------ Chinesische medizinische Arbeiter dienen, die Patienten in der Ambulanz eines Krankenhauses in Qingdao, Provinz Shandong, China, 31. März 2014. Ein docum
--FILE--Chinese medical workers serve patients at a dispensary of a hospital in Qingdao city, east China's Shandong province, 31 March 2014. A document on hospital drug purchase was released Saturday (28 February 2015), which instructed that hospitals should only source drugs from provincial pharmaceutical procurement platforms. The "significant" document, released by the State Council General Office, will aid hospital reform, regulate medicine supply and improve state policies in this regard, according to an accompanying statement. Drawing on international practices, hospitals should only purchase drugs from pharmaceutical companies and distribution fees should be paid directly to logistics companies to reduce unnecessary intermediate links, it said. Efforts should be made to ensure drug supply in outlying regions, the statement said, adding that the process should be transparent and any legal violations should be "harshly dealt with."
