Chapter 33 I’m not as good as him
As he spoke, Zhang Yang paused and then said:
“When I was in elementary school, the teacher often asked us a question, what is my ideal? ”
“My ideal is I want to be a doctor because I think doctors can save many patients.”
“When I grew up, I realized that excellent doctors are indeed important, but behind the doctors, there are products that can treat various diseases. Drugs are more important.”
"However, in fact, as early as the last century, our pharmaceutical industry has been extremely backward."
"In the 1950s, we could not purify penicillin; in the 1960s, we even needed to use gold Reserve and purchase 'streptomycin'. Even now, we still use a large number of second- and third-line drugs developed in foreign countries in the 1970s and 1980s!"
"Some people may say, we use Writing about drugs from the 1970s and 1980s, Doesn’t it also increase the average age of the people in the country to over 70 years old?”
“Yes, there are indeed only a small number of people who are seriously ill, but do those who are unfortunate enough to be sick really deserve to die?”
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“They could have received better drug treatment, but because our domestic pharmaceutical level is extremely low, they can only use backward drugs whose therapeutic effects are far lower than those of foreign countries. In the end, they have to wait and see because there is no drug available. Die!”
"Okay, even now, even in the past ten years, with the global major pharmaceutical companies entering the country, has our drug problem been solved?"
"No!"
" A box of 'Avatropopag' costs 7,800 yuan! ”
“A box of gefitinib costs 5,500 yuan!”
“A box of Gleevec costs 26,000 yuan!”< br>
"Which of the various drugs can be afforded by us ordinary people?"
"For us ordinary people, if the unfortunate patient suffers from a serious illness, he or she will lose his entire family and all his hard-earned savings will be spent on treating the disease. If you get married, more importantly, your wife and children will be separated, and your family will be destroyed. Such situations are not rare!"
Zhang Yang paused for the first time.
“Can we expect foreign pharmaceutical companies to find conscience to cut prices?”
“Impossible!”
"'Avatrombopag' has been in the country for more than three years. Has its price been reduced?"
"Isn't it because the patent of 'Gleevec' will expire in 2013?"
< br>"No! Before there is competition, in professional They will not lower the price before the profit expires!”
“Because we are too backward!”
“We are so backward that almost all the top drugs for diseases are developed by foreign pharmaceutical companies. Monopoly! ”
"We are so backward that foreign countries are using the world's first-line treatment drugs, and we can only use conventional drugs from 20 to 30 years ago!"
"They have strangled our 'lifeline'!"< br>
“Now, I think at least in the field of blood diseases and platelet treatment, we have caught up and can provide some help to the Chinese people. At least they no longer have to go bankrupt because of platelet disease or fall back into poverty due to illness."
As he spoke, Zhang Yang took a deep breath and looked at the leaders, peers, reporters and representatives from major hospitals who were invited: < br>
“Now, I officially announce the retail price of Tsingshan Pharmaceutical’s ‘Tsingshan Avatrombopag Tablets’:”
“1599 yuan per box!”
1599 yuan per box? !
As soon as the words fell, the entire press conference fell into silence. Everyone except Ren Xiaomin froze in place, with faces full of astonishment!
After a few seconds of silence, thunderous applause suddenly sounded!
“Damn it, Mr. Zhang is awesome!”
"Did I hear you right, Mr. Zhang? 1,599 yuan per box?"
Listening to the fierce response from the audience, Zhang Yang exhaled softly.
A few seconds later, he gently pressed down on the crowd with both hands, and the shouts from the audience gradually became smaller. "1599 yuan is just our retail price."
"'Qingshan Avatrombopag Tablets' is a member of the 'Hemiao Plan'. According to the agreement, once the Medical Insurance Bureau includes us Medical insurance catalog, the purchase price of medical insurance will be 480 yuan! ”
"In other words, even if 'Qingshan Ava' is a Class B reimbursable drug, all patients participating in medical insurance will only need to pay 30% of the self-pay ratio, and they can purchase 'Qingshan Avatrombopag Tablets' for a total of 192 yuan!"
192 yuan!
The weak discussion in the audience suddenly stopped, and all sounds seemed to be cut off suddenly.
Silence quickly enveloped the entire press conference, and even the air seemed to freeze.
One second, two seconds, three seconds,
A crisp round of applause rang out, followed by applause ten times louder than before that resounded throughout the press hall! .
Zhou Hai from the Innovative Drug Support Center sat in the front row. After being surprised twice in a row, he couldn't help but smile.
"Zhang Yang... no wonder he didn't reveal the price to me after several inquiries. It turned out that he wanted to make a big one!"
"I didn't expect it! The retail price is 1,599 yuan, and the price is 480 yuan. The centralized purchasing price, this price, is enough to shock everyone’s jaws, right?”
“I’m afraid Mr. Yu from the Medical Insurance Bureau will burst into laughter. How much medical insurance funds will this save them? ! ”
After thinking about it, Zhou Hai's smile became even brighter. Looking at Zhang Yang's figure on the stage, he couldn't help but whispered happily:
"Zhang Yang, you did a great job!"
Zhou Hai was still calm. , Lao Zhang and Lao Li in the media interview area were completely excited. They took out their favorite optical cameras and pressed the shutter frantically, wanting to record this historic moment!
During the interval of shooting, Lao Li gasped happily and asked:
"Old Zhang, tell me what the pattern of our Mr. Zhang is?!"
"Lao Li, you ask me? Who am I to comment on Mr. Zhang?!"
Lao Zhang, who was wearing glasses, stopped shooting.
“We thought the price was at least more than 5,000 or 6,000 yuan before, but we didn’t expect Mr. Zhang to come up with a big one! The retail price is 1,599 yuan, and after enrolling in medical insurance, patients only need 192 yuan! This special Who can think of it? How many lives of patients do you think this will save?”
Old Li sighed:
"I really have to accept it. Even if it sells for 4,000 or 5,000 yuan, there will definitely be sales, but Mr. Zhang only sells it for 1,599 yuan! I doubt whether he can recover the cost."
"Old Zhang, to be honest, this is For the first time in all my years as a pharmaceutical reporter, I feel that pharmaceutical companies are selling medicines too cheaply and the prices should be raised!”
Speaking of this, Lao Zhang seems to feel the same way.
He pushed up the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and looked at Zhang Yang.
“So, some people are destined to be great!”
As he spoke, he picked up the camera in his hand again.
“Stop talking, I’m going to take a few more photos of Mr. Zhang, and I must choose the best one to put on our front page!”
“Yes! You said That's right!"
Old Li also took a deep breath and took action:
"We can't help with anything else, but we will definitely do a good job for Mr. Zhang. Yes! This is the only thing we can do for them!”
After saying that, the expressions of the two people who were originally laughing and joking suddenly turned serious, and the eyes they looked at Zhang Yang showed not only admiration but also respect!
At this moment, they felt that everything they did seemed to be given special meaning!
The words and actions of the two people all fell into the eyes of Su Wenping, but at this time, he had not completely come out of the shock of 1,599 yuan.
Compared to the two medical reporters, Lao Zhang and Lao Li, as one of the executives of Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, he understands Qingshan Pharmaceuticals better and how much benefit Zhang Yang has gained by making this decision. sacrifice.
"call"
He let out a small breath.
Before the press conference, he thought that he paid enough attention to patients and was organized enough about interests, but now...
He raised his head and glanced at Zhang Yang, but quickly lowered his head again , whispered:
“I’m not as good as him!”
(End of this chapter)