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Count Me In! China To Update Drug Coverage After Long Wait

 
• By Brian Yang

After a long seven-year hiatus, China is finally moving to update its national reimbursement drug list, but the process will involve huge numbers of experts and the benefits of inclusion may not be as immediate or as extensive as appear at first sight.

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Just a day before the major National Day holiday period began on Oct. 1, China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS) on Sept.30 released for public comment a long-awaited new draft of proposals for the revision of the National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL).

The five-page document, which is meant to outline some guiding principles of the selection process, could also benefit drug makers...

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