Impacts of national volume-based drug procurement policy on the utilization and costs of antihypertensive drugs in a Chinese medicine hospital: an interrupted time series analysis of 5138 patients

Objectives: The study aimed to estimate the effects of National Volume-based Drug Procurement (NVBP) policy on drug utilization and medical expenditures of hypertension patients in public medical institutions in mainland China.Methods: This study used patient-level data based on electronic health re...

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Main Authors: Lili Shang, Yan Cheng, Jifang Zhou, Yuqing Bao, Desong Kong, Ruijian Huang, Yanfei Chen, Hao Wang, Ning Gu, Aixia Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2024.1302154/full