Impact of the zero-mark-up drug policy on drug-related expenditures and use in public hospitals, 2016-2018: an interrupted time series study in Shaanxi.

Kangkang YanCaijun YangHongli ZhangDan YeShengyuan LiuJie ChangMinghuan JiangMingyue ZhaoYu Fang

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

The effect of the ZMDP on drug-related expenditures and use in Chinese public hospitals was not substantially evident. Future pharmaceutical reform measures should give more consideration to physician prescription behaviours.

Keyphrases

healthcare
adverse drug
mental health
health insurance
drug induced
emergency department
primary care
public health
electronic health record