INTRODUCTION: Rethinking Pharmaceutical Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Overview
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Published:2023
Issue:S1
Volume:51
Page:6-16
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ISSN:1073-1105
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Container-title:Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J. Law. Med. Ethics
Author:
Rama Martín,
Vargas VerónicaORCID
Abstract
AbstractThe demographic and epidemiological transitions are driving pharmaceutical expenditures up in Latin American and the Caribbean, with much of the cost falling on households. The domestic development and manufacturing of bio-similars could make medicines more affordable.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Health Policy,General Medicine,Issues, ethics and legal aspects