[e-drug] Can we standardise the pharmaceuticals' mark-up on cost? (8)

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E-DRUG: Can we standardise the pharmaceuticals' mark-up on cost? (8)
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[OK, if not global STANDARDS, can we issue GUIDELINES what is reasonable, and then work on professional ethics? WB]

Dear e-druggers,

I tend to agree with both James and Libby on this point. At the end, there are simply too many comercial and public service issues that might militate against any effort to standardise. In Zambia we're about to introduce collaborative mechanism that will shed light on this subject as it applies to the Zambia and hopefully SADC region (with the support of DFID's MeTA initiative).
 
Regards,

Bonnie Fundafunda
Manager, Drug Supply Budget Line,
Ministry of Health,
Lusaka,
Zambia
bcfunda@hotmail.com