Fade Out: Guangdong Government To Say Goodbye To Drug Tenders
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Guangdong province is trying to replace the current government tender system with an online exchange model to let hospitals purchase drugs through a third-party platform.
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