OBJECTIVE: To provide information about the reforming basic insurance drug list in China, especially in Shanghai for reference.METHODS: To introduce development of drug classified management in China and compare different experiences in the management of OTC drugs' reimbursement in Sweden, Germany, Netherlands and Fenland .RESULTS & CONCLUSION: The inclusion criteria of OTC drugs' reimbursement must be identified.OTC drugs within the insurance drug list should be equated with Rx drugs and those out of the insurance drug list should be fixed with favourable prices.

The paper undertakes a study of equity in the distribution of health resources in China by means of the Theil Index. The results indicate that equity in the distribution of hospital beds, doctors, and nurses between the various provinces is taking a turn for the better. The improvement of equity in the distribution of hospital beds and doctors is mainly due to the improvement in the eastern regions while the central and western regions still maintain the status quo, with supply basically meeting demand. The improvement of equity in the distribution of nurses, however, is due to the simultaneous improvement in the eastern, central and western regions, yet demand exceeds supply.

OBJECTIVE:To provide references for the controlling of reimbursement of medicare drug expenditure in urban employees in China.METHODS:Referenced experiences were summed up from classified drug reimbursement acts in other countries and areas stated in the literature review.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:It is a common international policy to clas?sify drugs by quality and adopt different reimbursement ratio;most of the countries and areas would exclude the reimburse?ments of over-the-counter drugs;the purpose of classified drug payment and reimbursement was to increase the users'payment thereby to lessen the burden of the authorities on the expenditure of social medicare drugs;concerning the controlling of drug expenditure,measures only taken from the aspects of price setting,ratio of reimbursement and quantity of drug con?sumption can that be effective;analysis about advantages and disadvantages should be considered in the making of the re?forming policies about establishing pharmaceutical reference prices and setting up prescription fee and etc.