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Lishutong®, a domestically produced inhalation preparation exclusively developed by Health Yuan, was included in the 2020 National Medical Insurance Catalog.

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2020-12-29

On December 28, 2020, the National Healthcare Security Administration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security jointly issued the "National Catalogue of Drugs for Basic Medical Insurance, Work-related Injury Insurance, and Maternity Insurance (2020)" (hereinafter referred to as the "National Medical Insurance Catalogue"), officially announcing the list of drugs that passed the national medical insurance negotiation. Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Health Yuan"), its Lisutu® (Levosalbutamol Hydrochloride Nebulization Solution) passed the negotiation and was officially included in the National Medical Insurance Catalogue.

Currently, salbutamol is a commonly used emergency drug in the clinical treatment of asthma and COPD. Salbutamol is a racemic mixture, with the levorotatory isomer being its effective component. The dextrorotatory isomer not only lacks the effect of relaxing bronchial smooth muscle, but also easily induces adverse reactions such as tachycardia and hypokalemia. In severe cases, acidosis may occur. The listing of levosalbutamol not only reduces the risk of the above adverse reactions, but also significantly improves patients' lung function, reduces the risk of outpatient and inpatient visits and readmissions, and shortens hospital stays, providing patients with a safer and more effective new treatment option.

Inhaled preparations are typical complex preparations. Due to their many advantages in clinical treatment, they are varieties that the country prioritizes and encourages research and development. The domestic market in this field is rapidly rising, with broad development prospects. Due to the high barriers to research, development, and production of inhaled preparations, and the difficulty of imitation, the vast majority of the Chinese market share has long been occupied by a small number of multinational pharmaceutical companies from Europe, America, and Japan. Health Yuan, responding to the national call, actively deployed respiratory drugs, focusing on breaking through the high-tech barriers of research and development and production of inhaled preparations, and breaking the monopoly of multinational pharmaceutical companies. Its product Lisutu® (Levosalbutamol Hydrochloride Nebulization Solution), as a "major national science and technology project" and "children's specialized drug", is the only domestically approved new Class 3 inhaled preparation, and also the only domestically produced inhaled preparation included in this National Medical Insurance Catalogue. According to publicly available information, Health Yuan obtained the registration certificate for Lisutu® (Levosalbutamol Hydrochloride Nebulization Solution) in September 2019, and in August of this year, the 3ml:0.31mg specification was approved for a supplementary application for "children's specialized dosage form". This time, the inclusion of Levosalbutamol Hydrochloride Nebulization Solution in the National Medical Insurance Catalogue further reflects Health Yuan's high attention to the entire process of research and development, production, and implementation of inhaled preparations, as well as the recognition of its products and technologies by the state and the pharmaceutical industry.

Health Yuan is one of the earliest domestic companies to deploy inhaled preparations, and it is in a leading position in China in terms of both R&D investment and R&D pipeline. As a comprehensive pharmaceutical group company integrating R&D, production, sales, and service, under the chairman Zhu Baoguo's main theme of scientific and technological innovation, the group has always adhered to breakthroughs in inhaled drug delivery technology platforms and innovative R&D technology platforms, and has deeply deployed the inhaled preparation field. After years of continuous development, the company has now formed a relatively focused and clear product R&D pipeline.

Regardless of the industry, improving scientific and technological innovation capabilities and mastering core technologies in key areas are crucial to the development of enterprises. Health Yuan has been deeply involved in the pharmaceutical industry, constantly breaking through and daring to innovate, breaking the foreign monopoly of inhaled preparations, and providing more high-quality and cost-effective drug options for numerous patients.