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Chapter 144 Kidney Du Qing is launched globally! (Subscribe)

"Zhang Yang, long time no see!"

Three days later, in Zhang Yang's office at Qingshan Pharmaceutical, Liu Weiguo and several medical insurance comrades who were accompanying him shook hands enthusiastically with Zhang Yang.

"Haha, Director Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time. What brings you here today?!"

"Haha, Zhang Yang, you're asking this question even though you already know the answer!"

Liu Weiguo chuckled and pretended to be angry.

Of course he knew that this was just a friendly joke between him and Zhang Yang. How could Zhang Yang not know the purpose of his visit?

"Okay, Director Liu, I'm free today and tomorrow. Do you want to start the conversation now, or do you want to take a day off and talk later?"

"Now, finishing this discussion early will also be considered as completing one thing."

"Okay, let's get started."

In addition to the office area, Zhang Yang's office also had a small partitioned conference room. Several people moved over and sat down. Liu Weiguo spoke first, saying seriously:
"Mr. Zhang, I'm here for your company's 'Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Replacement Needle'. We hope to include it in the medical insurance to better serve the majority of dialysis patients."

"As for the price... let's make an offer of 600 yuan per shot."

"600 yuan per shot?!"

Zhang Yang couldn't help but laugh. When Liu Weiguo wasn't talking about work, his face was full of smiles. But when he talked about work, he really didn't care about anyone and directly bargained for a bargain price.

of course,

Zhang Yang had already thought clearly about the pricing of "Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Needle" in China. His idea was to increase it by 900% based on the current traditional "hemodialysis" price of 10 yuan, and the price included in medical insurance would fluctuate around 1000 yuan.

There are several reasons:
First, the production and storage costs of dialysis needles are much higher than tablets, reaching about 200 yuan per needle.

Second, with the "clobazam incident" a few days ago, he gradually had a clearer understanding and ideas about the future development of Tsingshan Pharmaceutical.

indeed,

Now, making money for Qingshan Pharmaceutical is just a matter of how much. Other pharmaceutical companies have one or two star drugs that are enough to support the entire company's profits, but Qingshan Pharmaceutical has more than one or two star products, and there will be more in the future.

and so……

Tsingshan Pharmaceutical will definitely need to shoulder more social responsibilities in the future. For example, for drugs like Clobazam, other pharmaceutical companies are unwilling to produce them because they think it is troublesome and unprofitable.

But Tsingshan Pharmaceutical can take the initiative to take on the responsibility.

To put it bluntly, it's just like what the richest man in the country, Lao Wang, said to the head of a poor county in your province:
"Don't even think about setting up a pig farm. I'll just give you 5 million yuan a year and you can divide it among yourselves."

The same principle applies to the production of drugs such as "Clobazam". Don't even talk about whether it makes money or not. Even if it loses one or two million every year, it is just a drizzle for Qingshan Pharmaceutical, and it can still gain a good reputation.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Tsingshan Pharmaceutical has sufficient profit support.

Simultaneously,

In addition to shouldering social responsibilities, Tsingshan Pharmaceutical also needs to invest a large amount of profits into the research and development of other diseases.

He has figured it out. Instead of letting other pharmaceutical companies make money but not spend a penny, or even preferring to buy financial products rather than invest more money in the research and development of new drugs, it would be better for him to make money, and for Qingshan Pharmaceutical to make money.

I am more willing to spend money on scientific researchers and invest in research and development than those people.

These two points are the reasons why Zhang Yang did not set the price of "Kidney Toxin Clearing" too low.

The third point is that Zhang Yang also realized that the "Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Needle" must be linked to national medical insurance in order to achieve large-scale promotion.

He has a good personal relationship with Liu Weiguo, and the government is also willing to support Tsingshan Pharmaceutical, but if the price is set too high, it will be impossible for the medical insurance fund to promote it vigorously, after all, there is the price guarantee of "traditional hemodialysis."

The fourth point is also the most important one.

He thought of Jiang Yong and countless ordinary people like Jiang Yong who were unable to earn money to support their families because of uremia and dialysis.

Although the national policy is good and dialysis patients can go to the "chronic disease and special disease outpatient clinic", dialysis requires 12 sessions a month. Even if it costs 150 yuan each time, it will cost 1600 yuan a month.

1600 yuan per month is a considerable expense for ordinary people, let alone these dialysis patients?

"600 yuan is not enough, go higher!"

"Then the price is 650 yuan per shot..."

Zhang Yang has his own considerations, and Liu Weiguo has his own responsibilities, but they both have the same goal in mind -

That is to allow ordinary dialysis patients to use "dialysis replacement needles".

Thirty minutes later, the "Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Needle" was finally included in the medical insurance catalogue at a price of 980 yuan per injection, 900% more expensive than traditional hemodialysis at 10 yuan.

According to Liu Weiguo, the national medical insurance fund plans to reimburse 880 yuan, and the patient will bear 100 yuan at his own expense.

Zhang Yang was very satisfied with the price.

Although the domestic price is the lowest compared to exports to the UK and the US, the beneficiaries are our fellow countrymen after all, so it is reasonable that it is cheaper.

After determining the selling prices for the UK, US and domestic markets, the global official sales of "Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Needle" has entered the final sprint.

Half a month later, the world's first prescription for the "Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Replacement Injection" was first issued at the Royal London Hospital in the UK, and was officially used by a middle-aged woman named Margaret.

About a week later, it was also launched in the US market.

Compared to the UK, which has few dialysis patients and a lukewarm market, the United States, the world's second largest country with kidney disease, saw promising sales immediately after the "Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Needle" was launched!
Not only did patients who had previously participated in the clinical trial request the use of "Kidney Toxin Clearing", but dialysis patients who had heard of it but were unable to participate in the trial also began to try using "Kidney Toxin Clearing"!
There is no other way, no need for hemodialysis, immediate urination, it smells so good!
The overseas market is promising. Two weeks later, "Kidney Toxin Clearing" was officially launched in China!
At this point, the "Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Replacement Needle" has officially landed in the world's three largest and most important kidney disease markets!
……

Mayo Clinic.

Professor Stephen sat in the lounge, looking a little anxious, and looked at his watch from time to time.

"Damn it, why is it still 9:30! I feel like I've been waiting for an hour!"

"Time is so slow today!"

Today is the day when Qingshan Pharmaceutical's "Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Needle" is officially launched in hospitals across the United States. Half a month ago, he made an appointment in advance to see Dr. William at 10 a.m. today.

"Professor Stephen, please wait a moment. We will notify you when the appointment time is up." The nurse comforted.

Finally, it was ten o'clock in the morning. Led by a white nurse, Professor Stephen finally came to the consultation room and met his attending physician.

"Dr. William! It's great to see you!"

Professor Stephen's irritability was swept away and he walked in with a little excitement.

After sitting in the chair, without waiting for Dr. William to speak, he took the lead and said:

"Doctor William, you know why I came here today. Qingshan Pharmaceutical's 'Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Replacement Needle' is finally on the market!"

"I've been waiting two months since the clinical trial ended! These two months have been horrible! I can't travel, I can't go to the game, I'm tied back to the dialysis machine!

My God! I want to die if I live like this! "

"But fortunately, the 'Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Needle' is back, and I don't have to go to that damn dialysis every two days anymore!"

While William was listening to Professor Stephen's complaints, he quickly filled out the electronic prescription on the computer.

"Professor Stephen, I completely understand your pain. You are the third complaint I have heard today."

"I have already written the electronic prescription, but... the current 'Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Needle' can only be used for eight injections at most, which is a month's supply;"

"You need to come back in a month for a new prescription."

Stephen, who was originally excited, was slightly stunned:

"Doctor William, the medicines I took before could be prescribed for at least three months or even half a year, why can 'Kidney Toxin Clearing' only be prescribed for one month?"

Dr. William shrugged and printed out the electronic prescription and handed it to Stephen.

"This is the hospital's rule, supposedly a 'Medicare' rule. They are afraid that dialysis patients will over-prescribe this drug and resell it."

"Reselling?!"

Stephen took the prescription and found it hard to understand:

"Damn it! Such a good medicine is actually being resold?"

"Professor, there are many illegal immigrants in our country, and there are many low-income people who cannot afford 'federal insurance', so... there is still a big market for reselling this drug among them." "Well, our medical insurance is really terrible!"

Stephen shook his head and continued:

"What about the UK? Will the UK also limit prescriptions to one month? Will they have a reselling problem?"

"No, the UK has universal free healthcare, and all British people can participate for free, so... there is no reselling at all."

"What about China? Doctor William, don't tell me that China also provides free medical care..."

Hearing Stephen asking about Hua Xia, William put down the pen in his hand, thought for a moment and replied:
"I've only been to Huaxia a few times, so I'm not very clear about the details of their medical insurance, but I have discussed their dialysis policy with their doctors..."

“All of their dialysis patients can apply for a policy called ‘outpatient special and chronic diseases’, and after joining, each dialysis only costs about RMB 150;

This time, their 'Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Injection' is said to only cost patients 100 yuan, which is less than 15 US dollars per session, which is equivalent to your breakfast today!"

“15 USD?!”

Stephen's eyes were full of shock:

"My coffee this morning cost $10. One cup of coffee is almost enough to use a kidney dialysis needle? It's really too cheap!"

“Are their health insurance benefits already that good?”

A flash of memory flashed in William's eyes:
"I have been to China several times, and each time I am surprised by the different things it has to offer."

"Professor Stephen, now that we have the 'Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Needle', why don't you go to Huaxia and see it for yourself? I believe it will be completely different from what you remember and what the media reports."

Stephen slowly stood up from his chair, a hint of longing in his eyes.

"Dr. William, you really succeeded in convincing me."

"Not only do I want to visit Huaxia, I can also visit Qingshan Pharmaceutical, which developed the 'Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Needle'."

“It would be great if I could visit their R&D center in person!”

William smiled slightly.

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that you are a professor in the field of semiconductor chips. You must be very interested in scientific research."

……

the other side.

Chengdu Third People’s Hospital, Department of Nephrology.

"No. 24, Luo Hao, please go to Clinic No. ."

The young director Lin Xiang is in charge of the Nephrology Department's No. 2 clinic today.

After a while, a middle-aged rural woman came in supporting a young boy. One could tell at a glance that they were probably mother and son.

Before the patient could speak, Lin Xiang had already noticed that the slow-moving young man was swollen all over, especially his eyelids which were swollen and shiny.

He already had a preliminary diagnosis in his mind.

"The limbs are severely swollen. I think it's nephrotic syndrome. It should be at least stage three kidney disease."

"What a pity, he's so young."

He sighed slightly in his heart, and when the young man sat down, his eyes fell on the middle-aged woman.

"Have you had any examinations before? Do you have any test results?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

As the middle-aged woman spoke, she hurriedly took out a checklist from her bag:

"Doctor, this is my son. He is still in college this year."

"The school called me a few days ago and told me that my son was sick and asked me to take him to the hospital. I finally took a leave yesterday and came here from another city... He went to a hospital near the school yesterday. Here are the test results."

Lin Xiang pulled out the most important one from a thick stack of test results:
Biochemical examination report.

Creatinine 435;

Glomerular filtration rate is 28%.

There are five stages of kidney disease, and the gold standard for staging is to look at the glomerular filtration rate.

A filtration rate of over 100% is normal.

90%-100% belongs to the first stage of renal disease.

60%-89% belongs to the second stage of renal disease.

30%-59% belongs to the third stage of kidney disease.

15%-29% belongs to the fourth stage of kidney disease.

If it is less than 15%, it belongs to stage V kidney disease, which is uremia.

The patient in front of us, named Luo Hao, is already in stage 4 renal disease, which means he is suffering from renal failure. The next step is uremia!
Thinking of this, he looked at the middle-aged woman and said:

"Your son's condition is a bit troublesome and he must be hospitalized now."

"It is now severe renal failure. Although it has not yet reached the stage of uremia, a large amount of water and toxins in the body cannot be discharged, causing edema all over the body."

"It's best to do two dialysis sessions in this case."

Dialysis?

The middle-aged woman panicked when she heard about dialysis. In her impression, once dialysis started, it could not be stopped.

"Doctor, dialysis... Can we not do dialysis?"

"I heard that once you start dialysis, you'll have to do it for the rest of your life. Can you take some medicine to control the condition?!"

Lin Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.

Under normal circumstances, hemodialysis is not recommended before the blood creatinine exceeds 700, but the patient is very young and a large amount of water has accumulated in his body.

Moreover, the creatinine level has reached over 400, indicating that the body has a high level of toxins.

At this time, diuretics can be used to expel water from the patient's body, but toxins will still remain after the water is expelled. Given the patient's current condition, it is best to perform 1-2 dialysis sessions to quickly remove toxins and water from the blood, and then carry out kidney disease treatment at the same time.

He patiently explained:
"As you can see, your son is suffering from edema all over his body. We can use diuretics to drain the water first, but the toxins in the body cannot be drained out and will continue to damage the kidneys."

“So I suggest that you do dialysis first to remove all the toxins and water in your body and then proceed with treatment simultaneously.”

The middle-aged woman obviously could not understand and was still somewhat resistant to dialysis.

At this moment, Lin Xiang suddenly thought of the "Kidney Toxin Clearing Dialysis Replacement Injection".

However, "Kidney Toxin Clearing" has always been targeted at patients who are already on dialysis.

"Now there is a new drug that can replace dialysis. It is an injectable preparation. After injection, it can also achieve the effect of urination and swelling. Do you want to try this new drug?"

When the middle-aged woman heard that she didn't need dialysis, she nodded repeatedly.

But soon she felt a little embarrassed:
"Doctor, you just said it's a new medicine. I want to ask how much it costs. I heard from others that new medicines are very expensive."

Lin Xiang has seen this kind of situation many times.

"Don't worry, this medicine is very cheap. Does your son have medical insurance? It's only 100 yuan per injection after reimbursement!"

“100 yuan per shot!”

The middle-aged woman suddenly breathed a sigh of relief!
"Thank you, doctor. I'll do as you say and try the new medicine first!"

　I went for a physical check-up today, and the results weren't good, so there's only one chapter, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)