Author/Authors :
Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Universiti Sains Malaysia - Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Malaysia , Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Ahmad Universiti Sains Malaysia - Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Malaysia , Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Universiti Sains Malaysia - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Malaysia , Babar, Zaheer-ud-din University of Auckland - Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, New Zealand
Abstract :
High expenditure and increasing health care costs are prime concerning factors in the health care system globally. In some of the developing countries WHO reported out-of-pocket payments as high as 80% of health care spending. At present Pakistan is spending only 1.2% of GDP on pharmaceuticals and despite more than 40000 registered brands in the country essential and life-saving drugs are missing from the market.
