap, gardenia, turmeric, cinnabar, realgar, borneol and so on

Among them, taking turmeric as an example, the market trend is very active, the popularity is quite high, and the price increase rate exceeds 30%

There are four types of turmeric included in the Pharmacopoeia, and Guangxi turmeric is the main market circulation, which accounts for more than 90% of the market share

In addition to the precious materials, the uniqueness of Angong Niuhuang Pills is also reflected in its medicinal value

The Guidelines for the Rational Use of Chinese Patent Medicines for Ischemic Stroke issued in 2017 pointed out: On the basis of conventional treatment of western medicine, Angong Niuhuang Pills can be used for patients with acute cerebral infarction and coma, which can prompt patients to wake up, reduce cerebral edema, and improve nerves.

In addition, Angong Niuhuang Pills are also recommended in the "Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in the Acute Phase of Hypertensive Cerebral Hemorrhage" released in 2016

02 Reasons for price increases vary

Except for the price increase of Tongrentang Angong Niuhuang Pills, some other large varieties have also seen price increases in recent times

According to CCTV Financial News, in October this year, "Sining", a commonly used drug for Parkinson's syndrome, was out of stock on the market in a large area.

In addition, in June of this year, Pien Tze Huang, which uses bezoar and musk as raw materials like Angong Niu Huang Wan, has also increased in price for a period of time.

Although the reasons for the price increase of many blockbuster drugs are different, most of them are inseparable from the price increase of the bulk drug itself and the adjustment of the drug production line

It is worth noting that Tongrentang's Angong Niuhuang Wan is not an "exclusive variety.

Cyberlan found from the official website of the State Food and Drug Administration that there were more than 120 entries containing only "Angong Niuhuang Pills"
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The Southwest Securities Research Report pointed out that according to previous announcements, the domestic retail price of Pien Tze Huang increased 9 times in the 16 years from 2004 to 2020, from 325 yuan to 590 yuan, an increase of 81%
.

Industry professionals believe that the price increase of Chinese medicinal materials directly leads to the increase in the cost of pharmaceutical companies.
Some pharmaceutical companies have to adjust the prices of medicines.
In the future, the prices of some Chinese patent medicines may usher in a large-scale increase
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Before and after the first two price increases of Tongrentang Angong Niuhuang Wan, Pien Tze Huang also achieved various price increases in July 2012 and January 2020
.

This year, CCTV Finance reported that the market price of Chinese medicinal materials has generally risen, and the price increase of Chinese medicinal materials has accelerated after the Spring Festival
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Judging from the current situation, the price increase of Chinese medicinal materials has become a trend, and it may be accompanied by an increase in the price of a batch of Chinese patent medicines
.