China's Volume-Based Procurement Reshapes Pharmaceutical Market Dynamics
Bulk drug purchasing policy pressures multinationals while creating opportunities for biotech and private healthcare sectors
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- China's volume-based procurement policy, which mandates bulk drug purchases for public hospitals, is intensifying price competition for multinational pharmaceutical companies while creating more profitable channels for domestic biotech firms in the private market.
- Analysts note potential benefits for internet healthcare platforms, pharmacies, and private hospital services.
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Under volume-based procurement, the government buys drugs in bulk for public hospitals, putting multinational companies under intense price and competitive pressure. The policy allows biotech companies to charge higher prices in the private market, including at private hospitals and retail pharmacies, and online. "This provides more profitable channels to innovative drugmakers, and potentially benefits internet healthcare players, pharmacies and private healthcare services, such as Alibaba Health, Yifeng and Hygeia," John Yung, head of Asia healthcare research at Citigroup, wrote in a research report released on April 16.
