# \[e-drug\] Medicine Prices in Malaysia - PLoS Medicine Paper

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**Author:** ![Zaheer-Ud-Din\_Babar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e495f1/32.png) [@Zaheer-Ud-Din\_Babar](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/Zaheer-Ud-Din_Babar)\
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E-DRUG: Medicine Prices in Malaysia - PLoS Medicine Paper  
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Dear E-druggers

Recent issue of PLoS Medicine has published two papers on access to medicines.

"Evaluating Drug Prices, Availability, Affordability, and Price Components: Implications for Access to Drugs in Malaysia"

The paper can be viewed at

[http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040082](http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040082)

Other than the above mentioned paper, the March issue has also published "perspective article" "Medicines Prices and MalaysiaUntangling the Medicines Web"  
(written by Suzanne Hill):

[http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040149](http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040149)

Comments are welcome !

Regards

Zaheer

Dr. Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar  
B.Pharm.,M.Sc.(Clin Pharm), Ph.D.  
Lecturer  
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences  
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)  
11800, Penang  
MALAYSIA  
Tel:+60-4-6533888 Ext: 2072(Direct)+60-4-6532072  
Fax:+60-4-6570017  
[http://www.pha.usm.my/pharmacy/zaheer.html](http://www.pha.usm.my/pharmacy/zaheer.html)  
Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar \<horizon\_pharm@yahoo.com\>
