Bargained medicines are large quantities of medicines purchased by national or local government organizations, and through centralized purchasing and negotiation, the effect of lowering the price of medicines is achieved. According to the "Basic Medical Insurance Drug Catalog" formulated by the State Drug Administration, bargaining drugs must enter hospitals through government procurement channels, and hospitals cannot directly purchase bargaining drugs. This ensures that the prices of the bargained drugs are open and transparent, avoids obtaining benefits through improper means, and ensures the safety and quality of the drugs used by the people.
In addition, the variety of bargained drugs is generally broader, covering many commonly used essential drugs and high-value special drugs. If the hospital directly purchases the bargained drugs, it is difficult to ensure the reasonableness and validity of the varieties and quantities purchased, which can easily result in duplicate purchases or excess purchases, and the lack of supervision of the price and quality of the drugs is prone to have a negative impact.