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Table 2 Essential medicines production as percentage of licenses held by manufacturers in Shandong and Gansu provinces in 2005, by manufacturer sales volume

From: Availability and use of essential medicines in China: manufacturing, supply, and prescribing in Shandong and Gansu provinces

Annual sales volume, RMB* Shandong Gansu
  Manufacturers, n Essential medicines licenses held, n Licensed essential medicines produced, n (%) Manufacturers, n Essential medicines licenses held, n Licensed essential medicines produced, n (%)
Less than 10 million 54 440 271 (62) 13 262 102 (39)
10-30 million 51 778 463 (60) 12 610 306 (50)
30-100 million 48 1117 665 (60) 5 455 273 (60)
100-500 million 35 1292 872 (67) 3 136 57 (42)
More than 500 million 12 622 399 (64) 0 0 0
Unknown 17 91 1 (1) 3 26 0
Total 217 4340 2671 (62) 36 1489 737 (50)
  1. * On Jan 1, 2007, near the time of the survey, the conversion rate was RMB 7.80 to $US 1.00.
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