Insulin prices, availability and affordability: a cross-sectional survey of pharmacies in Hubei Province, China

• Autores principales: Chenxi Liu (Autor), Xinping Zhang (Autor), Chaojie Liu (Autor), Margaret Ewen (Autor), Zinan Zhang (Autor), Guoqin Liu (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Abstract Background Poor access to affordable insulin results in serious and needless complications and premature deaths for those with diabetes who need this essential medicine. To help address this issue, we assessed insulin availability, prices, affordability and price components in Hubei Provinc...