The indian pharmaceutical sector : issues and options for health sector reform

This report assesses the pharmaceutical sector in India, particularly focusing on four key issues related to the production, procurement, and distribution of drugs in India: a) availability, b) affordability; c) quality, and d) the rational use of drugs. The results of a survey of three states indic...

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Main Author: Govindaraj, Ramesh
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Other Authors: Chellaraj, Gnanaraj
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2002
Series:World Bank discussion paper no. 437
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505 |a Abstract -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Review of literature -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Overview of the Indian pharmaceutical sector -- 5. Recent initiatives: 1994-1995 national pharmaceutical policy -- 6. Policy outcomes -- 7. Other implications of the recent changes in pharmaceuticals policy -- 8. Key health-related issues in the pharmaceutical sector -- 9. Recommendations -- Annex: Pharmaceutical survey questionnaire -- Glossary -- References. 
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