Why are medicines in hospitals so expensive?

First of all, as a medical service institution, hospitals need to bear high equipment, personnel and maintenance costs. Hospitals need to purchase all kinds of medical equipment and equipment, including medical laboratory equipment, surgical instruments and medical consumables. And the prices of these equipments and devices are very high. At the same time, hospitals need to hire doctors, nurses and other professionals, and provide them with training, welfare and insurance, which is also one of the costs of hospitals. In addition, the hospital also needs to carry out various maintenance and repair costs, which also need to be included in the cost of the hospital.

Secondly, the price of drugs in hospitals is influenced by drug manufacturers. Drug manufacturers need to bear various costs such as research and development, production and quality inspection, which need to be recovered by selling the price of drugs. In addition, pharmaceutical manufacturers also need to apply to government departments at all levels for drug approval, which also requires a certain fee. Therefore, in order to maintain their own production and operation, pharmaceutical manufacturers must pass on the costs to the final consumers, namely hospitals and patients.

Finally, the price of drugs in hospitals is also affected by the medical insurance policy. The medical insurance policy stipulates the upper limit of hospital drug prices, so it is difficult for hospitals to make more profits on drug prices. However, in order to increase profits, hospitals may increase fees in other aspects, such as adding inspection items or charging extra fees.

Generally speaking, there are many reasons for high drug prices in hospitals, including high hospital costs, cost transfer of pharmaceutical companies, and medical insurance policy restrictions. For consumers, drugs should be used rationally under the guidance of doctors to avoid unnecessary expenses caused by drug abuse. At the same time, the government should also strengthen the supervision of drug prices in hospitals to avoid excessive charges in hospitals and protect the interests of patients.