دورية أكاديمية
Price Variation and Availability of Free Medicine for Non-communicable Diseases.
| العنوان: | Price Variation and Availability of Free Medicine for Non-communicable Diseases. |
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| المؤلفون: | Devkota A; BPKIHS Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal., Paudel A; BPKIHS Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal., Koirala B; Department of Clinical Pharmacology and therapeutics, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal., Baral D; Department of Community Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal., Gautam S; BPKIHS Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal., Sharma SK; Internal Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal. |
| المصدر: | Journal of Nepal Health Research Council [J Nepal Health Res Counc] 2018 Jul 03; Vol. 16 (2), pp. 118-123. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 03. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Nepal Health Research Council Country of Publication: Nepal NLM ID: 101292936 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1999-6217 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17275482 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Nepal Health Res Counc Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Kathmandu : Nepal Health Research Council, 2002- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Costs and Cost Analysis/*statistics & numerical data , Drugs, Essential/*economics , Drugs, Essential/*supply & distribution , Noncommunicable Diseases/*drug therapy, Health Services Accessibility ; Health Services Research ; Humans ; Nepal ; Public Sector |
| مستخلص: | Background: Nepal is witnessing rise in non-communicable chronic diseases. Costs of the medicine, availability of the medicine for free in public health sectors and variation of price of medicines may play an important role in the management of chronic disease. The study was undertaken to find out the variation in price of drugs used for treating non communicable diseases among private pharmacies and availability of free essential medicines in public facilities. Methods: Randomly selected 33 public health centers and 13 pharmacies were included for the study. Availability of free essential medicines for treating selected chronic diseases was assessed in public health centers and percentage price variation in various branded drugs used for treating these diseases was assessed at the consumer level. Results: Out of 89 different formulations, variations between maximum and minimum priced brands of more than 100% were observed in 37 formulations and that of > 200% in 22 formulations. Thirty-seven formulations had more than 100% inter-pharmacy variation. The most commonly available free essential medicines was 4 mg salbutamol (88.57%) while the least available free essential drug was levothyroxine 5 mg (9.0%). Conclusions: Considerable variation in prices is seen among similar drugs and in prices of same drug in different pharmacies. These factors may have implications in the management of chronic disease in Nepal offsetting the government's effort to control chronic diseases. |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Chronic diseases; essential medicines; price variation. |
| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Drugs, Essential) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20180710 Date Completed: 20181211 Latest Revision: 20181211 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| PMID: | 29983422 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1999-6217 |
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