[afro-nets] New MSH Publication - 2003 Drug Price Indicator Guide with CD-ROM

[Sherry Cotaco <Bookstore@msh.org>]

New MSH Publication - 2003 Int'l Drug Price Indicator Guide with CD-ROM
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We are pleased to announce the publication of the 2003 edition 
of the International Drug Price Indicator Guide. The Guide pro-
vides a spectrum of prices from 19 sources, including non-profit 
drug suppliers, commercial procurement agencies, international 
development organizations, and government agencies. The Guide 
helps supply officers determine the probable cost of pharmaceu-
tical products for their programs, compare current prices paid 
to prices available on the international market, assess the po-
tential financial impact of changes to a drug list, and support 
rational drug use education.
 
The 2003 edition of the Guide includes nearly 100 new items (for 
a total of more than 860 items). The therapeutic classes with 
the most new entries this year are anti-infectives, especially 
antibacterials and antiretrovirals; cardiovascular medicines; 
and antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis. A CD-ROM 
version of the 2003 Guide is included with all print copies of 
the Guide.
 
The 2003 edition of the Guide was produced in collaboration with 
the World Health Organization. Development and publication of 
the Guide were supported by the Strategies for Enhancing Access 
to Medicines (SEAM) Program (http://www.msh.org/seam), which is 
funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 
 
The Web version of the 2003 edition is posted on the Manager's 
Electronic Resource Center (http://erc.msh.org), along with data 
since 1996. We encourage you to visit the site and explore spe-
cial features that you can use to create custom lists of drugs, 
compare your prices, and plan a budget. 
 
If you are not already on our mailing list, please contact the 
MSH Bookstore at mailto:bookstore@msh.org or visit our eBook-
store at http://www.msh.org/resources/publications to request a 
copy of the 2003 International Drug Price Indicator Guide. 
 
If you have any colleagues that would like to contribute their 
organization's ICB or tender award results to the next edition 
of the Guide, please contact me at <jmcfadyen@msh.org>. I would 
be delighted to discuss this with you or them.
 
 
Best regards,
 
Julie E. McFadyen
Editor, International Drug Price Indicator Guide
Center for Pharmaceutical Management
Management Sciences for Health
Tel: +1-703-524-6575
Fax: +1-703-524-7898
mailto:jmcfadyen@msh.org