Cheap old drugs such as protamine faded

More than a dozen of "protamine" has been sold for decades, is this price really low? How is the price of medicines formed? According to an industry insider who declined to be named, the main factors affecting drug prices are threefold: first, R&D expenses, second, production costs, and third, circulation costs.

"For the "old protamine," the old drug is mainly the latter two." The source said that the production cost includes raw material costs and labor costs, and in the process of circulation, it needs to go through pharmaceutical wholesale companies, pharmaceutical agents, Hospitals and pharmacies and other links. "If a drug persists for several decades without rising prices, it is estimated that profits are thin or have no profit under the current situation of soaring prices." It is reported that at present, drug pricing is basically a matter for government departments, and public participation is insufficient. “The spread pricing method used is now limited by the government to the maximum retail price. The pricing department often has only a few people. However, facing tens of thousands of kinds of medicines, it is possible to know the true cost of each medicine so as to determine a more reasonable price. ?"

“The price of some new drugs is too high, and some old drugs are too low in price. Under the factor of profitability, why are companies unwilling to produce? This is a very obvious reason. This is the reason why drugs are constantly being refurbished and prices are constantly rising. "Ms. Jia, a pharmaceutical sales agent, said.

“This is not an example.” Xu Lingzhong, a professor at the School of Public Health of Shandong University, said that an old medicine that has been used for decades is not gone, and there are no other medicines to replace. This may seem sad, but this reflects It may be a signal, "There may be more similar old drugs that are facing reduced production or even disappeared."

Some old medicines that were popular among the public before, such as Weishuping, Shimaosheng (dried yeast tablets), Berberine, Lozenge Ointment, etc., had some pharmacies in the provincial capital that were out of stock, and some were even placed in Very inconspicuous corner.