1.Lessons and enlightments of health insurance drug renewal policy in some countries and regions
Xin-Ru HAN ; Kang-Ni ZENG ; Jia-Long TAN ; Jian WANG
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2024;17(7):75-80
Objective:Summarizing and analyzing the rules of access and renewal of drugs in Australia,Japan,South Korea,and Chinese Taiwan,this paper aims to provide experience for the improvement of China's policy on national drug reimbursement list renewal.Methods:Through literature review,expert interviews,and other academic methods,it compares the different experience of drug renewal policy from the perspectives of the type,content,and renewal period.Results:Internationally representative national or regional medical insurance drug renewal policies are broadly categorized into single-drug price-volume agreements,joint price-volume agreements,and efficacy-based risk-sharing agreements.Conclusion:It is recommended that China should introduce new content such as joint measurement for renewal of exclusive drugs,combination consideration of quantity,price,and effectiveness,risk-sharing agreement for renewal of non-exclusive drugs,and placing an upper limit on the rate of reduction for the first renewal in its medical insurance policy.
2.Clinical comprehensive evaluation of recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis fusion protein
Xiaofeng NI ; Sha DIAO ; Siyi HE ; Xuefeng JIAO ; Xiao CHENG ; Zhe CHEN ; Zheng LIU ; Linan ZENG ; Deying KANG ; Bin WU ; Chaomin WAN ; Binwu YING ; Hui ZHANG ; Rongsheng ZHAO ; Liyan MIAO ; Zhuo WANG ; Xiaoyu LI ; Maobai LIU ; Benzhi CAI ; Feng QIU ; Feng SUN ; Naihui CHU ; Minggui LIN ; Wei SHA ; Lingli ZHANG
China Pharmacy 2023;34(4):391-396
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness, safety, economy, innovation, suitability and accessibility of recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis fusion protein (EC), and to provide evidence for selecting skin detection methods for tuberculosis infection diagnosis and auxiliary diagnosis of tuberculosis. METHODS The effectiveness and safety of EC compared with purified protein derivative of tuberculin (TB-PPD) were analyzed by the method of systematic review. Cost minimization analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-utility analysis were used to evaluate the short-term economy of EC compared with TB-PPD, and cost-utility analysis was used to evaluate the long-term economy. The evaluation dimensions of innovation, suitability and accessibility were determined by systematic review and improved Delphi expert consultation, and the comprehensive score of EC and TB-PPD in each dimension were calculated by the weight of each indicator. RESULTS The scores of effectiveness, safety, economy, innovation and suitability of EC were all higher than those of TB-PPD. The affordability scores of the two drugs were consistent, while the availability score of EC was lower than those of TB-PPD. After considering dimensions and index weight, the scores of effectiveness, safety, economy, innovation, suitability, accessibility and the comprehensive score of EC were all higher than those of TB-PPD. CONCLUSIONS Compared with TB-PPD, EC performs better in all dimensions of effectiveness, safety, economy, innovation, suitability and accessibility. However, it is worth noting that EC should further improve its availability in the dimension of accessibility.