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Table 3 The change of volume, expenditures, and DDDc of policy-related antihypertensive drugs in the pre- and post-“4 + 7” periods

From: The impact of “4 + 7” volume-based drug procurement on the volume, expenditures, and daily costs of antihypertensive drugs in Shenzhen, China: an interrupted time series analysis

 

Volume (thousand DDD)

Expenditures (thousand CNY)

DDDc (CNY)

 

Pre-

Post-

GR (%)

Pre-

Post-

GR (%)

Pre-

Post-

GR (%)

“4 + 7” List drugs

24.53

47.13

92.15

73.81

37.44

-49.28

3.01

0.79

-73.60

Bid-winning drugs

3.02

41.35

1268.54

5.76

17.66

206.42

1.91

0.43

-77.61

Non-winning drugs

21.51

5.78

-73.11

68.05

19.78

-70.93

3.16

3.42

8.11

Alternative drugs

48.36

60.46

25.04

151.16

186.11

23.12

3.13

3.08

-1.53

Overall policy-related

72.89

107.60

47.63

224.97

223.55

-0.63

3.09

2.08

-32.69

  1. DDD, Daily Defined Dose; CNY, Chinese Yuan; DDDc, Defined Daily Drug cost; GR, Growth Rate. Pre- refers to March to December 2018; Post- refers to March to December 2019