The Indian Pharmaceutical Sector Issues and

This book offers an analysis of the gap between the benefits of pharmaceuticals and the reality that for millions of poor people in India, these medicines are often inaccessible, unaffordable or improperly used. It details several strategic options that have the potential to strengthen India's ability to ensure the availability, affordability, and the proper use of essential medicines on a sustained basis.

Abstract

iv

Preface

xi

Acknowledgments

xii

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

xiii

Introduction

1

(1)

Review of Literature

2

(1)

Methodology

3

(1)

Overview of the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector

4

(3)

Recent Initiatives: 1994--95 National Pharmaceuticals Policy

7

(4)

Policy Outcomes

11

(8)

Other Implications of the Recent Changes in Pharmaceuticals Policy

19

(3)

Key Health-Related Issues in the Pharmaceutical Sector

22

(10)

Recommendations

32

(6)

Annex: Pharmaceutical Survey Questionnaire

38

(9)

Glossary

47

(1)

References

48

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The Indian Pharmaceutical Sector Issues and Options for Health Sector Reform

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