| Literature DB >> 33854670 |
Benoît Mbiya Mukinayi1, Guelord Kalombo Cibeyibeyi1, Ghislain Disashi Tumba1, Béatrice Gulbis2.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: hydroxyurea is the unique medication that has been proven to prevent complications in patients with sickle cell disease and is approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This medication requires a prescription to be dispensed, it must be available and at an affordable price. The purpose of this study was to determine the availability and market price of hydroxyurea in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to make a comparison between these two aspects in a small city, such as Mbujimayi, and in a big city, such as Lubumbashi.Entities:
Keywords: Price; developing countries; hydroxyurea; sickle cell disease
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33854670 PMCID: PMC8017361 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.41.18718
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
évaluation des connaissances des répondants et caractéristiques liées au prix de vente de l´hydroxyurée
| Connaissances sur la drépanocytose (N=188) | Nombre (pourcentage) |
|---|---|
| Existence de la maladie (anémie SS) | 142(76) |
| Existence de l´hydroxyurée | 150(80) |
| Connaissance d´une thérapie par hydroxyurée dans la drépanocytose | 53(28) |
| Disponibilité de l´hydroxyurée dans la pharmacie | 41(22) |
| Inférieur ou égal à 15 $/boite de 25 gélules | 11(27) |
| Supérieur ou à 15 $/boite de 25 gélules | 30(73) |
| 36(88) | |
| Supérieur | 30(73) |
| Inférieur | 11(27) |
| 41(100) | |
| Etats-Unis d´Amérique | 5(12) |
| Europe | 35(86) |
| Asie | 1(2) |
| 10(24) | |
| 25(61) | |
| 15(37) | |
| Moins de 50% du stock | 10(24) |
| 50 à 75% du stock | 5(12) |
| Plus de 75% du stock | 26(63) |