Chapter 707

Elder Du arrived soon, and the two waited for a while. Tao Ling, who was off work, also hurried over.

At this moment, Tao Ling was full of travel and dust, her complexion was a little sallow, and there was a tired look on her whole face.

Seeing Fade Chen and Mr. Du, Tao Ling greeted, "Doctor Chen, Mr. Du, you are here."

Fade opened his seat and said, "Doctor Tao, you're welcome, let's chat while eating."

Tao Ling nodded and sat down.

Fade Chen didn't beat around the bush, and said straight to the point: "Doctor Tao, I just came back yesterday, and early this morning, I found out that our autumn group's health wine was snapped up."

"After investigating, I found out that it was caused by the recent skyrocketing medical expenses in hospitals in the city."

"I heard that it costs one or two thousand yuan to go to the hospital for a common cold."

"Doctor Tao, what's going on? How could the hospital's expenses rise so much?" Fade Chen couldn't help asking.

Tao Ling sighed when she heard the words, with a look of helplessness on her face, she said: "I know these things, but to tell you the truth, the hospital's price increase is also due to helplessness."

"How could this be?" Fade Chen said.

Tao Ling said: "Doctor Chen, Mr. Du, you are all doctors, you should know. There is a commonly used drug in hospitals, called beta antibiotics."

"Well, I know." Elder Du nodded and said, "This β antibiotic is a basic medicine, and it is very common in various anti-inflammatory medicines and cold medicines."

Tao Ling nodded and said, "The reason for the skyrocketing medical expenses is because of β antibiotics."

"How?" Fade Chen was still puzzled.

Tao Ling explained: "This beta antibiotic is called Alstom antibiotic abroad. It was developed by a scientist named Alstom in the United States."

"After the development of Alstom antibiotics, the patent right was purchased by the giant in the pharmaceutical industry, the Bald Eagle Pharmaceutical Company of the United States. More than ten years ago, in order to promote the popular use of Alstom antibiotics, the Bald Eagle Pharmaceutical Company paid a low price. The price of this antibiotic licenses the use of this antibiotic to various pharmaceutical companies around the world."

"In the past ten years, thousands of pharmaceutical companies around the world have been producing Alstom antibiotics, promoting the use of this antibiotic to the world."

Hearing this, Fade Chen vaguely felt some bad premonition.

Sure enough, Tao Ling continued, "Just three months ago, the period of use authorized by Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals expired. Bald Eagle asked each pharmaceutical factory to repurchase the patent use rights of this antibiotic."

"But this time, Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals increased the patent usage fee by hundreds of times, reaching a terrifying 50 million US dollars. There are not many pharmaceutical companies in China that can afford such a high price."

"Therefore, with the expiration of the patent, many domestic pharmaceutical factories had to suspend the production of Alstom antibiotics. This led to a sharp reduction in the production of this antibiotic, but the demand did not decrease, resulting in a shortage of drugs. Rely on previous stocks, or import medicines from abroad to treat diseases."

"As a result, the cost will be much higher, and the medical expenses will also rise accordingly." Tao Ling said.

After hearing this, Fade Chen couldn't help but look gloomy and fell silent for a while.

He understands that the feeling that his lifeline is held by other people is really not good. This is why many things in the country have their own intellectual property rights, in order to prevent such acts of patent trolls.

It's just that now that something has happened, a solution must be found.

Fade Chen couldn't help asking: "For such a big matter, does the relevant department have any countermeasures?"

Tao Ling said: "Relevant departments have made corresponding preparations before the patent expires. On the one hand, they sent people to negotiate with Bald Eagle Pharmaceutical Company, hoping that they would reduce the patent royalty; on the other hand, they gathered relevant scientific research personnel to develop Alternative medicine."

"It's just that, as you all know, drug research is a long process. Moreover, even if it is developed, various testing experiments need to be carried out, all of which are a long process. In the short term, it is almost impossible to rely on domestic drugs. Take the place of Alstom antibiotics."

Fade Chen nodded. He is also a doctor, so he naturally knows the difficulty and long time of drug development.

Tao Ling continued: "Actually, although the increase in the patent fee of Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals has a great impact, it should not have caused such serious consequences in our Longjiang City. The direct reason is also attributed to Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical Company .”

"Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical Company? This is—" Fade Chen looked suspicious.

Tao Ling said: "Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical is a large pharmaceutical company in Xiangjiang. Because it is located in Xiangjiang and has close ties with foreign countries, Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical has been making money by importing foreign drugs into the mainland as an agent."

"After the expiration of Alstom's antibiotic patent this time, Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical will be responsible for importing agents in Longjiang City. And Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical is also deliberately targeting us this time."

Fade Chen frowned, and said, "Target us? How do you say it?"

Tao Ling explained: "Even if Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals uses patents to raise prices, it will not really push everyone. After all, this drug is used in a wide range, and many of the countries and pharmaceutical companies are powerful. If you push too much It's tight, it really fell out in the end, and Bald Eagle Pharmaceutical itself will lose a lot of business."

"So, the initial price increase, the price proposed by Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals, is not cheap, but it is still within an affordable range. It will not rise to the level that is simply unaffordable."

"However, Jianghuhai Pharmaceuticals, which is responsible for the import of drugs in our Longjiang City, has tripled the price increase of Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals. This has caused the price of Alstom antibiotics in our Longjiang City to skyrocket, and medical expenses have also increased. Then it went up.”

Hearing this, Fade Chen couldn't help but look serious, with anger in his eyes, he said: "This Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical has raised prices so recklessly, isn't it afraid that the relevant departments will investigate them, and the Bald Eagle Pharmaceutical will investigate them?"

Tao Ling shook her head helplessly, and said: "Jianghuhai's company is a Xiangjiang company, and it is not afraid of inspections by the mainland departments. As for Bald Eagle Pharmaceuticals, they turned a blind eye to this matter and pretended to be unknown."

"I guess they want to use the current situation of our Longjiang City as an example to threaten and warn everyone. If they don't buy their patent rights as soon as possible, the situation of the hospital may become like our Longjiang City. "

Hearing this, Elder Du couldn't help being angry. He slapped his palm on the table and said angrily, "These foreigners are too much, and the people from Jianghuhai Pharmaceutical, as Chinese people, how can they treat their compatriots like this?"

Tao Ling felt helpless for a while, and could only shake her head and sigh.

Fade Chen had a sullen face, with a very gloomy expression.