Evaluating drug prices, availability, affordability, and price components: implications for access to drugs in Malaysia.

Babar, Zaheer-Ud-Din; Ibrahim, MI; Singh, H; Bukahri, NI; Creese, A

dc.contributor.author	Babar, Zaheer-Ud-Din	en
dc.contributor.author	Ibrahim, MI	en
dc.contributor.author	Singh, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Bukahri, NI	en
dc.contributor.author	Creese, A	en
dc.coverage.spatial	United States	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-02-26T20:20:40Z	en
dc.date.issued	2007-03-27	en
dc.identifier.citation	PLoS Medicine 4(3):0466-0475 27 Mar 2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	1549-1676	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2292/11972	en
dc.description.abstract	Malaysia's stable health care system is facing challenges with increasing medicine costs. To investigate these issues a survey was carried out to evaluate medicine prices, availability, affordability, and the structure of price components.	en
dc.language	eng	en
dc.publisher	PLoS Medicine	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	PLOS Medicine	en
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dc.rights.uri	creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz	en
dc.subject	Community Pharmacy Services	en
dc.subject	Drugs, Essential	en
dc.subject	Economics, Medical	en
dc.subject	Health Care Surveys	en
dc.subject	Health Services Accessibility	en
dc.subject	Humans	en
dc.subject	Malaysia	en
dc.subject	National Health Programs	en
dc.subject	Pharmacies	en
dc.subject	Quality Indicators, Health Care	en
dc.subject	Time Factors	en
dc.title	Evaluating drug prices, availability, affordability, and price components: implications for access to drugs in Malaysia.	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1371/journal.pmed.0040082	en
pubs.issue	3	en
pubs.begin-page	0466	en
pubs.volume	4	en
dc.rights.holder	Copyright: PLoS Medicine	en
dc.identifier.pmid	17388660	en
pubs.end-page	0475	en
dc.rights.accessrights	http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess	en
pubs.subtype	Article	en
pubs.elements-id	140687	en
dc.identifier.eissn	1549-1676	en
dc.identifier.pii	06-PLME-RA-0126R3	en
pubs.record-created-at-source-date	2012-02-16	en
pubs.dimensions-id	17388660	en