The Ministry of industry and information technology plans to establish a centralized production base for drugs in short supply

Source: great wisdom astak news agency on March 20, 2014, a person familiar with the matter said that Wu Haidong, deputy director of the Department of consumer goods industry of the Ministry of industry and information technology, said in an internal discussion this week that it is not only necessary to realize the designated production of low-cost drugs in short supply, but also to consider the establishment of a batch of production bases for such drugs in the country Wu Haidong pointed out that the production enterprises are not enthusiastic enough because the sales volume and profit contribution brought by low-cost drugs are small, so the next step is to consider the centralized production of 40 and 50 varieties of this type and establish production bases In addition, establish two-level reserves of medicine in short supply at the central and local levels As we all know, in the last round of drug bidding, the principle of only low price led to the result of "dead price reduction" of many cheap drugs A large number of commonly used and effective cheap drugs were not delivered in place, resulting in shortage In view of this situation, not only the Ministry of industry and information technology, but also the development and Reform Commission, the health and Family Planning Commission, the food and Drug Administration and other departments have reached a consensus on this, seeking to establish a long-term mechanism for low-cost drugs in short supply and solve the shortage problems in a centralized and unified way For example, the four ministries and commissions jointly organize the implementation of designated production, the development and Reform Commission plans to issue a catalogue of low-cost drugs, and the health and Family Planning Commission also recognizes the direct network of low-cost drugs, "These are all long-term mechanisms," Wu added.