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Kemp Dolliver, CFA

Cherrystone Hill Research

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<p>Numerous press outlets report that China&rsquo;s Food &amp; Drug Administration (CFDA) will release regulations permitting online sales of pharmaceuticals soon. This action should help the Chinese government in its efforts to lower drug costs for its citizens by:</p><ol><li>Creating a lower-cost channel to undercut the current multi-tier distribution channel that serves state hospitals (70% of the market);</li><li>Addressing the current shortage of pharmacists (China: 1.47/10,000 population; Global average: 6.02) through creation of larger dispensing platforms that increase productivity; and</li><li>Providing a more efficient channel for retail pharmacies to compete with hospital-based pharmacies.</li></ol><p>The addition of E-commerce should drive much-needed reforms that will benefit leading drug distributors and retail chains. &nbsp;The road will be long and bumpy.</p>

Numerous press outlets report that China&rsquo;s Food &amp; Drug Administration (CFDA) will release regulations permitting online sales of pharmaceuticals soon. This action should help the Chinese government in its efforts to lower drug costs for its citizens by:Creating a lower-cost channel to undercut the current multi-tier distribution channel that serves state hospitals (70% of the market);Addressing the current shortage of pharmacists (China: 1.47/10,000 population; Global average: 6.02) through creation of larger dispensing platforms that increase productivity; andProviding a more efficient channel for retail pharmacies to compete with hospital-based pharmacies.The addition of E-commerce should drive much-needed reforms that will benefit leading drug distributors and retail chains. &nbsp;The road will be long and bumpy.

Opening of E-commerce Channel to Change China's Drug Market

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Anhui Anke Biotechnology (Group) Company Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals and health-care products including genetic and cellular engineering research and products.

Anhui Anke Biotechnology (Group) (300009 CH)

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Opening of E-commerce Channel to Change China's Drug Market

Numerous press outlets report that China’s Food & Drug Administration (CFDA) will release regulations permitting online sales of...

Kemp Dolliver, CFA