E-drug: Drug Bulletin's special issue on 25 years of ED
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Following the silver jubilee of Essential Drugs TheNetwork for Consumer
Protection planned it's bi-monthly publication Drug Bulletin with a
circulation of over 15,000 on this concept and published the latest
essential drug list of Pakistan.
Since 1992, Drug Bulletin i.e. mouthpiece of the Pharmaceutical Unit,
has been publishing uninterruptedly. The publication is available on
free subscription. Drug Bulletin highlights public health concerns of
majority of the population and advocates for access to the needed
medicines and lobbies and engages the government as well for the
majority of population's increased/improved/better access to the needed
medicines that is a fundamental right of the people. The publication
reduces the information gap and targets mainly the doctors and all
concerned agents including pharmacists, paramedical staff,
nongovernmental organizations, policy-makers, the pharma industry and
individuals for their active role and support for the larger interest of
the majority of the population.
The highlights of the current issue of Drug Bulletin are:
1. Access to essential medicines of the future.......
2. Pakistan and the case of essential medicines
3. Twenty-five years of essential drugs
4. Missing Essential Drugs (bimonthly situation on missing essential
drugs in Pakistan)
5. National Essential Drug List of Pakistan 2001 (seperate booklet)
The new essential drugs list will available shortly on our website also.
For further information regarding Drug Bulletin please contact:
Ms.Nabeela Aslam,
Associate Editor
nabeel@thenetwork.org.pk
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Azhar Hussain
Project Coordinator Pharmaceuticals
TheNetwork for Consumer Protection
40-A Ramzan Plaza, G-9 Markaz
Islamabad
Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-2261085
Fax: +92-51-2261495
www.thenetwork.org.pk
Azhar Hussain <azhar@thenetwork.org.pk>
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