The Impact of Prescribing Monitoring Policy on Drug Use and Expenditures in China: A Multi-center Interrupted Time Series Study

• Main Authors: Xiaoyan Nie (Author), Ruilin Wang (Author), Guangkai Liang (Author), Xinyi Zhang (Author), Ningjia Tang (Author), Yuchun Cai (Author), Congxiao Han (Author), Yuxuan Zhao (Author), Tong Jia (Author), Fang Zhang (Author), Sheng Han (Author), Xiaodong Guan (Author), Luwen Shi (Author), Christine Lu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background  A prescribing monitoring policy (PMP) was implemented in November 2015 in Anhui province, China, the first province to pilot this policy to manage the use and costs of select drugs based on their large prescription volumes and/or costs in hospitals. This study evaluated the impact of PMP...