Name: PROVISION OF MEDICINES IN ECUADOR
Creator: TimothyS. Johnston
Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Drug Industry, Drug Therapy, Education, Pharmacy, Drug Storage, Humans, Ecuador, Legislation, Drug, Drug Utilization

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 1980 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:The Lancet, volume 315, pages 1,073-1,074 (issn: 0140-6736,

Authors: TimothyS. Johnston;

doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(80)91511-1

pmid: 6103403

PROVISION OF MEDICINES IN ECUADOR

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Abstract

Part of the drug budget in Ecuador goes on expensive, non-essential, or unsafe proprietary medicines, while many drugs considered necessary in developed countries are unavailable. The promotional activities of pharmaceutical companies are unchecked and objective drug information in scarce.

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Keywords

Drug Industry, Drug Therapy, Education, Pharmacy, Drug Storage, Humans, Ecuador, Legislation, Drug, Drug Utilization, Drug Labeling

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