Bitter Pills:Medicines & The Third World Poor | Page 5

CONTENTS
Introduction

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A Pill for All Ills?
Diagnosis of Dl Health
Malnutrition
Communicable Diseases
Tropical and Vector-borne Diseases
Urbanisation and Disease
The Underlying Causes
The Remedies
Essential Drugs for Primary Health Care

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Unequal Distribution

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Limited Health Budgets
Hospitals or Health Posts?
Inappropriate Training
Public Drug Distribution
Private Drug Distribution
Producers' Market

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Rich World Control
Placebos in Wasteful Abundance
Multivitamin Tonics
Essential Drugs in Short Supply
Bangladesh: a Case Study
Non-Essential and Not Sold in Britain
Poor Value for the Poor? - Drug Prices

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£14 for 100 Aspirin
"What the Market with Bear"
It's All in the Name...
The Competitive Race
Brand Proliferation
Should the Poor Subsidise New Drugs for the Rich?
Revolution Without the Poor
An Irreversible Trend to Generics
Opposition to Generics
Overpriced Raw Materials
High Transfer Prices to Bangladesh
Choices Confined to the Rich?
Information or Misinformation ? - Drug Promotion

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The Costs
Brand Loyalty
Cost is Secondary?
"Accurate, Fair and Objective"
Partial Information

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