[e-drug] Abandoned essential medicines (8)

["Essential Drugs Project" <edp@gn.apc.org>]

E-DRUG: Abandoned essential medicines (8)
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Dear e-drug readers,

The e-drug correspondence on abandoned essential medicines has begun 
to identify a number of products that the market has failed.  E-drug 
readers are still sending in their examples; when the moderators 
close down the correspondence I will summarise the messages you have sent.

Meanwhile, you will be interested to read a recent WHO press release 
that closely relates to this issue: rapidly disappearing stocks of 
therapeutic sera.  WHO should be congratulated on drawing to 
attention the fact that so many people are killed and/or permanently 
disabled as a result of the disappearance of snake-bite anti-venom 
and rabies products, and should be supported in its intention to 
develop a plan to improve supplies.

<http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2007/np01/en/index.html>http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2007/np01/en/index.html 


Best wishes,
Philippa Saunders.

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Philippa Saunders
Essential Drugs Project
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