Impact of National Drug Pricing Policy 2018 on access to medicines in Lahore division, Pakistan: a pre-post survey study using WHO/HAI methodology.

Amna Saeed Hamid SaeedZikria SaleemCaijun YangMinghuan JiangMingyue ZhaoWenjing JiMuhammad Majid AzizFaiz Ullah KhanAli Hassan GillaniNaveel AtifYu FangZaheer Ud Din Babar

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

The availability of medicines slightly improved, except in the case of LPGs, which was reduced in the public sector. The implementation of NDPP 2018 led to increase in drug prices, making the standard treatment for some of the most prevalent ailments unaffordable. So verily, the drug pricing policy must be reviewed to ensure access to essential medicines.

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healthcare
public health
mental health
adverse drug
primary care
drug induced
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