Rejuvenation

Du Lao arrived soon, and the two waited for a while. Tao Ling, who was off work, also hurried over. this

The engraved Tao Ling was dusty, with a sallow complexion, and a tired look on her entire face. Look

After arriving at Chen Fei and Du Lao, Tao Ling greeted, "Doctor Chen, Du Lao, you are here."

Chen Fei opened his seat and said, "Doctor Tao, you are welcome. Let's talk while eating."

Tao Ling nodded and sat down.

Chen Fei didn't mean anything, and straightforwardly said: "Doctor Tao, I just came back yesterday, and early this morning, I found out that our autumn group health wine was being snapped up."

"Under investigation, I found out that it was caused by the recent surge in medical expenses in hospitals in the city."

"I heard that for a common small cold, it costs one to two thousand yuan to go to the hospital for treatment."

Doctor Tao, what is going on? How could the cost of the hospital soar? "Chen Fei couldn't help asking. Tao

Ling sighed when she heard the words, with a look of helplessness on her face, and said: "I know these things, but to be honest with you, the price of the hospital is also forced by helplessness."

How could this be? "Chen Fei said.

Tao Ling said: "Dr. Chen, Du Lao, you are all doctors, you should know. Now in hospitals, there is a commonly used medicine called beta antibiotics."

"Well, I know." Old Du nodded, "This beta antibiotic is a basic medication, and it's common among all kinds of anti-inflammatory drugs and cold medicines."

Tao Ling nodded and said, "The soaring medical expenses are caused by beta antibiotics."

"How come?" Chen Fei was still puzzled.

Tao Ling explained: "This beta antibiotic is called Alstom antibiotics abroad. It was developed by a scientist in the United States called Alstom."

"After Alstom antibiotics were developed, the patent rights were purchased by the giant in the pharmaceutical industry, the American Bald Eagle Pharmaceutical Company. More than ten years ago, the Bald Eagle Pharmaceutical Company did not pay much attention to promoting the popular use of Alstom antibiotics. The price of this grants the right to use this antibiotic to various pharmaceutical companies around the world."

Over the past decade or so, thousands of pharmaceutical companies around the world have been producing Alstom antibiotics, and have promoted the use of this antibiotic to the world. "

Hearing this, Chen Fei vaguely felt a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Tao Ling continued, "And just three months ago, the authorized use period of Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals expired. Bald Eagle requires each pharmaceutical factory to repurchase the patent use rights of this antibiotic."

But this time, Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals raised the patent usage fee by hundreds of times, reaching a terrifying US$50 million. Few domestic pharmaceutical factories can afford such high prices. ""

Therefore, with the expiration of the patent, many domestic pharmaceutical factories had to suspend the production of Alstom antibiotics. This has led to a sharp drop in the production of this antibiotic, but the demand has not decreased, resulting in a shortage of drugs, and can only rely on previous stocks or import drugs from abroad to treat diseases. ""

As a result, the cost is much higher, and medical expenses also rise accordingly. "Tao Ling said.

After listening to Chen Fei, his expression was gloomy and his expression was silent for a while.

He understood that the feeling of his lifeline being held in the hands of other people was really bad. This is also the reason why many things in the country have their own intellectual property rights, in order to prevent this kind of patent hooliganism. only

Yes, now things have happened and we must find a solution. Chen

Fei couldn't help asking: "Do the relevant departments have any countermeasures for such a big matter?" Tao

Ling said: “Relevant departments have made corresponding preparations before the patent expires. On the one hand, they send people to negotiate with the Bald Eagle Pharmaceutical Company, hoping that they will reduce the patent royalties; on the other hand, they will gather relevant scientific researchers to develop alternatives. medicine.""

However, you also know that drug research is a long process. Moreover, even if it is developed, various testing experiments are required, all of which are a long process. In the short term, it is almost impossible to expect domestic drugs to replace Alstom antibiotics. "Chen

Fei nodded. He is also a doctor and naturally knows the difficulty and length of drug development.

Tao Ling continued: "In fact, although the price increase of the Bald Eagle Pharmaceutical patent fee has a great impact, it should not have caused such serious consequences in our Longjiang City. The direct cause is also attributed to Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical Company. .""

Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical Company? This is—"Chen Fei had questions on his face. Tao

Ling said: "Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical is a large pharmaceutical company in Xiangjiang. Because it is located in Xiangjiang and has close connections with foreign countries, Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical has been relying on the agent to import foreign drugs into the mainland to make money."

"After the expiration of the Alstom antibiotic patent this time, Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical was responsible for the import agent of our Longjiang City. Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical, this time also intends to target us." Chen

Fei frowned and said, "For us? What's the point?"

Tao Ling explained: “Even if Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals uses patents to increase prices, it will not really push everyone. After all, this medicine is widely used, and many countries and pharmaceutical companies are powerful. Tight, it really fell out in the end, and Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals itself has to lose a lot of business."

Therefore, the initial price increase, the price proposed by Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals, although not cheap, is still within an acceptable range. It will not rise to such an unaffordable level as it is now. "

"However, Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical, which is responsible for the agent import of our drugs in Longjiang City, has tripled on the basis of the price increase of Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals. This has caused the price of Alstom antibiotics in Longjiang City to skyrocket and medical expenses. Then it soared."

When Chen Fei heard this, he couldn't help but his face became serious, with an angry expression in his eyes, and said: "This Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical has increased the price so random, isn't it afraid that the relevant departments will investigate them, and the Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals will investigate them?"

Tao Ling shook her head helplessly, and said, "Jianghu Haiben is a Xiangjiang company, and it is not afraid of inspections by the mainland departments. As for the Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals side, it turned one eye and closed one eye on this matter, pretending to be unknown.""

I guess they themselves want to use the current situation in Longjiang City as an example to threaten and warn everyone. If they do not purchase their patent use rights as soon as possible, the situation in the hospital may become like ours in Longjiang City. "

Hearing this, Du Lao couldn't help but feel angry. He slapped a palm on the table and said angrily: "These foreigners are too much, and the people from Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical, as a Chinese, how can they treat their compatriots like this?" pottery

Ling was helpless, she could only shake her head and sigh.

Chen Fei's face was solemn, and his expression was very gloomy.