Market registration is the first step in determining both access and availability yet the extent to which essential medicines are registered for use at country level is not known. Companies apply for a marketing authorisation, however low price or lack of a market is a disincentive. Local ...
We found many antimicrobials on the essential medicine list of each country that were not registered for use. In Kenya, 33 of 160 (20.6%) of antimicrobial medicines on the essential list were not registered. For Uganda and Tanzania the proportions were 50 out of 187 (26.7%) and 52 out of...
Novartis, a global medicines company headquartered in Switzerland, conducts research and development for novel therapeutics, including for SCD. These 2 organizations worked with the Ghana government, academic partners, people living with sickle cell disease, and other collaborators to design and implement...
Almost 300 million people suffer from asthma, yet many in low- and middle-income countries have difficulty accessing essential asthma medicines. Availability, price and affordability of medicines are likely to affect access. Very few studies have included asthma medicines, particularly inhaled corticostero...
Essential oils are also steadily replacing most chemicals, drugs, and medicines owing to associated health benefits and decreased the risk of side effects. Rising demand for convenience and ready-to-eat meals, health, and wellness foods, as well as technological advancements are expected to boost ...
What variables should be considered in allocating Primary health care Pharmaceutical budgets to districts in Uganda? Availability and prices of essential medicines for chronic diseases in older people in the Asia Pacific Region. J Pharm Policy Pract. 2015; 8 (Suppl 1)... PN Mujasi,J Puig-Juno...
1 Oxygen is currently on the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) List of Essential Medicines for acutely ill individuals and for people with chronic diseases resulting in hypoxemia.2 Medical oxygen’s status as an essential medicine has become even more prominent given the global COVID-19 ...
“The WHO’s addition of heat-stable carbetocin to the Essential Medicines List brings us one step closer to tackling this life-threatening condition that impacts thousands of women and their families,” said Klaus Dugi, Chief Medical Officer, Ferring Pharmaceuticals. “This milestone is thanks to...
Patient costs are considered one of the main barriers for patients in accessing surgical services [4]. Out-of-pocket expenditure may involve direct payments – for consultation, medicines, or investigations – or indirect payments by patients and their relatives for transportation, lodging and food....
This will make it possible to enroll fewer patients in clinical trials and to detect improved outcomes more robustly. The reduced clinical trial denominator will make trials cheaper, easier to evaluate and quicker to complete. Such trials will generate antibacterial medicines that require affordable ...