一、问题的背景 药品费用的昂贵已成为当今社会议论的一个热点。中国药品费用占卫生总费用比例之高、占国内生产总值比例之多为世界各国之最。药费增长率已超越我国国民经济发展水平。控制药品费用不合理增长,已成为卫生改革和社会医疗保障制度改革的焦点。它将成为制定中国二十一世纪药品政策的主要出发点。 First, the background of the problem Expensive drug costs has become a hot topic in today’s society. The share of Chinese medicines in the total cost of health is high, accounting for the largest share of the GDP in many countries in the world. The rate of increase of medical expenses has surpassed the level of national economic development in our country. The unreasonable increase in the cost of drug control has become the focus of reforms in the health reform and social medical security system. It will be the main starting point for formulating China’s drug policy in the 21st century.