The zero price difference of drugs means that medical institutions or pharmacies sell drugs to patients at the purchase price in the process of drug sales. These medical institutions or pharmacies generally have government subsidies. Medical institutions and pharmacies should sell the same drugs at the same price.

The direct goal of formulating the policy of "zero price difference of drugs" is to reduce too many intermediate circulation links in the process of drug sales, and finally reduce the inflated drug price.

The pilot project of zero price difference of drugs in some urban community hospitals should not have a huge impact on local retail pharmacies.

However, after two or three years, with the nationwide implementation of the zero price difference policy for drugs in community hospitals, with the strong support of the government, the software and hardware of grass-roots community hospitals will continue to improve, which will certainly attract more patients to the community for medical treatment. So in the long run, it will definitely have a great impact on the retail business of pharmacies, and retail pharmacies have to plan ahead.

Pharmacy has the advantages of rich varieties, convenient transportation and mature purchasing network. The purchasing price of drugs is generally lower than that of community hospitals, but its service capacity is weak. On the one hand, the service level can be improved by improving the quality of employees, and another feasible way is to cooperate with community hospitals to realize complementary advantages.

By studying and analyzing the characteristics of drug use in community hospitals, pharmacies can also compete with community hospitals to provide services and products that community hospitals do not have but patients need. For some powerful pharmacies, they can also develop in the direction of beauty, personal care and health management, and enhance their ability to resist risks through the diversification of business units.