E-drug: New International Drug Price Indicator Guide Available
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Dear Colleagues,
I am happy to announce the publication of the 2002 edition of the
International Drug Price Indicator Guide. The International Drug
Price Indicator Guide provides what the name implies - an
indication of drug prices on the international market. It provides a
spectrum of prices from nonprofit drug suppliers and commercial
procurement agencies, based on their current catalogs or price
lists. It also contains prices obtained from international
development organizations and from government agencies.
The International Drug Price Indicator Guide helps supply officers
determine the probable cost of pharmaceutical products for their
programs. It can be used as a reference list to compare current
prices paid to prices for products available on the international
market. It can also be used to assess the potential financial impact
of changes to a drug list.
This edition of the Guide includes nearly 90 new items (for a total of
more than 750 items) and prices from 17 different sources. The
therapeutic classes with the most new entries this year are
antibacterials, including antituberculosis drugs; anticonvulsants;
cardiovascular drugs; and drugs used in psychotic disorders. We
have also included the ATC code for each product.
Management Sciences for Health produced the 2002 edition of the
Guide 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,
which is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The electronic version of the 2002 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 the features such as creating custom lists of drugs,
comparing your prices, and planning a budget. If you are not
already on our mailing list and would like to receive a print copy of
the 2002 International Drug Price Indicator Guide, please contact
the MSH Bookstore at bookstore@msh.org . The print copies will
be ready next week.
If any of 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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