Is there transparency in the pricing of medicines in the South African private sector?

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作者
Bangalee, V. [1 ]
Suleman, F. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Sch Hlth Sci, Discipline Pharmaceut Sci, Westville Campus, Durban, South Africa
[2] Univ Utrecht, Fac Sci, Prince Claus Chair Dev & Equ Theme Affordable, Utrecht, Netherlands
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SAMJ SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2018年 / 108卷 / 02期
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美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i2.12815
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Recent investigations by the Competition Commission of South Africa (SA) of suspected excessive pricing of cancer medicines in SA by three global pharmaceutical companies have once again drawn attention to increasing medicine pricing transparency and warrant further public debate.
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页码:82 / 83
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