E-DRUG: Data for annual International Drug Price Indicator Guide (2)
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Thank you very much for bringing this kind of information, my Organisation has been using this useful tool for a number of years now, so my question is how do you screen the procurement practices of different agencies in terms of quality of drugs versus their price? My fear is the more role players we have the better information of price issues but what about the quality of drugs procured by these role players?
My last question is to the other procurement agencies and is as follows: "How did your prices compare to the MSH prices after this economic downturn?"
Kind regards
Teboho Khetsekile
Lesotho
E-DRUG: Data for annual International Drug Price Indicator Guide(3)
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Hi Teboho,
Thanks for your interest. MSH has a questionnaire (developed with WHO) that we ask suppliers to complete about their business and quality assurance practices. We can't inspect them and so are relying on the information they send us. We are presently in the process of revising the questionnaire to make it more useful and comprehensive.
We try to include only reputable suppliers and hope that if anyone has any problems with the drugs or suppliers included in our Guide, they will inform us so that we can take appropriate action.
Best regards,
Julie
Julie Frye
Editor, International Drug Price Indicator Guide Management Sciences for Health Center for Pharmaceutical Management
4301 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22203 USA
jfrye@msh.org