RE: [india-drug] NPPA to look into the difference in bulkandretailprices (7)

["anita kotwani" <anitakotwani@msn.com>]

   NPPA to look into the difference in bulkandretailprices (7)

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   Dear all,

   Thanks to everyone for the encouragement and praising the good work
   that  can  improve  access  to  medicines  for  our  population.  I am
   overwhelmed  by  the  prompt reply of all the very senior teachers and
   scientist.

   I  will try to follow up the results of the studies on medicine prices
   and availability, medicine price components for suitable policy changes.

   Best Regards,

   Anita Kotwani

   Department of Pharmacology

   Patel Chest Institute

   University of Delhi

   Delhi 110007

  anitakotwani@yahoo.com
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     From:  "kamala krishnaswamy" <sri21kk@hotmail.com>
     Reply-To:  India-Drug             Communication             Network
     <india-drug@healthnet.org>
     To:  india-drug@healthnet.org
     Subject:  RE:  [india-drug]  NPPA  to  look  into the difference in
     bulkandretailprices (6)
     Date:  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:11:01 +0530
     >   NPPA to look into the difference in bulk andretailprices (6)
     >****************************************************************
     >
     >  Excellent  job  done  .  Please  follow  it  up  and bring it to
     Governments
     >    notice.
     >
     >    Kamala
     >    Dr.Kamala Krishnaswamy, M.D,
     >    FASc, FAPASc,FAMS, FNASc,FNA,FIUNS,FNAAS,FTWAS;
     >    Former  Director,  National  Institute  Nutrition  &  Emeritus
     Medical
     >    Scientist (ICMR); President Nutrition Society of India
     >    H.No:1-2-98/2,    Sriniketan,    Kakateeyanagar        Colony,
     Habsiguda,
     >    Hyderabad-7; Phone:27153248
     >        __________________________________________________________
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     >
     >      From:  "anita kotwani" <anitakotwani@msn.com>
     >      Reply-To:  India-Drug                          Communication
     Network
     >      <india-drug@healthnet.org>
     >      To:  india-drug@healthnet.org
     >      Subject:  RE:  [india-drug] NPPA to look into the difference
     in bulk
     >      andretailprices (2)
     >      Date:  Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:39:00 -0400
     >      >     NPPA   to   look  into  the  difference  in  bulk  and
     retailprices (2)
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     >      ***
     >      >
     >      >  Dear All,
     >      >
     >      >    We  have  done  seven  surveys  in  different states of
     India to
     >      find out
     >      >    the  prices  and  availability of a basket of essential
     medicines
     >      in both
     >      >    public  and  private  sector    using  a   standardized
     methodology
     >      developed   by
     WHO-HAi  was  used.  Six  surveys  were  conducted
     >      simultaneously between
     >      October-December  2004.  The  synthesis  paper  of these six
     surveys
     >      is  recently  published  in  May  issue of Indian Journal of
     Medical
     >      research
     >      >    (  Kotwani
     a  et  al.  Prices  and  availability  of  common
     >      medicines at six
     >      >    sites  in   India  using  a  standardized  methodology.
     Indian J Med
     >      Res 125,
     >      >    645-654, 2007)
     >      >    At  all  the  survey  sites  (Haryana,       Karnataka,
     Maharashtra,
     >      west Bengal
     >      >    and  Chennai)  it  was  found that diazepam 5 mg in the
     private
     >      sector was
     >      >    33  times (average) its procurement price in the public
     sector.
     >      >
     >      >    A  survey  was  conducted  in  Rajasthan  utilizing  th
     e  same
     >      methodology and
     >      >    it  was  found  that  the  lowest  priced       generic
     available in
     >      private
     >      >    retail  shops  of  diazepam, diclofenac and albendazole
     was 26,
     >      14 and 18
     >      >    times higher than the public sector procurement price.
     >      >
     >      >    These  surveys  have  clearly  shown  that   prices  of
     essential
     >      medicines
     >      >    are  many  times  higher  in  retail
     shops  than  government
     >      procurement
     >      >    price.  The  price  data  was collected from the retail
     shops and
     >      not from
     >      >    any reference book or MIMS.
     >      >
     >      >    Government  has  to  look into the matter and must take
     steps to
     >      increase
     >      >    access to medicines.
     >      >
     >      >    Best,
     >      >
     >      >    Anita Kotwani
     >      >
     >      >    Department of Pharmacology
     >      >
     >      >    V.P.C.I, Delhi University of Delhi
     >      >
     >      >    anitakotwani@msn.com
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