Study on the Effect of Mark-up Rate on Drug Price and Formation Mechanism of Drug Brokerage
- VernacularTitle:加价率对药品价格的影响及药品“回扣”形成机制研究
- Author:
Yu LU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Drug price;
Mark-up rate;
Drug circulation
- From:
China Pharmacy
2007;0(25):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To reveal the relationship between mark-up rate and false high price of drug and to study the formation mechanism of drug brokerage.METHODS:Based on the concrete condition,the ratio of circulation costs to production costs was analyzed with mathematical technology to establish price curve equation.The price base line and the formation mechanism of drug brokerage at condition of mark-up rate were analyzed.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:If the circulation costs had no elasticity and mark-up rate(?) was less than the ratio of circulation cost to production cost,there were three kinds of results:if price was determined according to the rule,drug had withdrawn from the market in view of unbalance of the circulation costs;false production costs induced the false high price of drug;brokerage of drugs were conducted.Theoretically the less the value of ? makes,the more false high price and brokerage of drug are.
