International Experiences on Essential Medicine Policy
- VernacularTitle:基本药物制度实施的国际经验
- Author:
Ruixue WU
;
Bao LIU
;
Jingfang DING
;
Lu CHEN
;
Luan WANG
;
Lu YE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Essential drugs;
Essential medicine policy;
International experiences
- From:
China Pharmacy
2005;0(17):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To study the international experiences on essential medicine policy and to provide useful reference for the establishing and improving of essential medicine policy in China.METHODS:The practice and experiences on essential medicine policy of countries at different level of national income were analyzed.RESULTS & CONCLUSION:Experiences from Austria,India,South Africa and Zimbabwe etc suggest that a good strategy to improve the availability of essential medici-nes should give priority consideration to the pharmaceutical system and develop essential medicine policy on the basis of a holistic framework including essential formulary as well as rational pricing and reimbursement systems.
