Equitable Access to High-Cost Pharmaceuticals

ISBN-13: 9780128119457 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 238 str.

Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar

Recenzje

"Equitable Access to High-Cost Pharmaceuticals forms an all-inclusive source of knowledge for understanding the issues surrounding access to and cost of new medicines by merging theory with practice, providing a comprehensive outlook on pharmaceutical policy and regulation challenges." --Aris Angelis, The London School of Economics and Political Science

Spis treści

1. Access to High Cost Medicines: An Overview 2. Health Technology Assessment 3. High-Cost Medicines in England 4. Managed Entry Agreements and High Cost Medicines (European Perspective) 5. Setting a Public Health Agenda to Support Access to High-Cost Medicines 6. Human Rights and Intellectual Property for Universal Access to New Essential Medicines 7. Access to High Price Medicines in Portugal 8. Improving Access to High-Cost Medicines in Low Income Countries in Africa: Creating a Functioning Pharmaceutical System in Uganda 9. Equitable Access to Biosimilars: An Overview 10. Access to High-Cost Medicines in Europe 11. Access to High-Cost Medicines in Australia 12. Access to High-Cost Medicines in New Zealand 13. Access to High-Cost Medicines in Wales

O autorze

Professor Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar is Professor in Medicines and Healthcare and the Director of Centre of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice Research at the University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom. He is globally known for his work in pharmaceutical policy and practice, including quality use of medicines, clinical pharmacy practice, access to medicines and issues related to pharmacoeconomics.

He has published in high impact journals such as PLoS Medicine and the Lancet and has acted as a consultant for World Health Organization, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Health Action International, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, World Bank, European Union, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and for the Pharmaceutical Management Agency of New Zealand.

His edited work includes "Economic evaluation of pharmacy services", "Pharmaceutical prices in the 21st century”, "Pharmaceutical policies in countries with developing healthcare systems ", "Global Pharmaceutical Policy”, "Pharmacy Practice Research Methods” and "Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy”. Published by Elsevier and Adis/Springer, the work is used in curriculum design, policy development and for referral all around the globe.

Professor Babar is also the Editor-in-Chief of BMC Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice and can be contacted at z.babar@hud.ac.uk