Chapter 200 Price discussion of solidified ablation agent!
While talking, the elevator door opened.
Director Dai and Dr. Lei walked into the elevator one after another. After pressing the button for the first floor, Dr. Lei continued the topic.
"By the way, Director, I saw news on the Internet a few days ago that the clinical trial of the 'Lung Cancer Curing Ablation Agent' has ended, and it is estimated that it will be on the market soon."
"You How much do you think this ablation agent will cost?”
Director Dai gently pushed the glasses frame with his fingers, thought for a moment, shook his head slowly and said:
"Old Lei, this price is really hard to guess!"
"Logically speaking, The pricing of various innovative drugs of Qingshan Pharmaceutical has always been not too expensive, but this 'lung cancer curing ablation agent' is just like what you just said. It has attracted the strong attention of countless patients during the clinical trial stage!”
“In addition, its surgical effect is indeed very outstanding, and it can even be said to be the perfect medicine for the treatment of early-stage lung cancer. The price is a bit expensive. Normal! ”
“So, the price is really hard to say!”
Dr. Lei also nodded, just as the elevator door opened.
The two walked out of the elevator slowly. As they walked, Dr. Lei sighed and said:
“I just hope Qingshan Pharmaceutical will not set the price too expensive!”
“If it is unaffordable to order a 10-10% injection, then the joy of these patients who are waiting for the ablation agent will be in vain!”
Director Dai slowed down, thinking in his mind Zhang Yang comes to mind.
"Mr. Zhang Yang, I shouldn't be able to..."
While thinking, at this moment, Dr. Lei's voice came to my ears again.
"Hey, director, there is something else you know, do you know? It seems that Qingshan Pharmaceutical has recently developed another cold medicine...
What do you think of Qingshan Pharmaceutical? Suddenly thinking about developing cold medicine? ”
“Isn’t this a cannon to kill mosquitoes? ”
"Haha, how did I know?!"
...
Frontline doctors in thoracic surgery began to pay attention to its final pricing as the clinical trial of the "Lung Cancer Curing Ablation Agent" ended.
More patients who have been diagnosed with lung cancer and are waiting for surgery are also paying close attention to the news of "Lung Cancer Curing Ablation Agent".
It is no exaggeration to say that the price of this drug will determine the surgical methods of countless lung cancer patients, and even determine their quality of life in the next few decades!
Xinqiao Hospital, lung cancer patient group.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the patients returned home after a tiring day's work and could finally relax a little with their mobile phones.
After a while, a patient sent a message in the group.
“@group主老六, Brother Liu, didn’t you go to the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu today to inquire about the news? Have you heard about the ‘solidified ablation agent’? When will it be available on the market? About what What’s the price?”
The first message was sent, and after a while, the group gradually became lively.
"That's right, group leader, do you have any news? I've been waiting for more than a month. I was supposed to have surgery last month. I'm really afraid that the cancer cells will spread if I wait too long!"
"Hey , I am the same. The doctor asked me several times whether to cut my lungs. I really don’t want to cut my lungs as a last resort. When will this drug be available? ”
Messages from the patients continued to be sent out, and soon the group leader, Lao Liu, appeared in the group.
“Oh, don’t worry, everyone, I just came back from Chengdu and just got home!”
“I did go to the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu today to ask an acquaintance, okay? The news is,
Tsingshan Pharmaceutical’s ‘Lung Cancer Curing Ablation Agent’ has completed clinical trials and submitted it to the General Administration for approval. It will be available on the market in one month soon! "
"Only the price, rumors say that even Qingshan Pharmaceutical has not decided yet! "
"Huh? ! Haven't they decided yet internally? Previously, Qingshan Pharmaceutical announced the prices of various drugs more than a month in advance. Why is it so slow this time? It’s really torture! "
"That's right, if it's too expensive, I won't wait if it costs more than 70,000 to 80,000 per injection. I'll give up and just cut my lungs out! "
"Hey, I am the same. I asked the doctor that if it is a traditional surgical resection, the medical insurance will reimburse it for about 35,000 yuan. If the reimbursement exceeds 70,000 to 80,000 yuan, I might as well just do traditional surgery! ”
"I can grit my teeth and accept seventy or eighty thousand, but I'm afraid I won't be able to afford more than one hundred thousand! My children have just entered high school, and it's time to spend money!"
"Hey! Who? It’s not the same!”
The messages in the patient group were scrolling, and among the words, in addition to the uneasiness of the price not being announced, there was also the sadness of life.
Tong Qiang looked at the rapidly scrolling messages in the patient group and sighed softly.
After a while, he closed the group of patients and looked up at the dark night sky outside the window in a daze. No one knew what he was thinking at this moment.
He is also an early stage lung cancer patient.
Four months ago, three lung nodules were discovered in him during the company’s annual physical examination.
When he received the call from the physical examination center at first, he didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until the doctor on the other end of the phone told him that he needed to go to the physical examination to see the CT films. When he went to a tertiary hospital for examination in time, he realized that something was wrong. serious.
After searching online, I found out that lung nodules, especially ground glass nodules, are likely to be early stage lung cancer.
At this moment he panicked.
Lung cancer, cancer, what a strange word.
Then, like most people, he quickly went to the city’s top tertiary hospital to find a professional doctor to take a CT scan.
The doctor's conclusion was very vague. He just said that the shape was not very good. It would be best to do a new "CT nodule contrast agent" examination in three months to determine whether it was early stage lung cancer.
After waiting anxiously for three months, he spent 950 yuan for a "CT nodule imaging" examination that is highly recommended online. The results came out quickly and there were no surprises.
Only one of the three pulmonary nodules was benign, and the other two were malignant tumors.
There was no doubt that early stage lung cancer was diagnosed and lung adenocarcinoma was suspected.
But this is fine, the real trouble is:
After the thoracic surgeon saw the CT results, the doctor’s conclusion was difficult for him to accept.
To this day, he still remembers the doctor’s words:
“In your case, both malignant nodules must be removed, but...”
"The location of the two nodules is not very good. If you remove it, you will need to remove more than 10cm of lung tissue. Your lung function will definitely be affected to a certain extent in the future. You must be mentally prepared."
"And , this operation requires a thoracotomy, and minimally invasive surgery is definitely not possible."
Thinking of this, Tong Qiang couldn't help but sigh heavily.
Of course he knows that removing so much lung tissue will definitely affect lung function. There is no need to think about strenuous exercise in the future. Maybe he will have to gasp and cough when going upstairs or working!
But! Facing lung cancer, what choice does he have?
No!
Hey!
Later, he learned more about the cost of thoracotomy surgery. Compared with minimally invasive surgery, which only costs 30,000-50,000 yuan after reimbursement, the cost of thoracotomy surgery reaches 50,000-80,000 yuan.
But just when he decided to undergo thoracotomy, he accidentally learned that Qingshan Pharmaceutical, a well-known top pharmaceutical company in China, had developed a drug that could directly cure early-stage lung cancer lesions without surgery and preserve lung tissue as much as possible. New drug - "Lung Cancer Curing Ablation Agent"!
He was moved!
He decided to wait for the lung cancer curing ablation agent to be launched.
But as the "Lung Cancer Curing Ablation Agent" was about to be launched, he, like most patients in the group, began to worry about the final price.
Even more worried.
“Hey, those patients with only one lung cancer nodule are fine, and a tube of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan is barely acceptable.”
"But someone like me with two multiple lesions needs at least two medicines. If one injection costs 70,000 to 80,000 yuan, the two injections plus the surgery fee will probably cost at least 160,000 to 70,000 yuan..."
"This surgery , Do you still want to do it?”
“There are two in the family. The child is only fifteen or sixteen years old and has just entered high school. It is the time to spend money. He also has monthly mortgage and car payments... If he has to pay for his own medical treatment, will he still be able to survive? "
Think about it? Just then, a familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind.
"Tong Qiang, are you looking for news from the patient group again? Is there any news about the ablation injection you mentioned before?"
It was Tong Qiang's wife who spoke.
Tong Qiang hurriedly withdrew his gaze to the night sky, forcing a smile on his face.
"Honey, there is no news yet. It just says that it will be on the market in one month. I still don’t know the specific price!"
"But I have already thought about it. If Qingyam Medicine If the industry's "fixed-line ablation agent" costs more than 70,000 shots, then forget it! I'll still do a traditional thoracotomy! Let’s do it!”
“The economic situation has not been very good in recent years, and the workplace is also laying off employees...My children have just entered high school and have to go to college and get married. I can’t put all my savings over the years. Spend it all on me, I can’t be too selfish, I have to think about my family too.”
"It's just a traditional surgery. It will affect lung function if it affects it. At most, it won't be a big problem if you don't work too hard in the future!"
As he listened, Tong Qiang's wife also sighed heavily. , and then hugged Tong Qiang gently.
But after a few seconds of silence, she suddenly shook her head firmly and said:
"Husband, you can't wrong yourself so much. You have already said that the 'solidifying ablation agent' is now The best plan!”
“If it doesn’t work, let’s borrow money!”
"Yes! Even if it is a loan, we will use the best treatment plan!"
Tong Qiang smiled happily, but he had already made up his mind.
He looked up at the night sky again. In the dark night sky, there were many stars next to the bright moon, very bright, very bright.
……
Qingshan Pharmaceutical.
Just when Zhang Yang was focusing all his work on "T14-specific protein", and just when many lung adenocarcinoma patients were paying attention to the final price of "lung cancer curing ablation agent",
Ren Xiaomin finally came up with the information about " The price plan for "Lung Cancer Curing Ablation Agent" came into Zhang Yang's office, and then he put the plan on his desk.
Get straight to the point:
"Zhang Yang, according to past practice, we will announce the drug price as soon as possible after passing the clinical trial."
"This clinical trial The 'Assessment Center' has passed, and now it has entered the production approval process, but our price has not been determined yet, and it should be implemented as soon as possible! ”
"As far as I know, many patients are waiting for us to announce the price!"
Zhang Yang agreed, then put down other work in his hands and picked up the plan to read through it.
It is indeed the reason why this matter has been delayed for so long. Some time ago, he was busy analyzing the "T14 protein" in the P3 laboratory. During this time, he was also busy with the clinical trial of cold granules. He really didn't have time!
"Brother Ren, you are right; I will take a look at the plan first, try to determine the price today, and then announce it as soon as possible!"
"Yeah!"
Ren Xiaomin also quickly entered the state. Seeing Zhang Yang flipping through the pages, he also began to explain:
"Zhang Yang, the price plan this time is the same as the last 'Qiangjing Guben Oral Liquid', which is also provided by our Qingshan Pharmaceutical." "Developed by the Price Strategy Department."
"It is also mainly considered from four dimensions."
"I am concerned about the surgical effect of 'solidified ablation agent' Without further ado, both doctors and patients have unanimously praised it. Even the medical community generally believes that it will be the best choice for the treatment of early-stage lung cancer in the future. There is almost no objection to this. "
"And. In terms of competitive products on the market, our 'curing ablation agent' does not have any competition; if we have to say there is one, it is traditional lung resection surgery. ”
Zhang Yang nodded and motioned for Ren Xiaomin to continue.
“Therefore, the price positioning of our ablative agents is mainly based on the current cost of ‘pulmonary resection surgery’!”
“The current traditional minimally invasive pulmonary nodule surgery ”
“The larger and more difficult thoracotomy surgery, such as wedge resection, costs 80,000 to 100,000 yuan. After reimbursement, the cost can be controlled between 70,000 and 80,000 yuan. ”
“So, taking all things into consideration, our ‘lung cancer curing ablation agent’ is priced at 60,000 yuan each”
Sixty thousand yuan!
Zhang Yang did not speak directly. He tapped the fingers of his right hand lightly on the table, his mind running rapidly.
Since the "Lung Cancer Curing Ablation Agent" is a liquid, it only needs to be injected into the lung tissue through a professional probe to complete the operation. It does not need to take out the resected tissue like minimally invasive surgery.
So, except for "lung cancer lesions" in particularly deep places, during clinical trials, experienced doctors found that the vast majority of patients only need to pass a bronchoscope and insert a tube from the throat to be treated directly. Can reach the lungs to complete the surgery!
In this way, there are no even minimally invasive wounds on the patient's body. Most importantly, a large number of imported consumables used in minimally invasive surgery are no longer needed, and the cost of surgery has plummeted!
but!
Even so, isn’t 60,000 shots a bit expensive?
Zhang Yang's expression fell in Ren Xiaomin's eyes, and Ren Xiaomin understood instantly. He explained in more detail:
"Colleagues from the 'Market Strategy Department' have calculated it in detail. Since the vast majority of our surgeries can be done through a 'bronchoscope', through the throat The surgery is performed directly, so the cost of one operation is only about 65,000 yuan.”
“If we introduce medical insurance in the future, the patient’s cost is estimated to be around 45,000 yuan, which is higher than the current traditional surgery. The surgical plan is about 10,000 yuan more expensive!”
"And those who previously required thoracotomy for 80,000 to 100,000 yuan, if we use our 'solidified ablation agent' treatment, the cost may be even more economical!"
"So, to be honest, our 'Market Strategy Department 'The price plan ordered by my colleague is not too high!"
Zhang Yang tapped his finger on the table again! , suddenly raised his head:
"What you are considering is that a patient only uses one injection at a time. Brother Ren, what if a patient has multiple nodules, such as two or three lung cancer lesions?"
“One tube costs RMB 60,000, and two or three lung cancer lesions will cost nearly RMB 200,000!”
"How many families can easily afford two hundred thousand?"
"This is not cheap!"
(End of this chapter)
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