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1 online resource |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Malaysia Healthcare System and Country Profile; 1.3 Objective Study and Methodology; 1.4 Methods; 1.5 Selecting Medicines; 1.6 Identification of Sampling Areas and Facilities; 1.7 Data Collection; 1.8 Data Collection for Component Prices; 1.9 Data Collection for Affordability; 1.10 Data Entry; 1.11 Data Analysis; 1.12 Limitations of the Study; 1.13 Ethical Consideration |
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CHAPTER 2 MEDICINES AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY2.1 Price Comparison within Sectors; 2.2 Comparison of Medicine Prices across Sectors in Malaysia; 2.3 Comparison of Medicine Prices for Different Geographical Regions; 2.4 Comparison of Medicine Availability; 2.5 Treatment Affordability; 2.6 Private Hospitals (PHs) and University Hospitals: A Case Study; CHAPTER 3 PRICE COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; 3.1 General Overview of Component Costs in Malaysia; 3.2 Component Costs in the PPS; 3.3 Component Costs in the PSRP; 3.4 Component Costs in the DDS; CHAPTER 4 THE REALITY OF MEDICINE PRICES |
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4.1 Price Variation within Sectors4.2 Price Variation across Sectors; 4.3 Price Variation across Areas; 4.4 Implications of Low Availability and Unaffordability of Medicine; 4.5 Price Component Costs; 4.6 Pharmaceutical Policies and Medicine Use Patterns; CHAPTER 5 LESSON LEARNT AND THE WAY FORWARD; 5.1 Lesson Learnt; 5.2 The Way Forward; 5.3 Recommendations Pertaining to Component Prices; 5.4 Questions for Future Research; ANNEXES; 1 National Pharmaceutical Sector Form; 2 Medicine Price Data Collection Form; 3 Median Price Ratio (MPR) across Sectors |
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4 Treatment Affordability of 10 Selected Conditions5 Price Component Central Data Collection Form; 6 Tables of Price Component Analysis; 7 Endorsement Letter from Director General of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; AUTHORS; INDEX; Back Cover |
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Drugs -- Prices -- Malaysia
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Prescription pricing -- Malaysia
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Drugs -- Prices
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Prescription pricing
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Malaysia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9674610901 |
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9789674610906 |
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