The association between drug pricing and drug shortage in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective database analysis.
Mohammad A AlowairdhiFatimah H AlhussainMaha I AlomranOhoud A AlmadaniNorah A AlkhammashShayma F AlyabesSultan A AlharbiEsraa A AlmudaiheemReem A AlhaiderSara A AlhassanZainab A AlmuallemNuha AlgainAbdulaziz O AlshehriThamir M AlshammariTurki Abdulaziz AlthunianPublished in: Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice (2023)
Our findings indicate an association between drug shortage incidents and higher prices of drugs outside Saudi Arabia. Further studies are needed to explore this causal relationship in different contexts.