China Health Ministry To Expand Essential Drugs List From 307 To 800
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
China Health Minister Chen Zhu said the nation’s list of essential drugs is to be expanded to include about 800 essential drugs, up from the current 307 subsidized and bought in bulk by provincial governments.
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