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Core Points - The Shanghai Municipal Medical Procurement Management Office has suspended the procurement qualifications of certain drugs, including indobufen tablets produced by Shandong Modern Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd due to patent disputes [1][2] - A total of seven companies have been suspended from procuring indobufen tablets since 2024, indicating a significant impact on the market [2][3] Industry Overview - Indobufen tablets, a new type of antiplatelet drug, were first developed by Farmitalia Carlo Erba in Italy and have become a substitute for patients intolerant to aspirin due to their lower side effects [2] - The sales of indobufen tablets have seen substantial growth, with sales reaching over 1 billion yuan in 2022 and projected to exceed 1.6 billion yuan in 2024, reflecting an 18.12% year-on-year increase [3] Patent and Legal Issues - The core patent for indobufen, covering specific crystal forms and their preparation methods, was granted to a subsidiary of Huadong Medicine, which has initiated extensive legal actions against other companies for patent infringement [4] - Indobufen tablets were excluded from the 11th batch of national procurement due to high patent infringement risks, despite meeting procurement conditions [5]