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Drug companies that distributed other drugs that carried the same molecule in the GMAP-listed drug are not required to sell their drugs at the
volunteered reduced price. The likelihood ratio test LRT comparing this model to a nested model without the interaction term was used to assess
the statistical significance of the interaction. Three stock keeping units SKUs each for 11 drug molecules were selected: Now customize the name
of a clipboard to store your clips. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. The study used data obtained
from independent surveys conducted by IMS Health Philippines in and using a stratified sample of drugstores each. SlideShare Explore Search
You. These were included because data on drug price and availability were available for these molecules in both and IMS Health surveys. It was
his strong pressure during the Congressinal Oversight Committee on the cheaper medicines law that forced the Department of Health DOH to
produce a list of medicines to be issued the MRP or price control. However, it can adversely affect availability of some drug products. Data
collectors acted as mystery buyers to obtain data on drug availability and price of the drugs in the list from the sample drug stores. Close Dialog
Are you sure? Start clipping No thanks. Studies on price regulation have often looked into its effects on drug price and competition 8,9 and related
outcomes such as drug use, healthcare utilization, health outcomes and expenditures, 8,9,10 but rarely on drug availability. Which sounds like "OK
Duque". Reimbursements for drug purchases are allowed only up to the stipulated reference prices for those drugs for treatment of their particular
medical condition. As a mechanism for price regulation, government-mediated pricing, such as the one employed in the Philippines, works in a
different way. Newer Post Older Post Home. Screen Reader Compatibility Information Due to the method this document is displayed on the page,
screen readers may not read the content correctly. Drug availability and price data were obtained using a mystery shopper approach. No notes for
slide. GMA now becomes "Government-Mediated Access" price of the medicines that have voluntary price reduction by their multinationals
manufacturers. For each molecule, three SKUs were selected as follows: Differences in the trends of availability of these drugs across location and
type of drug stores were also investigated. On the other hand, some drug companies voluntarily entered specific products for the GMAP listing
wherein these products were to be sold at maximum reduced prices, usually at half of their current prices. Sign up to vote on this title. Are you sure
you want to delete this list? Mar Roxas who authored the cheaper medicines law in the Senate and is running for President in the elections next
year. Availability of generic drugs has evidently increased. The innovator and competitor drugs are listed in Table 2. The percentage of drug stores
where each drug was available was obtained. You're Reading a Free Preview Page 2 is not shown in this preview. Stratification was based on
retail type chain or independent and location Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The government placed 5 drugs under maximum retail
drug pricing and influenced pharmaceutical companies to reduce prices of 16 other drugs by half. For a better experience, please download the
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allocation of the sample by location and retail type is shown in Table 1. The changes or trends in drug availability from to were also examined
across locations island groups - Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao and by retail type of drug store chain or independent. See our
Privacy Policy and User Agreement for details. The cheapest generic brand varied according to what was available in the sample drug store during
a particular visit. For competitors, marked decline in availability was observed for some, in particular, those that resisted price reduction. Show
related SlideShares at end. Comparison of results of drug availability of the cheapest generic brand with that of innovator and competitor brands
should be done with caution. Visibility Others can see my Clipboard. Be the first to like this. One of the most visible actions that the government
has done in implementing this law is the enforcement of the maximum drug retail pricing MDRP and government-mediated access pricing GMAP
policies for selected drugs. What are stem cells? The procedures for the selection of drugs and drug stores were presented in greater detail in
another publication. Specifically, this study compared the change in availability in drug outlets of innovator brands, competitor brands, and generic
versions of selected drug molecules affected by the government-mediated access pricing in using baseline levels in