PHA-Exchange> Re: International Drug Price Indicator Guide

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At 08:11 AM 6/10/03 +0700, claudio wrote:
>From: "Dietterich,Amy" <adietterich at MSH.ORG>
>
>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.=20
>
>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 at msh.org. The print
>copies will be ready in early June.
>
>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 at 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
>Arlington, VA USA
>Phone: +1.703.524.6575
>Fax: +1.703.524.7898
>E-mail: jmcfadyen at msh.org
>
>
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Best wishes,
Zafrullah Chowdhury