Short- and long-term impacts of the National Essential Medicines Policy on drug availability, price, and usage in a deprived rural county in southwestern China: an interrupted time series analysis across 8 years

• Main Authors: Xuechen Xiong (Author), Zhaohua Huo (Author), Shuai Zhou (Author), Ge Bai (Author), Shiying He (Author), Yinan Zhou (Author), Jing Jia (Author), Jianchao Quan (Author), Li Luo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundChina's National Essential Medicines Policy (NEMP) has been implemented for over 15 years; yet empirical evidence on its long-term impacts is lacking, particularly in remote and rural regions. This study aims to assess the short-and long-term effects of NEMP on the drug availability,...