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Strategies for price reduction of HIV medicines under a monopoly situation in Brazil

Chaves, Gabriela Costa; Hasenclever, Lia; Osorio-de-Castro, Claudia Garcia Serpa; Oliveira, Maria Auxiliadora.

Rev. saúde pública (Online); 49 (), 2015

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze Government strategies for reducing prices of antiretroviral medicines for HIV in Brazil. METHODS Analysis of Ministry of Health purchases of antiretroviral medicines, from 2005 to 2013. Expenditures and costs of the treatment per year were analyzed and compared to intern...

Antirretrovirales/economía, Sulfato de Atazanavir/economía, Sulfato de Atazanavir/uso terapéutico, Brasil, Comercio/economía, Control de Costos, Costos de los Medicamentos, Infecciones por VIH/tratamiento farmacológico, Infecciones por VIH/economía, Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/economía

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Calculating the affordability of antiretrovirals in St Lucia

The cost of antiretrovirals is borne by donors in many low- and middle-income countries, including St Lucia. Although donor involvement has facilitated access to antiretrovirals, donor engagement in HIV/AIDS has changed over the years. This paper assesses the affordability of antiretrovirals at the indiv...