Drug shortages in China: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Drug shortages in provinces in China, 2018–2021

NO.	Provinces	economic area	Number of drugs in short supply				Total*	Drugs/year
NO.	Provinces		2018	2019	2020	2021	Total*	Drugs/year
1	Gansu province	Western	150	61	UR	UR	211	106
2	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region	Central	39	65	UR	62	166	72
3	Shanghai	Eastern	37	38	29	37	141	58
4	Tianjin	Western	UR	20	UR	69	89	57
5	Yunnan province	Western	68	UR	UR	10	78	55
6	Hubei province	Eastern	UR	UR	UR	72	72	45
7	Jiangsu province	Western	UR	UR	25	44	69	42
8	Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region	Western	41	UR	25	UR	66	39
9	Hunan province	Eastern	41	UR	26	UR	67	36
10	Beijing	Eastern	UR	UR	58	UR	58	35
11	Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region	Eastern	57	UR	UR	UR	57	35
12	Guizhou province	Central	UR	24	14	13	51	34
13	Hainan province	Western	UR	UR	22	31	53	33
14	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	Eastern	UR	UR	UR	42	42	29
15	Liaoning province	Eastern	UR	UR	25	20	45	27
16	Shaanxi province	Eastern	UR	18	22	UR	40	26
17	Shanxi Province	North East	UR	UR	33	8	41	23
18	Hebei province	Central	36	UR	UR	UR	36	21
19	Guangdong province	Western	UR	26	UR	UR	26	20
20	Shandong province	Central	UR	UR	UR	29	29	20
21	Jilin province	North East	UR	UR	18	UR	18	18
22	Jiangxi province	Western	UR	UR	UR	20	20	17
23	Heilongjiang province	North East	UR	UR	15	UR	15	15
24	Sichuan province	Western	UR	UR	UR	6	6	6
	Total		469	252	312	463	1496	374

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