Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Accelerate the creation of "innovative medicine" to support the early listing of innovative drugs and their entry into hospitals.

He Yaqiong, Director of the Consumer Goods Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, introduced that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is currently preparing the "Five-Year Development Plan for the Pharmaceutical Industry", and the next step will focus on "four accelerations" to ensure that every patient can use better, superior, and cheaper medicines. Accelerate the creation of "innovative pharmaceuticals". The more innovative the pharmaceutical industry develops, the more sufficient the market supply, the cheaper the medicine will be for the people. The state has special arrangements for the prices of high-level innovative drugs, and we will continue to fulfill our duties and work together to support the early production, early listing, and early entry into hospitals of innovative drugs, so that patients can use them as soon as possible, especially for the majority of people who are most concerned about it, making drug prices more reasonable and accessible at their doorstep for new drugs. Accelerate the creation of "inclusive pharmaceuticals". In addition to meeting the medication needs of every patient, we also pay special attention to the medication needs of children, the elderly, and rare disease patients, striving to make the people feel at ease and ensure that every penny can be spent wisely, protecting the dignity of every living life. Accelerate the creation of "smart pharmaceuticals". Improving quality and reducing prices is not a zero-sum game, so we hope that research and development units and production companies can strive to achieve a small profit and large sales, hoping that they can seize the opportunities for industrial development together, accelerate the integration and application of artificial intelligence technology, balance quality, price, and accessibility, and promote the early market supply of more high-quality and reasonably priced pharmaceutical products. Accelerate the creation of "open pharmaceuticals". Traditional Chinese medicine can treat serious illnesses and prevent diseases, which is a valuable treasure and wisdom left to us by our ancestors for thousands of years, carrying the memory and inheritance of Chinese civilization. Therefore, the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, as well as traditional Chinese and Western medicine, must adhere to the concept of open cooperation and mutual exchange. We will continue to unite industry forces to ensure that more "Made in China" medicines and new medicines benefit the world as soon as possible.