Making Medicines Affordable - Hardcover

Chaudhury, Ranjit Roy; Gurbani

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1904798268 ISBN 13: 9781904798262

Publisher: Anshan Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

"At a time when governments are trying to reduce escalating expenditures on medicines in their health care systems or are trying to increase access to quality medicines for their people, this book provides some experiences gained in this field"-- p. [4] of cover.

About this title

About the Author:

Ranjit Roy Chaudhury - President, Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi Nirmal Kumar Gurbani - Head of Department of Pharmacy Public Health Training Institute, Jaipur Hon. Secretary Rajasthan Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs

Review:

AS REVIEWED IN BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION MAY 2006 by Nuria Homedes (University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center, School of Public Health)

This book represents a very comprehensive review of worldwide pharmaceutical programmes that have implemented WHO recommendations. The case studies that it presents focus mainly on drug procurement strategies, while recognizing that ensuring the availability and affordability of drugs is only one aspect of rational drug use. Starting with analysis of the Bamako Initiatives and ending with a scrutiny of the Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights (TRIPS) Safeguards, the book draws lessons that are useful to a broad range of policy-makers and administrators ranging from managers of health centres to global trade negotiators and public-private partnerships. I was impressed by the clarity and the balanced description of the case studies. The tone of the book is generally positive but it does not fail to point out the shortcomings of the interventions and how to address these to improve the appropriate use of available medicines. In summary, Making Medicines Affordable is a solid, comprehensive, and well researched compilation of world-wide experiences that have increased access to pharmaceuticals. It is didactic, easy to read, and offers committed managers a range of options that have proven feasible and useful. This book will be very useful for health and pharmaceutical managers, policy-makers, students and academics alike.

This book represents a very comprehensive review of worldwide pharmaceutical programmes that have implemented WHO recommendations. The case studies that it presents focus mainly on drug procurement strategies, while recognizing that ensuring the availability and affordability of drugs is only one aspect of rational drug use.

Starting with analysis of the Bamako Initiatives and ending with a scrutiny of the Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights (TRIPS) Safeguards, the book draws lessons that are useful to a broad range of policy-makers and administrators ranging from managers of health centres to global trade negotiators and public-private partnerships.

I was impressed by the clarity and the balanced description of the case studies. The tone of the book is generally positive but it does not fail to point out the shortcomings of the interventions and how to address these to improve the appropriate use of available medicines.

In summary, Making Medicines Affordable is a solid, comprehensive, and well researched compilation of world-wide experiences that have increased access to pharmaceuticals. It is didactic, easy to read, and offers committed managers a range of options that have proven feasible and useful.

This book will be very useful for health and pharmaceutical managers, policy-makers, students and academics alike. -- Bulletin of the World Health Organization, May 2006, by Nuria Homedes (University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center, School of Public Health

This book represents a very comprehensive review of worldwide pharmaceutical programmes that have implemented WHO recommendations. The case studies that it presents focus mainly on drug procurement strategies, while recognizing that ensuring the availability and affordability of drugs is only one aspect of rational drug use.

Starting with analysis of the Bamako Initiatives and ending with a scrutiny of the Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights (TRIPS) Safeguards, the book draws lessons that are useful to a broad range of policy-makers and administrators ranging from managers of health centres to global trade negotiators and public-private partnerships.

I was impressed by the clarity and the balanced description of the case studies. --Bulletin of the World Health Organization, May 2006, by Nuria Homedes (University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center, School of Public Health

About this edition

• Publisher: Anshan Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1904798268
• ISBN 13: 9781904798262
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112