Health Planning Committee: | David graves ' life-saving drugs production and distribution Planning Commission hyperthyroidism | |, life-saving drugs _ news

The Beijing News (reporter Wei Mingyan) graves ' life-saving drugs in the country--methimazole fixed-point production oriented distribution and want to effectively alleviate the predicament lasted more than a year of shortages. Yesterday, the National Planning Commission said, to solve the methimazole supply shortages, States methimazole included in the first instalment have been designated production pilot. Beijing Yen Ching Restaurant Pharmaceuticals Ltd (hereinafter Yen Ching Restaurant pharmacy) as methimazole fixed-point production enterprise and preparation of raw materials, has had stable monthly production of methyl mercaptoacetate imidazole (5mg) capacity to 100 million pieces, basically meeting the national demand.

The past, due to the change of supplier firms, purchasing price fluctuations and other reasons, some provinces methimazole does not supply and distribution.

In order to ensure that it is not due to price mortgages, National Planning Commission emphasized that distribution enterprises from Yen Ching Restaurant pharmaceutical procurement of medicines introduction of cash on the spot; medical and health institutions at all levels must collect on delivery and in terms of the maximum retail price (5mgx100, 4.9 Yuan per bottle), methyl mercaptoacetate imidazole.

China national pharmaceutical group has helped the Yen Ching Restaurant medicine in the national capital cities and 31 retail pharmacies, drug-sale information has been published in health planning Commission, the Ministry Web site.

Background

"Life-saving drugs," small profits pharmaceutical companies do not love

Hyperthyroidism is second only to the second largest disease diabetes Endocrinology and for treating graves ' two main basic drug is methimazole and Propylthiouracil tablets. Methimazole tablets made for lower prices (100 tabs per bottle for only 1-2 Yuan before) is the first choice for patients with hyperthyroidism, but the drug, small profit margins, drug firms lose momentum. From the end of 2012, methimazole tablets out on a national scale, many patients have been forced to buy imported medicine alternative, but its price at 30 yuan, pills only 50 pieces, is the domestic drugs prices dozens of times.

In 2013 the consultation by the National Planning Commission and other departments, the first batch of 16 million, the second batch of 60 million tablets methimazole tablets on the market, in accordance with provincial drug count distribution.

Methimazole tablets made tight supply situation is not fully resolved, even spread to alternative medicine. Autumn and winter last year, according to media reports, Beijing only Yen Ching Restaurant pharmacy sale homemade methimazole tablets, 4.9 Yuan per bottle, up to purchase 5 bottles are still in short supply.

The Beijing News reporter Wei Ming

(Original title: Health Planning Committee: graves ' life-saving drugs designated production and distribution)

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January 30, 2014, The Beijing News
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卫计委：定点生产配送甲亢救命药|卫计委|甲亢|救命药_新闻资讯

　　新京报讯 (记者魏铭言)国家将对甲亢救命药——甲巯咪唑定点生产定向配送，希望有效缓解持续一年多的短缺困局。昨天，国家卫计委公告称，为解决甲巯咪唑供应短缺问题，国家已将甲巯咪唑列入第一批定点生产试点品种。北京燕京药业有限公司(以下简称燕京药业)作为甲巯咪唑原料和制剂定点生产企业，已具备每月稳定生产甲巯咪唑(5mg)1亿片的能力，基本满足全国市场需求。

　　过去，由于供货企业变更，采购价格波动等原因，部分省份甲巯咪唑曾不能正常供应配送。

　　为确保其不因价格断供，国家卫计委强调，配送企业从燕京药业采购药品实行现款现货；各级医疗卫生机构必须货到付款，并按最高零售指导价(5mg×100片，4.9元/瓶)销售甲巯咪唑。

　　中国医药集团已帮助燕京药业在全国省会城市布点31个零售药店，售药点信息已在卫计委、工信部网站公布。

　　■ 背景

　　“救命药”利润小 药厂不爱生产

　　甲亢是仅次于糖尿病的内分泌科第二大疾病，治疗甲亢的两种主要基本药物是甲巯咪唑片和丙硫氧嘧啶片。国产甲巯咪唑片因价格较低(之前每瓶100片仅售1-2元)是甲亢患者的首选，但该药品利润空间小，药企失去生产动力。从2012年底，甲巯咪唑片在全国范围内断货，不少患者被迫购买进口药替代，不过其价格在30元左右，药片只有50片，是国产药价格的数十倍。

　　2013年，经国家卫计委等多部门协商，第一批1600万片、第二批6000万片甲巯咪唑片投放市场，按照各省份用药数量分配供应。

　　但国产甲巯咪唑片供应紧张的情况仍未完全解决，甚至蔓延到了替代药品。去年秋冬季，据媒体报道，北京仅燕京大药房有售国产甲巯咪唑片，每瓶4.9元，每人最多购买5瓶，仍供不应求。

　　新京报记者 魏铭言

(原标题：卫计委：定点生产配送甲亢救命药)

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2014年01月30日02:39
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