Chemotherapy and supportive care agents as essential medicines for children with cancer

Y Unguru, MB Bernhardt, SL Berg, LM Johnson… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
In resource-rich countries, 5-year survival rates for children with cancer approach 85%. This
impressive statistic is largely the result of integrating research with clinical care. At the core …

Estimated effects of adding universal public coverage of an essential medicines list to existing public drug plans in Canada

SG Morgan, W Li, B Yau, N Persaud - Cmaj, 2017 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Canada's universal health care system does not include universal
coverage of prescription drugs. We sought to estimate the effects of adding universal public …

[HTML][HTML] Essential medicines at the national level: The global asthma network's essential asthma medicines survey 2014

K Bissell, P Ellwood, E Ellwood, CY Chiang… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Patients with asthma need uninterrupted supplies of affordable, quality-assured essential
medicines. However, access in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating price and availability of essential medicines in China: a mixed cross-sectional and longitudinal study

C Yang, S Hu, D Ye, M Jiang, ZUD Babar… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: To evaluate the price and availability of medicines in China. Methods: A
standard methodology developed by WHO and Health Action International was used to …

Development of a preliminary essential medicines list for Canada

MS Taglione, H Ahmad, M Slater… - … Open Access Journal, 2017 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Some evidence supports the use of a short list of essential medicines to
improve prescribing. We aimed to create a preliminary essential medicines list for use in …

COVID-19's limited impact on drug shortages in Canada

É Gaudette - Canadian Public Policy, 2020 - utpjournals.press
Using data from the Drug Shortages Canada website, we ask whether the first months of the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic were associated with a significant increase …

Assessing Canada's drug shortage problem

J Donelle, J Duffin, J Pipitone… - CD Howe Institute …, 2018 - papers.ssrn.com
Drug shortages provoke great anxiety among patients who cannot obtain trusted
medications for chronic conditions. For pharmacists and the care team, shortages demand …

Pattern of medication use in geriatric patients at primary health care facilities in Karawang, Indonesia

R Abdulah, WN Insani, NE Putri, HP Purba… - Drug, healthcare and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Rational drug use is a critical component in patient care, particularly among the
elderly who often have multiple medical problems. The aim of this study was to assess the …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of national essential medicines lists in the Americas

L Steiner, D Maraj, H Woods, J Jarvis… - … de Salud Pública, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives. To compare national essential medicines lists (NEMLs) from countries in the
Region of the Americas and to identify potential opportunities for improving those lists …

Selection and Use of Essential Medicines

L Moja, B Huttner - Global Health Essentials, 2023 - Springer
Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of a population.
They are evaluated for efficacy and safety and comparative cost-effectiveness. They are …