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Accessibility and use of essential medicines in health care: Current progress and challenges in India
Essential Medicine Concept, a major breakthrough in health care, started in 1977 when World Health Organization (WHO) published its first list. Appropriate use of essential medicines is one of the most cost-effective components of modern health care. The selection process has evolved from expert eva...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3643337/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23662019 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.107642 |
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description | Essential Medicine Concept, a major breakthrough in health care, started in 1977 when World Health Organization (WHO) published its first list. Appropriate use of essential medicines is one of the most cost-effective components of modern health care. The selection process has evolved from expert evaluation to evidence-based selection. The first Indian list was published in 1996 and the recent revision with 348 medicines was published in 2011 after 8 years. Health expenditure is less in India as compared to developed countries. India faces a major challenge in providing access to medicines for its 1.2 billion people by focusing on providing essential medicines. In the future, countries will face challenges in selecting high-cost medicines for oncology, orphan diseases and other conditions. There is a need to develop strategies to improve affordable access to essential medicines under the current health care reform. |
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spelling | pubmed-36433372013-05-09 Accessibility and use of essential medicines in health care: Current progress and challenges in India Bansal, Dipika Purohit, Vilok K. J Pharmacol Pharmacother Review Article Essential Medicine Concept, a major breakthrough in health care, started in 1977 when World Health Organization (WHO) published its first list. Appropriate use of essential medicines is one of the most cost-effective components of modern health care. The selection process has evolved from expert evaluation to evidence-based selection. The first Indian list was published in 1996 and the recent revision with 348 medicines was published in 2011 after 8 years. Health expenditure is less in India as compared to developed countries. India faces a major challenge in providing access to medicines for its 1.2 billion people by focusing on providing essential medicines. In the future, countries will face challenges in selecting high-cost medicines for oncology, orphan diseases and other conditions. There is a need to develop strategies to improve affordable access to essential medicines under the current health care reform. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3643337/ /pubmed/23662019 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.107642 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Bansal, Dipika Purohit, Vilok K. Accessibility and use of essential medicines in health care: Current progress and challenges in India |
title | Accessibility and use of essential medicines in health care: Current progress and challenges in India |
title_full | Accessibility and use of essential medicines in health care: Current progress and challenges in India |
title_fullStr | Accessibility and use of essential medicines in health care: Current progress and challenges in India |
title_full_unstemmed | Accessibility and use of essential medicines in health care: Current progress and challenges in India |
title_short | Accessibility and use of essential medicines in health care: Current progress and challenges in India |
title_sort | accessibility and use of essential medicines in health care: current progress and challenges in india |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3643337/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23662019 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.107642 |
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