Is the Brazilian pharmaceutical policy ensuring population access to essential medicines?
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Is the Brazilian pharmaceutical policy ensuring population access to essential medicines?
BACKGROUND To evaluate medicine prices, availability and affordability in Brazil, considering the differences across three types of medicines (originator brands, generics and similar medicines) and different types of facilities (private pharmacies, public sector pharmacies and "popular pharmacies"). METHODS Data on prices and availability of 50 medicines were collected in 56 pharmacies across...
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عنوان ژورنال: Globalization and Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1744-8603
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-8-6