The prices outpatients have to pay for purchasing medicines in Armenia
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چکیده
Background The great majority of patients in lowand middle-income countries purchase medicines out of pocket. Correspondingly, pharmaceuticals, especially those which are high cost, can be unaffordable for patients. Measuring medicine availability and prices is especially important for countries like Armenia, which are still not implementing policy for managing prices of pharmaceuticals. The objective of this study was evaluating the prices and availability of medicines in pharmacy outlets in Armenia.
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دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015