Availability, price, and affordability of antiseizure medicines in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Up to 70% of people living with epilepsy could become seizure-free with the appropriate use of antiseizure medicines. However, three quarters of people with epilepsy living in low-income countries do not get the treatment they need and also do not access antiseizure medicines. The purpose of this study was to assess the availability, price, and affordability of antiseizure medicines in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was done in selected pharmacies using a questioner developed after the modification of World Health Organization/Health Action International methodology. Data on the availability and price of lowest-priced generics and originator brand antiseizure medicines from essential medicines list in Ethiopia were collected from seven publi

SUBMITTER: Hailemariam FH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472410 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature