The Hunan Healthcare Security Administration has released the “Pilot Implementation Plan for Volume-based Procurement (VBP) Drugs to Be Sold in Retail Pharmacies in Hunan Province,” outlining a strategic approach to integrating VBP drugs into the retail pharmacy landscape. The plan mandates the selection of at least one county (city) and one district outside of Changsha to pilot the program, with all designated medical insurance outpatient coordination pharmacies within the pilot area required to participate. Other medical insurance designated pharmacies may voluntarily join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scope of the pilot includes VBP winning bids currently implemented in Hunan Province, with a commitment from winning manufacturers to ensure supply. The document encourages participating pharmacies to achieve “five unifications”: unified hanging of VBP identification signs, unified setting of VBP drug zones, unified dual label price disclosure, unified sales price commitments, and unified supervision and management. Participating pharmacies must submit an application and commitment letter to the local healthcare security department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The provincial healthcare security bureau has released a list of 660 drugs (by generic names) that are eligible for the pilot program, to be dynamically adjusted. Pilot pharmacies are required to independently select drugs from the list, with chain stores stocking no fewer than 60 such drugs and individual retail pharmacies stocking at least 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n