Pharmacies accused of selling government-procured drugs at 40x markup

A recent investigation by CCTV revealed that certain pharmacies in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, are selling a government-procured drug, Avatrombopag Maleate (also known as "Qing An Xin"), for as high as 3960 yuan per box. This price is nearly 40 times higher than the approximately 100 yuan seen in other regions and online platforms for the same medication. The drug was part of the eleventh batch of national centralized drug procurement, which aimed to significantly reduce prices for essential medicines. AI

RANK_REASON Investigation into significant price gouging of a government-procured drug. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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• Avatrombopag Maleate
• CCTV
• Hohhot
• Inner Mongolia
• National Drug Procurement
• National Healthcare Security Administration
• Qing An Xin

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