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BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- China will lift price controls on most medicines starting from June 1, the country's economic planner said on Tuesday.
Medicine prices will be decided1 by the market, said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in an online notice to promote medicine price reforms.
Only narcotics2 and some listed psychotropic drugs will continue to be controlled by the government, with ceiling retail3 prices, it said.
The reform will turn the government into a defender4 of orderly medicine market competition and help keep prices reasonable, said Chang Feng, head of the medicine price research institute of China Medical University.
Public health departments must boost supervision5 on medical institutions and check improper6 medicine and medical equipment use, as well as excessive checkups and treatment, the notice said.
China has vowed7 to further relax price controls. The central government relaxed its grip on low cost medicines, telecom services, tobacco, ports and railways, air transport, natural gas and electricity last year.
