Parkinson’s disease standing drug ＂Xining＂ was out of stock in many places, and the online shopping price soared nearly 20 times.
Recently, many patients with Parkinson’s syndrome and their families told reporters that a commonly used drug "Xning" that they used to treat and relieve symptoms could not be distributed in hospitals, and they could only buy it online at a price 10 times or even 20 times higher than the medical insurance price, which caused great economic pressure. What is the reason?
Standing drugs for Parkinson’s disease are out of stock in many places.
Mr. Liu, 53 years old, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome in 2013. According to the doctor’s advice, he needed to take the drug "X Ning" to control his condition. However, since August last year, the hospital has been unable to match this medicine, and the medicine will be stopped. Mr. Liu is a little anxious.
Parkinson’s disease is caused by the lack of dopamine in the patient’s brain. "Xning" can supplement dopamine and is one of the main drugs to relieve and treat Parkinson’s symptoms. The patient, Ms. Ni, switched to other drugs because she could not get "X Ning". Unexpectedly, she had obvious discomfort symptoms and fell down, resulting in a broken hand.
On the official website of Shanghai Pharmaceutical Centralized Bidding and Purchasing Management Office, the reporter found that more than 30 local medical institutions in Shanghai have recently sent out the "X Ning" purchasing information, but most medical institutions have not purchased it in the end.
Li Gang, vice president of the Oriental Hospital affiliated to Tongji University: The company told us that the situation may be affected by the epidemic situation, and the supply was indeed unstable. Although we took many measures, by March 2021, many hospitals, including our hospital, were completely out of stock.
Not only in the Shanghai market, but also in many parts of the country, "X Ning" was in a hurry. Why is there a shortage of this medicine? At present, the drug is the general agent of Organon Company, and the reporter immediately contacted by telephone.
Department of Medicine, China, Organon: The output was originally relatively small, because this medicine was imported, and it was produced abroad, and it was repackaged at home, and the output was even less because of the epidemic situation or raw materials.
The price of online shopping has risen nearly twenty times.
The industry calls for improving the supply mechanism of shortage drugs.
Hospitals don’t have medicines, but many patients and their families told reporters that there are "X Ning" on online platforms such as JD.COM and Taobao, but the price of a box of 30 tablets is nearly 1000 yuan, which is nearly 20 times higher than the hospital price.
The reporter inquired about JD.COM, Tmall and other e-commerce platforms online and found that the price of a single box of "X Ning" was around 1,000 yuan, while the price of a single box sold in a hospital was about 50 yuan, and the price of e-commerce platforms increased by nearly 20 times.
Family members of patients: Last year, I could see a box in 180 yuan, and this spring, it was almost a box in 600 yuan. Now it should have risen to more than 1,000 yuan, and it is quite difficult to buy.
Family members of patients: a small box of medicine, 30 tablets, can be sold from more than 50 yuan to 980 yuan, which is very unbearable, because this medicine needs to be taken for a long time.
In addition to the high price, the supply of online shopping channels is also a concern for patients and their families.
Gao Jiechun, director of the Institute of Medical Management of Fudan University: Since it is a drug, even if it is bought online, how can it be separated from the national price monitoring? Therefore, for the safe use of drugs and the normal and orderly drug market, it should be all-round and comprehensive drug monitoring.
The reporter learned from the Shanghai Municipal Health and Health Commission that "X Ning" has indeed been out of stock intermittently since 2016, but alternative drugs can be found in clinic, so it has not been included in the shortage of drugs for hanging nets. The supply shortage of "X Ning" may continue. At present, how should these Parkinson’s patients transition? Professional doctors suggest that the specific drug substitution plan still depends on the actual condition of the patient.
Wang Jian, Chief Physician, Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University: If it is made in China, then its formula ratio is different, so my advice to patients is to let them try to find a doctor who specializes in Parkinson’s disease. In most cases, it can be replaced with other drugs.
In fact, the shortage of cheap life-saving drugs is not just "Xning". In recent years, there are shortages of protamine for heart surgery and Cedilan injection for heart failure. How to improve the supply guarantee mechanism of drugs in short supply is a problem worth pondering.
Li Gang, vice president of the Oriental Hospital affiliated to Tongji University: There may be two main reasons for the shortage of drugs. The first category is raw materials, such as the lack of raw materials; The second is the reason for corporate profits.
Gao Jiechun, director of the Institute of Medical Management of Fudan University: For some cheap drugs, the profit may be higher, because its absolute profit makes it motivated. Conversely, for some high-priced drugs, we can make its profit lower, but its absolute value is not necessarily low. This is a pricing principle.
Source: CCTV Finance
Original title: "Emergency! Out of stock! The online shopping price has soared nearly 20 times, and it is not easy to buy … "
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