New drugs in Brazil: do they meet Brazilian public health needs?

OBJECTIVES: To describe the new drugs marketed in Brazil during the period 2000-2004, compare the description to the country's burden of disease, and suggest initiatives capable of addressing the situation from the perspective of a developing country. METHODS: Records of new drugs were surveyed...

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Main Authors: Carlos Cezar Flores Vidotti, Lia Lusitana Cardozo de Castro, Simone Saad Calil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2008-07-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892008000700005&lng=en&tlng=en