OBJECTIVE： To provide scientific basis for the formulation of innovation policy in pharmaceutical industry and to accelerate the development of pharmaceutical industry innovation in Shanxi province. METHODS： The related policies of pharmaceutical industry innovation in Shanxi province from 2003 to 2018 were collected， then the policy effectiveness， measures and objectives were quantified to analyze the evolution of policy effectiveness and the synergy degree between policy measures and objectives. RESULTS： During 2003-2018， overall effectiveness of innovation policies in pharmaceutical industry in Shanxi province showed an increasing trend， but the average effectiveness did not increase significantly. The most used measures in policies were administrative and personnel measures， which had the highest degree of synergy； while the degree of synergy between financial measures and other measures had gradually decreased after 2013； the synergy between fiscal and tax measures and other measures was the lowest. The synergies between the goals varied greatly， the synergies between independent innovation and other objectives were higher， and three objectives as transformation of scientific and technological achievements， intellectual property protection and technology introduction and diffusion synergized with other objectives were poorly. CONCLUSIONS： Shanxi province should strengthen strategic research and systematic planning of innovation policies in the pharmaceutical industry； strengthen comprehensive research on various measures and strong support； pay attention to strengthening the synergies among various measures， and appropriately increase the use of financial measures. Also， the formulation of relevant policy goals such as the transformation of scientific and technological achievements， the protection of intellectual property rights， technology introduction and diffusion should be strengthened， and supporting policies should be formulated to enable various policies to play a coordinated role.