Insulin prices, availability and affordability: a cross-sectional survey of pharmacies in Hubei Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor access to affordable insulin results in serious and needless complications and premature deaths for those with diabetes who need this essential medicine. To help address this issue, we assessed insulin availability, prices, affordability and price components in Hubei Province as China has the heaviest burden of diabetes globally.

Methods

In 2016, insulin availability and price data was collected in the capital and five other cities. A total of 30 public sector outlets (hospitals and primary care institutions) and 30 private pharmacies were sampled, using an adaptation of the World Health Organization/Health Action International methodology, Data was collected for all human and analogue insulins in stock, then analyzed by type (prandial, basal or pre-mixed) an

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5571633 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature