The cause of the disappearance of penicillin

Penicillin, also known as penicillin, is an antibiotic developed by humans and is also a globally popular antibiotic. In 1953, the birth of penicillin in China opened the history of antibiotic production in China. By 2001, the production of penicillin in China had occupied 60% of the global market share. At present, China is the world's largest penicillin producing country.

More than a decade ago, people almost had exposure to penicillin when they went to the hospital for injections. Penicillin can be seen in almost any hospital, clinic, or rural clinic. It can be seen that penicillin is widely used in China. However, people go to the hospital today, but they barely see the shadow of penicillin. Even when patients ask the doctor to use penicillin, they are told that they are “out of stock”. What is the reason why the once-known household penicillin disappeared from the market in just a few years?

Guo Fanli, a researcher in the pharmaceutical industry of China Investment Consulting, pointed out that there are three main reasons for the disappearance of penicillin in China's pharmaceutical market: first, the use of penicillin is dangerous, penicillin has a large adverse reaction, and even the skin test for penicillin is life-threatening; The resistance of penicillin, penicillin has been used in China for nearly 60 years, and the drug resistance of drugs has begun to appear.

The third reason is because the profit of penicillin is too low, which is the main reason why penicillin disappears. The price of penicillin is cheap, and its ex-factory price is only 0.7 yuan, while the price of the fourth generation of cephalosporin antibiotics is 40-70 yuan. Under the existing medical system in China, it is already the unspoken rule of the industry to open a rebate for doctors. The price of a “Xilixin” market is 37.2 yuan, and the price of a penicillin is less than 1 yuan. It can be seen that under the same conditions, Xi Lixin's profit is many times more than penicillin.

Guo Fanli pointed out that the third reason for the disappearance of penicillin in China's pharmaceutical market can also be seen that the current system of "medicine-based medicine" is the fundamental reason for the disappearance of penicillin. If the system of "medical treatment with medicine" can be abolished, then not only penicillin, but also some other "best and cheap" drugs can once again enter people's sights, and the problem of "expensive medical treatment" for ordinary people can be properly solved.

According to the “2010-2015 China Chemical Pharmaceutical Industry Investment Analysis and Prospect Forecast Report” issued by China Investment Consulting, the goal of the new medical reform is to solve the problem of “difficult to see a doctor and expensive to see a doctor”. As an old-fashioned antibiotic, penicillin has been widely used in primary hospitals and community hospitals because of its outstanding efficacy and low price. If penicillin can now return to the stage of the pharmaceutical market, then the goal of the new medical reform can be said to have completed more than half.