Skip to main content

Table 1 Average per capita pharmaceutical expenditures for patients in comprehensive hospitals (RMB)

From: A price and use comparison of generic versus originator cardiovascular medicines: a hospital study in Chongqing, China

Year

Average medical charges for per outpatient

Medicine fee

Proportion%

Average medical charges for inpatient

Medicine fee

Proportion%

1990

10.9

7.4

67.9

473.3

260.6

55.1

1995

39.9

25.6

64.2

1667.8

880.3

52.8

2000

85.8

50.3

58.6

3083.7

1421.9

46.1

2005

126.9

66

52.1

4661.5

2045.6

43.9

2008

146.5

74

50.5

5463.8

2400.4

43.9

2009

159.5

81.2

50.9

5951.8

2619.8

44

2010

173.8

88.1

50.7

6525.6

2834.4

43.4