Table 2 Distribution of medicines in the national essential medicines list and in the supplemented medicines lists (all the supplemented medicines by 29 provinces)
From: National Essential Medicines List and policy practice: A case study of China’s health care reform
No. | Category | No. of national essential medicines | No. of supplemented medicines |
|---|---|---|---|
C1 | Antimicrobial medicine | 33 | 95 |
C2 | Antiparasitic medicine | 7 | 7 |
C3 | Narcotic | 4 | 15 |
C4 | Antipyretic and analgesic anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatic medicine | 9 | 77 |
C5 | Medicine for nervous system | 14 | 48 |
C6 | Medicine for mental disorder | 6 | 21 |
C7 | Medicine for cardiovascular system | 29 | 66 |
C8 | Medicine for respiratory system | 7 | 34 |
C9 | Medicine for digestive system | 17 | 96 |
C10 | Medicine for urinary system | 5 | 13 |
C11 | Medicine for hematologic system | 10 | 45 |
C12 | Hormone and medicine affecting the endocrine system | 15 | 50 |
C13 | Anti-allergy medicine | 4 | 5 |
C14 | Medicine for immune system | 2 | 14 |
C15 | Vitamin, mineral substance medicine | 7 | 34 |
C16 | Medicine for humoral regulation | 8 | 10 |
C17 | Antidote | 5 | 16 |
C18 | Biological product | 4 | 8 |
C19 | Diagnostic agent | 2 | 10 |
C20 | Medicine for dermatology | 5 | 47 |
C21 | Medicine for ophthalmology | 5 | 24 |
C22 | Medicine for otorhinolaryngology | 3 | 9 |
C23 | Medicine for gynecology | 3 | 9 |
C24 | Medicine for birth control | 1 | 5 |
C25 | Antineoplastic medicine | 0 | 25 |
T1 | Internal medicine (diaphoresis, clearing heat, and relieving cough) | 24 | 212 |
T2 | Internal medicine (cardiovascular system) | 16 | 153 |
T3 | Internal medicine (digestive system) | 20 | 121 |
T4 | Internal medicine (other) | 13 | 94 |
T5 | Surgery | 7 | 32 |
T6 | Gynecology | 8 | 62 |
T7 | Ophthalmology | 2 | 9 |
T8 | Otorhinolaryngology | 4 | 38 |
T9 | Orthopedics and Traumatology | 8 | 70 |
T10 | Dermatology | 0 | 14 |
Total | 307 | 1588 |