High-cost medicines: Access, affordability, and prices

Shahzad Hasan Syed Shahzad Hasan; Siang Kow Chia Siang Kow; Zaheer Ud Din Babar

High-cost medicines: Access, affordability, and prices

Shahzad Hasan Syed Shahzad Hasan, Siang Kow Chia Siang Kow, Zaheer Ud Din Babar

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Abstract

Access to high-cost medicines is a fundamental human right, but often patients do not have access to these medicines and their use comes at a high price. This chapter explores patients’ access to high-cost medicines in different parts of the world, particularly in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. The chapter discusses the affordability and strategies to improve access to high-cost medicines. Several studies included in the chapter have demonstrated that there are huge variations in pricing and coverage policies between countries impacting on access.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	20-26
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128127353
ISBN (Print)	9780128127360
Publication status	Published - 20 Jun 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Accessibility
Affordability
High-cost
Medicines
Pricing
Reimbursement

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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High-cost medicines: Access, affordability, and prices

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Keywords

UN SDGs

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