Healthy Skepticism Library item: 14295

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Publication type: Journal Article

Reed T.
The new Access to Medicine Index
The Lancet 2008 Sep 13; 372:(9642):890-891
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608613951/fulltext

Abstract:

The Access to Medicine Foundation’s new index set out to improve access to medicines through a transparent, quantifiable comparison of corporate social responsibility for 20 pharmaceutical companies. It has turned out as an attractive new business tool for big pharma. The index has taken a strictly business approach to measuring access to essential medicines, presenting data collected from the giant pharmaceutical companies while overlooking crucial information from end-users and local consumers (patients) in developing countries.

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