Jiangxi takes the lead in liberalizing 601 OTC drug price enterprises to set their own prices

Source: jiangxi.com.cn on the morning of April 3, 2014, the reporter learned from a press conference held by Jiangxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission that in order to play a decisive role in resource allocation, Jiangxi will take the lead in liberalizing the prices of all 601 over-the-counter drugs under the provincial control nationwide After the price of over-the-counter drugs has been liberalized, the price authorities of Jiangxi Province will no longer set the maximum retail price, and drug production and marketing enterprises can set their own prices Through market competition, consumers will buy more over-the-counter drugs with high quality and low price It is understood that 601 kinds of over-the-counter drugs have been released in terms of the price of the over-the-counter drugs The specific scope includes: in the notice of the national development and Reform Commission on adjusting the list of drugs priced by the national development and Reform Commission and other relevant issues (fgjg [2010] No 429), there are 556 kinds of drugs, including 200 kinds of Western medicine and 356 kinds of Chinese patent medicine There are 45 kinds of over-the-counter drugs, including 7 kinds of Western medicine and 38 kinds of Chinese patent medicine For drugs within the above scope, those not previously priced by the price department of Jiangxi Province will no longer be priced; those previously priced will be invalidated in Jiangxi market from now on In the future, enterprises will legally participate in market competition, survive the fittest, and set prices independently according to market demand The "double cross varieties" of prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs will continue to be managed according to the original management mode, and will be priced by Jiangxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission Huang Haigen, deputy director of Jiangxi Price Bureau, who will help consumers buy high-quality and low-cost over-the-counter drugs, said that liberalizing the provincial control of the price of over-the-counter drugs will not only help consumers buy high-quality and low-cost over-the-counter drugs, but also help promote the production of low-cost over-the-counter drugs, and help more good drugs from other provinces enter the Jiangxi market In view of the fact that some provincial, municipal and district price authorities currently need the government pricing of the province of origin as the basis for the pricing of over-the-counter drugs produced by enterprises in other provinces, in order to support the normal sales of Jiangxi over-the-counter drug manufacturers in other provinces, the over-the-counter drugs originally priced by the government produced by Jiangxi drug manufacturers, if the enterprises need the pricing of the provincial price authorities, can still be priced through the price master of the city where they are located The competent department shall apply to the provincial price competent department The competent price department of Jiangxi Province will provide high-quality and efficient services for the requirements of enterprises, and make reasonable prices according to the drug pricing procedures If enterprises take advantage of the opportunity to increase prices in violation of regulations, they will be seriously investigated and punished in accordance with relevant laws and regulations It is reported that in order to steadily push forward the reform measure of liberalizing the price of over-the-counter drugs, the price authorities at all levels in Jiangxi Province will comprehensively and systematically strengthen the market monitoring of over-the-counter drugs, pay close attention to the market and price changes after liberalizing; at the same time, they will focus on strengthening the investigation and punishment of illegal price behaviors in the process of over-the-counter drug sales, and those who violate the price laws and regulations will increase their prices in a disorderly manner Those who do not get monopoly profits by raising prices according to monopoly status or jointly monopolizing the market will be seriously investigated and punished in accordance with relevant laws and regulations Huang Haigen said that after the price of over-the-counter drugs released by the provincial government, all sales enterprises should clearly mark their prices and never engage in fraud Those who violate the rules will be investigated and punished according to law If consumers find illegal price behavior, they can call 12358 to complain.