1. Supply chain cost: The supply chain cost of hospital drugs includes drug procurement, storage, transportation, management and other expenses. These costs may be passed on to the price of drugs.
2. Hospital management costs: hospitals need to pay staff salaries, rents, equipment maintenance and other expenses, and these costs will also be reflected in the price of drugs.
3. Medical insurance policy: The medical insurance policies of some countries and regions stipulate that medical institutions can only use certain drugs or brands, and the prices of these drugs may be higher than the average market price.
4. Profit requirements: Some hospitals or pharmacies may set high profit requirements, thus increasing drug prices.
5. Market monopoly: Some drugs may be produced or sold by a few companies, and these companies can use market monopoly to raise prices.
Therefore, the reasons for the high drug prices in hospitals are very complicated, not just because of the zero price difference. In addition, drug prices are also affected by supply and demand, competition, policies and other factors.