E-DRUG: 2003 Edition of International Drug Price Indicator Guide
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Dear Colleagues,
Management Sciences for Health is pleased to announce the publication of the
2003 edition of the International Drug Price Indicator Guide. The Guide
provides a spectrum of prices from 19 sources, including nonprofit drug
suppliers, commercial procurement agencies, international development
organizations, and government agencies. The Guide helps supply officers
determine the probable cost of pharmaceutical products for their programs,
compare current prices paid to prices available on the international market,
assess the potential financial impact of changes to a drug list, and support
rational drug use education.
The 2003 edition of the Guide includes nearly 100 new items (for a total of
more than 860 items). The therapeutic classes with the most new entries this
year are anti-infectives, especially antibacterials and antiretrovirals;
cardiovascular medicines; and antiallergics and medicines used in
anaphylaxis. A CD-ROM version of the 2003 Guide is included with all print
copies of the Guide.
The 2003 edition of the Guide was produced in collaboration with the World
Health Organization. Development and publication of the Guide were supported
by the Strategies for Enhancing Access to Medicines (SEAM) Program
(http://www.msh.org/seam), which is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation.
The Web version of the 2003 edition is posted on the Manager's Electronic
Resource Center (http://erc.msh.org/), along with data since 1996. We
encourage you to visit the site and explore special features that you can
use to create custom lists of drugs, compare your prices, and plan a budget.
If you are not already on our mailing list, please contact the MSH Bookstore
at bookstore@msh.org or visit our eBookstore at
http://www.msh.org/resources/publications to request a copy of the 2003
International Drug Price Indicator Guide.
If you would like to contribute your organization's ICB or tender award
results to the next edition of the Guide, please contact me at
jmcfadyen@msh.org. I would be delighted to discuss this with you.
Best regards,
Julie E. McFadyen
Editor, International Drug Price Indicator Guide
Center for Pharmaceutical Management
Management Sciences for Health
4301 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22203 USA
Phone: +1.703.524.6575
Fax: +1.703.524.7898
E-mail: jmcfadyen@msh.org
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