NDRC encourages social forces to monitor drug prices

Recently, relevant persons from the price department of the national development and Reform Commission held a discussion with the heads of some medical price information websites to encourage social forces to monitor drug prices The head of the price department said that the issue of drug prices is closely related to the vital interests of the people and has received high social attention Since 2000, the national development and Reform Commission has carried out three rounds of comprehensive adjustment on the maximum retail price of drugs within the government's pricing range and achieved positive results However, the maximum retail price limit is mainly "limit the price and prevent inflation", and there is no effective supervision on the price behavior in the circulation link In recent years, some domestic drug price websites built by industry associations, pharmaceutical enterprises and other social forces provide free drug price information inquiry services to the public The person in charge of the price department affirmed and appreciated this, believing that it is an important force of social supervision, plays a positive role in increasing the transparency of drug prices, and also helps to broaden the channels for price authorities to master information and find problems At the same time, the competent price departments at all levels are required to attach great importance to the drug price problems reflected by websites, media and other channels, closely follow up the gap between the ex factory price and the bid price, and the retail price exceeds the maximum price stipulated by the state, conduct special investigation, seriously investigate and deal with them, and timely reduce the false high price In view of some problems in the disclosure of drug prices on some social websites, such as the lag of some information and the untrue of some data, the head of the price department suggested that while giving full play to the role of social supervision, the relevant websites should strengthen internal management, strictly control the quality of data, and achieve objectivity, authenticity and accuracy The head of the website also said that it would strengthen communication and exchange with relevant government departments to further improve the quality of information services It is reported that in recent years, the national development and Reform Commission has focused on strengthening the monitoring of drug market transaction prices, issued the measures for the investigation of drug ex factory prices, issued the notice on strengthening the investigation and monitoring of drug ex factory prices, and established an online monitoring mechanism for drug ex factory prices, which has been established by the cost price collection system of the drug price evaluation center of the national development and Reform Commission and the price bureau of Guangdong Province China medicine price information network collects the ex factory (port) price of drugs At present, the ex factory (port) price data directly collected by the national development and Reform Commission has reached 40000, covering about 2000 enterprises and more than 1700 kinds of drugs The next step will be based on the online monitoring network platform of drug ex factory price, and strengthen the supervision of price behavior in drug circulation.