Pharmaceutical procurement is the centralized purchasing in the pharmaceutical industry, i.e., the joint purchasing of medicines, medical devices and other medical products by multiple medical institutions or pharmaceutical enterprises. By centralizing the demand, unified procurement, and delivery in batches, centralized procurement improves the procurement efficiency and reduces the procurement cost, which is one of the important contents of deepening the reform of the medical and health system.
Pharmaceutical centralized procurement has brought about a multifaceted impact on the industry. Firstly, it reduces the procurement cost, because centralized procurement can get more favorable price and better distribution service through unified negotiation and consultation. Secondly, it promotes the survival of the fittest in the pharmaceutical industry, and the winning companies often have better product quality, lower prices and better services. Finally, it helps to regulate the market order, avoid some unregulated market behavior, and strengthen the supervision of drug quality and distribution services.
However, there are also some problems with the collection and procurement of medicines, such as may lead to monopolization of the market by some enterprises and lower product quality. Therefore, in the implementation of pharmaceutical procurement, the need to establish a scientific and reasonable bid evaluation mechanism and regulatory mechanism to ensure fairness and impartiality, quality first. At the same time, it is also necessary to fully take into account the interests of medical institutions, pharmaceutical companies and patients, to promote multi- **** win.