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1 * ( ) : : ; ; ; :R951.7 (712) :A : (2011) ResearchonOrphanDrugSalesModelofProfessionalPharmacyinU.S. XuYiWangYingxiaoandGongShiwei * (TongjiMedicalColegeHuazhong UniversityofScienceand TechnologyWuhan430030) ABSTRACT: Objective To explore Chinese orphan drug sales modelto promote orphan drug availability. Methods U.S.orphan drug sales modelofprofessionalpharmacy wasanalyzed bythe literatureresearchmethoddrawingonitssuccessfulexperiencemadetheselectionideafororphandrug salesmodeinchina.resultsinalusiontothesalescharacteristicsoforphandrugsuchasirregularlow demandhighphysicalandpsychologicalneedsmedicationhighpersonalizedmedicinetimelinessofdrug demandhighpricesandhighpurchasecosttheu.s.productioncirculationandenterprisesoforphan drugwereadoptdiferentmarketing methodstocommondrugssuchastheestablishmentofspecialized informationserviceplatformtosynchronizationofsalessalesdemonstrationsstafpromotionsservice promotionstargetingprofessionalsalesmailorderandpublicrelationsstrategiestargeted marketing. ConclusionIn ourcountryin each province or prefecture-levelcityto determinethe professional pharmacyandorphandrugproductionandreservesofthedirectorytotargetcustomerbaselocatedinthe rarepatientsdoctorsdrugmanufacturersinsurerstogethertoimproveorphandrugsaccessibility. KEY WORDS: professionalpharmacy;raredisease;salesmodel;orphandrug WHO WHO 5000 ~ % : ( ) : ; : ; shwgong@yahoo.com.cn

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3 CVSCaremark United Health (Cimzia) (Humira) (Remicade) (Tysabri) (Pulmozyme) (Tobi) (Adagen) β- A(Fabrazyme) α1- (AAT)α1 (Aralast) (PKU) (BH4) Pompe/ Ⅱ VI(MPSVI) (Kuvan) (Kuvan) α- (Myozyme) (Naglazyme) 1 (HT-1) (Orfadin) (SBS) a-1 (Prolastin) (Ceredase) (Cerezyme) (Zavesca) (Zorbtive) Ⅱ ( ) (Elaprase) (Exjade) (MS) Ⅰ(MPS-I) dalfampridine(ampyra) β (Avonex) β -1b (Betaseron Extavia) (Copaxone) (Novantrone) β -1a (Rebif) (Tysabri) (Apokyn) (Adcirca) (Flolan) (Letairis) (Remodulin) (Revatio) (Tracleer) (Ventavis) (Aptivus) (Retrovir) AtriplaKaletra( )Truvada( ) (Aldurazyme) (Somavert) Ⅸ(Mononine) VI(NovoSeven) Ⅷ(Advate KogenateFS Xyntha) (VWD) / (Alphanate) ; ;Mail- ;

4 (Robert Lauterborn) 4P 4Cs (Customer) (Cost) (Convenience) (Communication) 4Cs [11] ; ; ; ( ) [7] 4Cs 4 4P 4P (patients) (physicians) (payers) (pharmaceuticalmanufacturers) 3 24h [2] PBM [10] [7] 3 [4] 24h ; ; ; ( ; ; ; ( ); ( ; ; ); / / / ); ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

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