Analysis on the Pass-through Effects of Imported Medicine Price on Domestic Western Medicine
10.76641CHE20140323
- VernacularTitle:进口药品价格对国产西药价格的传递效应分析
- Author:
Weidong ZHANG
;
Huifang KONG
;
Chenglin YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
imported medicine price;
domestic western medicine;
price transfer effect;
time series analysis
- From:
Chinese Health Economics
2014;(3):74-75
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To explore the imported medicine price’s pass-through effect on domestic western medicine’s price. Methods: Based on the time-series data from January 2003 to March 2013, the empirical research studied the effect of imported medicine’s price and other variables on domestic western medicine price. Results: The imported medicine’ price has short significant effect on domestic medicine. Conclusion: To reduce the effect of imported medicine price’s fluctuation, the government should intervene the medicine price moderately; the drug company and the hospital should pay attention to the efficacy and the promotion of the domestic western medicine.
