Beijing Closes Pharmacies in Two Hospitals

To implement one of China’s healthcare reforms, Beijing has closed the pharmacies in two of its 22 public hospitals – as a trial. Patients will now have to buy their drugs from independent pharmacies. The in-hospital pharmacies have long been a sore point for patients, who think drugs are over-prescribed and too expensive – the in-hospital pharmacies enjoyed a 15% markup. More details.... Share this with colleagues: var switchTo5x=true; stLight.options({publisher:'d7871f5b-67bc-4d30-b66f-1465d0b97213'});