http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-04/07/content_7655534.htm
'The Chinese government Tuesday announced it will institute an essential medicine system within three years to drive down prescription costs and quell public complaints of limited accessibility of medicines.
It did not say how many drugs would be included in the list, but sources with the Ministry of Health said the list could be compiled on the basis of 300 to 400 drugs recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Prices of the essential drugs will be under government control. The central government will set reference prices, based on which, provincial governments set the purchase prices of the drugs in their jurisdiction.
Public medical and health facilities at the grassroots levels should sell the drugs at the purchase prices, according to the plan.
To ensure the quality of the drugs and prevent corruption in drug purchasing and distribution, the plan also said all essential medicines used in public medical and health institutions can only be purchased from enterprises selected through public tender.
Drug safety regulators should regularly conduct quality inspections of drugs on the list and open the results to the public, the plan states.'
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