Availability and affordability of cardiovascular medicines in a major city of Afghanistan in 2020.

Fatemeh KokabisaghiAmir Hashemi-MeshkiniAsaad ObewalVahid GhavamiJavad Javan-NoughabiHamidreza ShabanikiyaMehdi Varmaghani Javad Moghri

Published in: Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2022)

Access of patients to cardiovascular medicines in Afghanistan was 46% in this study which is regarded as low access. Most of available cardiovascular medicines in the market of this country were made in Iran, Pakistan and India. Although the Iranian ones were the cheapest, but people used more Pakistani medicines. LPG products were affordable to the studied population.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
health insurance
patient reported outcomes
tertiary care
solid state