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| 14 December 2018

To sell or not to sell; the differences between regulatory and community demands regarding access to antibiotics in rural Ghana

Authors: Samuel Afari-Asiedu, John Kinsman, Ellen Boamah-Kaali, Martha Ali Abdulai, Margaret Gyapong, Osman Sankoh, Marlies Hulscher, Kwaku Poku Asante and Heiman Wertheim
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| 4 December 2018

Patent challenges in the procurement and supply of generic new essential medicines and lessons from HIV in the southern African development community (SADC) region.

Authors: Ellen F. M. ‘t Hoen, Tapiwanashe Kujinga and Pascale Boulet
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| 21 November 2018

Generic prescription drug price increases: which products will be affected by proposed anti-gouging legislation?

Authors: Rena M. Conti, Kevin H. Nguyen and Meredith B. Rosenthal
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| 15 November 2018

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards disposal of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among community in Harar city, Eastern Ethiopia

Authors: Yohanes Ayele and Mulu Mamu
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| 7 November 2018

Prescription drug coverage in Canada: a review of the economic, policy and political considerations for universal pharmacare

Authors: Jaden Brandt, Brenna Shearer and Steven G. Morgan

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| 13 June 2013

Antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) isolates in Namibia: implications for empirical antibiotic treatment of meningitis

Authors: Assegid Mengistu, Johannes Gaeseb, Gottfried Uaaka, Christophine Ndjavera, Kennedy Kambyambya, Lazarus Indongo, Francis Kalemeera, Christopher Ntege, David Mabirizi, Mohan P Joshi and Evans Sagwa
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| 12 August 2013

Access to antibiotics in New Delhi, India: implications for antibiotic policy

Authors: Anita Kotwani and Kathleen Holloway
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| 10 July 2013

National medicines policies – a review of the evolution and development processes

Authors: Joëlle M Hoebert, Liset van Dijk, Aukje K Mantel-Teeuwisse, Hubert GM Leufkens and Richard O Laing
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| 13 June 2013

Evaluating patients’ perceptions regarding generic medicines in Jordan

Authors: Faris El-Dahiyat and Reem Kayyali
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| 4 October 2017

Evaluating the impact of Brexit on the pharmaceutical industry

Authors: Fawz Kazzazi, Cleo Pollard, Paul Tern, Alejandro Ayuso-Garcia, Jack Gillespie and Inesa Thomsen

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Uniquely positioned as an interactive platform for pioneering pharmaceutical policy research in developed and developing countries, Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice disseminates empirical research in all aspects of pharmacy including clinical, social, administrative or economic. Dedicated to furthering our vision that people everywhere should have access to the medicines they need and use them rationally, we share new evidence, key issues and perspectives in pharmaceutical policy and practice from researchers, academics and practitioners at local and global levels.

Inaugural Helen Clark-JoPPP Award Winners

Congratulations to joint winners of the Inaugural Helen-Clark-JoPPP Award for Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice Research, whose work were judged both on scientific merit and its impact on patients, decisions makers and on the governments.

Professor Richard Laing

Professor Stephen Soumerai

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JoPPP series on access to medicines, pricing, generics, biologics

Series Editors: Andy Gray, Helle Håkonsen, Fatima Suleman, Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar

Series publication date: November 2018

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About the Editor

Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar is Professor in Medicines and Healthcare at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom.

He is globally recognized for his research in pharmaceutical policy and practice, including the quality use of medicines, clinical pharmacy practice, access to medicines and issues related to pharmacoeconomics. Previously he was the Head of Pharmacy Practice at School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand. A pharmacist by training and a Ph.D. in pharmacy practice, Dr. Babar is the recipient of prestigious “Research Excellence Award” from the University of Auckland.

Journal history

In December 2008, Southern Med Review was started by Dr Zaheer Babar to promote pharmaceutical policy research at a global level. It was a biannual publication, and it published more than 70 papers till December 2012, with authors from 45 countries. The journal has been unique in publishing the work of new researchers, documenting the pharmaceutical situation of low- and middle-income countries and debating pertinent pharmaceutical policy questions. The journal's work has been recognized at a global level and, according to WHO, it fulfilled a global need. For example, published studies have been instrumental in changing medicines policies in certain regions, especially in Vietnam and Thailand. The journal is indexed in Scopus, EMBASE and PubMed Central and in 2013 has been relaunched as Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice by BioMed Central.

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice is affiliated with The University of Auckland and Auckland UniServices Ltd.

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An electronic archive of content under the journal's previous name Southern Med Review (2009-2012) can be found on PubMed Central.

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To sell or not to sell; the differences between regulatory and community demands regarding access to antibiotics in rural Ghana

Patent challenges in the procurement and supply of generic new essential medicines and lessons from HIV in the southern African development community (SADC) region.

Generic prescription drug price increases: which products will be affected by proposed anti-gouging legislation?

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards disposal of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among community in Harar city, Eastern Ethiopia

Prescription drug coverage in Canada: a review of the economic, policy and political considerations for universal pharmacare

Antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) isolates in Namibia: implications for empirical antibiotic treatment of meningitis

Access to antibiotics in New Delhi, India: implications for antibiotic policy

National medicines policies – a review of the evolution and development processes

Evaluating patients’ perceptions regarding generic medicines in Jordan

Evaluating the impact of Brexit on the pharmaceutical industry

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Inaugural Helen Clark-JoPPP Award Winners

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