The National Essential Medicines List comes into effect today. The total number of drugs in the new catalogue increased to 794, and 116 new drugs were added. The new catalogue focuses on key diseases with high incidence rates, expands the variety of drugs, and improves the suitability of patients to take medication. Among them: 5 types of diabetes drugs and 4 types of high blood pressure drugs have been added, so that patients have more options when treating them. Seven types of drugs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 8 types of drugs for gastrointestinal diseases were added. At the same time, 4 new domestically produced Class I drugs will be introduced, and people will have more choices for drug use.

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