Health affairs
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In appropriate prescribing is a global problem. It is especially salient in China, where drug sales constitute a major portion of health care providers' incomes, price distortions are rampant, and oversight is lax. ⋯ The data show substantial overprescribing, including twice as many prescriptions for antibiotics as recommended by the World Health Organization and rates of injection that are three times higher than in similar countries. These findings point to the need to integrate rational prescribing into China's ongoing health care reform.