Pharmacies play a central role between the manufacturers and patients because they
ensure that patients access their required medications. In health facilities, pharmacies …

Background Medicine shortages are an ongoing global problem. The Therapeutic Goods
Administration (TGA) dedicated a website for monitoring of medicine shortages in Australia …

Background Drug shortages and increasing generic drug prices are associated with low
levels of competition. Mergers and acquisitions impact the level of competition. Record …

Background: To monitor the magnitude of the drug shortage problem in Canada, since 2017,
Health Canada has required manufacturers to report drug shortages. This study aimed to …

Background The frequent occurrence of medicine stockouts represents a significant obstacle
to tuberculosis control in South Africa. Stockouts can lead to treatment alterations or …

2010. Based on conservative hypotheses, the report showed that a public and universal
drug plan based on first-dollar coverage would not only improve access to prescription …

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1141 overpay for generic drugs that 1 or more manufacturers would have been willing to sell …

Brand-name prescription drugs are sold at extremely high prices in the United States
because patents and other market exclusivities provided by the government allow …

Canada needs a national strategy to fulfill its obligation to ensure universal access to
necessary healthcare, including prescription drugs. A 2004 attempt at a national strategy for …

Background: A therapy based on ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in outpatient settings
is considered the gold standard in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children …