E-DRUG: drug pricing comparisons (cont)
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Dear E-druggers,
From: Reus Coutinho Farias [SMTP:reus@eco.unicamp.br]
Would you kindly send me information on updated drug pricing comparisons
resources between countries. It also would be useful to me finding
independent information sources like Red Book in USA or online
drugstores.
The requests for drug price comparisons keep coming up; perhaps we have
to think about making a website, where people from different countries
can provide the information on drug prices in their respective countries?
We all realize that comparing prices is a spiny subject, with numerous
explanations on why prices are as they are; and with enormous
methodological difficulties ( even here in the European Union ) , and
therefore with unclear perspectives as how it could help. But perhaps it
would worthwhile to take up Syed`s suggestion, as it might help many people
in their discussions at country level.
I assume you know the Swedish Apoteket project on ongoing price comparison
in Europe, but this is on the basis of a basket of drugs.
Kees de Joncheere
Regional Adviser for Pharmaceuticals
WHO/EURO
8 Scherfigsvej, 2100 Copenhagen, DK
tel 45-39171528/39171432
fax 45-39171855
email cjo@who.dk
[No, I don't think E-druggers know about the Apoteket project; can you or a
Swedish E-drugger explain it? WB]
Old E-drug questions / answers re drug prices: