# E-DRUG: Cost of AZT in developing countries **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [October 24, 1997, 2:26pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-cost-of-azt-in-developing-countries/1586 "1997-10-24T14:26:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Catherine\_Hodgkin1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@Catherine\_Hodgkin1](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/Catherine_Hodgkin1)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 1997, 2:26pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-cost-of-azt-in-developing-countries/1586/1 "1997-10-24T14:26:08Z")
E-DRUG: Cost of AZT in developing countries (2) ----------------------------------------------- Dear Sid, Have you seen the recent WHO report "The implications of antiretroviral treatments" ? This report is a summary of an informal consultation in April this year. There are several sections in this which deal costs of providing AZT in developing countries under different assumptions. In particular a paper by Katherine Floyd and Charles Gilks goes into some detail about the costs of antiretroviral therapy in different regions - though it does not give the bulk costs in the way you require. Figures from Uraguay quoted in this report says that the cost of AZT bought in bulk has been reduced to approximately 28% of US market prices.(The person to contact at WHO, I think, would be Erik van Praag who edited this report and has done a lot of work in this area.) You may be able to get this info from the Price Indicator which Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is presently updating. Regards, Catherine Hodgkin Amsterdam The Netherlands Email: chodgkin@xs4all.nl Notes from the moderator: ------------- 1. The publication "International Drug Price Indicator Guide" 1996 edition can be obtained free of charge from MSH. Please contact Serena Parker, MSH, 1655 N. Ft. Myer Drive, #920, Arlington, VA 22209, USA, Phone: 1-703-524-7689. Email: sparker@msh-dc.org [http://www.msh.org](http://www.msh.org) 2. Please state your name, affiliation, and mailing address etc. when you post any messages to E-DRUG. Thanks. Syed Rizwanuddin Ahmad -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.