PHA-Exchange> New MSH Publication - 2003 Drug Price Indicator Guide with CD-ROM

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> New MSH Publication - 2003 Int'l Drug Price Indicator Guide with CD-ROM
>  
> We are pleased to announce the publication of the 2003 edition 
> of the International Drug Price Indicator Guide. The Guide pro-
> vides a spectrum of prices from 19 sources, including non-profit 
> drug suppliers, commercial procurement agencies, international 
> development organizations, and government agencies. The Guide 
> helps supply officers determine the probable cost of pharmaceu-
> tical products for their programs, compare current prices paid 
> to prices available on the international market, assess the po-
> tential financial impact of changes to a drug list, and support 
> rational drug use education.
>  
> The 2003 edition of the Guide includes nearly 100 new items (for 
> a total of more than 860 items). The therapeutic classes with 
> the most new entries this year are anti-infectives, especially 
> antibacterials and antiretrovirals; cardiovascular medicines; 
> and antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis. A CD-ROM 
> version of the 2003 Guide is included with all print copies of 
> the Guide.
>  
> The 2003 edition of the Guide was produced 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 (http://www.msh.org/seam), which is 
> funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 
>  
> The Web version of the 2003 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 spe-
> cial features that you can use to create custom lists of drugs, 
> compare your prices, and plan a budget. 
>  
> If you are not already on our mailing list, please contact the 
> MSH Bookstore at mailto:bookstore at msh.org or visit our eBook-
> store at http://www.msh.org/resources/publications to request a 
> copy of the 2003 International Drug Price Indicator Guide. 
>  
> If you have any colleagues that would like to contribute their 
> 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 or them.
>  
> Best regards,
> Julie E. McFadyen
> Editor, International Drug Price Indicator Guide
> Center for Pharmaceutical Management
> Management Sciences for Health
> mailto:jmcfadyen at msh.org