The impact of drug shortages on drug prices: evidence from China

• Main Authors: Shuchen Hu (Author), Jinwei Zhang (Author), Jianwei Li (Author), Jieqiong Zhang (Author), Mengyuan Pan (Author), Cheng Xiang (Author), Chintan V. Dave (Author), Caijun Yang (Author), Yu Fang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionDrug shortages pose a serious global public health challenge, affecting China and other countries. Evidence from USA shows that short-supplied drugs demonstrated a very high price growth during and after a shortage. However, the effect of shortages on drug prices in China remains unknown...