Zhejiang Province Urgent Investigation "profiteering Medicine" Asparagus Pieces

Adjuvant therapy for a cancer drug asparagus pieces,pieces in 2005 in Shaoxing City, winning once, winning
ex-factory price is only 15.5 yuan, the price of hospitalguide price of 115 per pack (15% increase to the
patients is sold to 213 yuan, the profit as high ashighest hospital up to sell 132 per pack), but for various
1300%! Drug profits, Second Xiangya Hospital ofreasons, the drug in Shaoxing box has not been sold.
Hunan Province in the media has caused widespreadPresent, the health sector in our province are still on
concern of the whole society. Zhejiang has notthe towns below the county level hospitals and other
purchased and sale of the asparagus pieces? Part ofmedical institutions thoroughly investigated. This
the past few days on to Hangzhou's hospitals,reporter learned that, not only in Hunan, the same
pharmacies were investigated and learned from thespecifications as the asparagus pieces in many places
Provincial Health Department, the province has not yetthe country the price difference is not significant.
found profiteering pharmaceutical asparagus pieces.Guangdong Jiangmen 190.08 yuan a box, a box of 160
17,18, the reporter has investigated the provincialof Heilongjiang, Henan, 133 yuan a box, Shaanxi
Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Provincial Hospital,Province, a box of maximum retail price of 218 yuan.
Zhejiang Medical Second Hospital, Provincial CancerThat is, the minimum retail price of asparagus pieces
Hospital, Hangzhou First Hospital, were not found inalso reached more than 8 times the ex-factory price.
asparagus pieces. According to Provincial HospitalA box of small asparagus pieces, why the unity of the
Pharmacy Director introduced, asparagus pieces, as atender by the Government not only failed after the
proprietary Chinese medicine to improve the immunityprice drop, but close to 10 times the prices in front of
of cancer patients to prevent the proliferation ofconsumers? Hunan Provincial Price Bureau informed
cancer cells do have a role, but its effect is notperson in charge of "profiteering" incident,
obvious, is not commonly used in clinical medicine, soacknowledged that the price of the asparagus pieces
the hospital had not purchased this kinds of asparagusapproved the issue, Price not strict staff does exist,
pieces. Also, because manufacturers only supplythe information collected was incomplete, not detailed
hospitals asparagus pieces, Kyushu large pharmaciesenough work issues, pricing did not understand 15.5
and other retail pharmacies are not selling off theyuan per box ex-factory price and other important
drugs.information, leading to the development of 136 tender
Today, Provincial Health Department, the Director ofoffer guidance prices high.
Purchasing Management pharmaceutical equipmentBid price of 136 yuan government, why was sold to
Chang briefed reporters during the summer, after the213 yuan hospital? What is the truth of the incident in
events of that pharmaceutical profits in Hunan, theythe end? Currently, in addition to the ongoing
immediately medical institutions across the provinceself-examination and the Second Xiangya Hospital, the
conducted a survey of medical institutions above theHunan Province have jointly set up multi-sectoral
county level across the province no sales in recentinvestigation team to investigate the matter, this
years over the asparagus pieces. Although asparagusnewspaper will continue to pay attention.