Overpriced Prescription Medicine in South Africa

• In: Poster Presentation
• At: Stockholm (Sweden) (2017)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: P-E-024-Tuesday
• By: KOCZWARA, Andreas (Goethe University, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Frankfurt, Germany)
• Co-author(s): Andreas Koczwara: Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
  David Katerere: Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
  Jennifer Dressman: Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
  
• Abstract:

  Backgrounds

  Good Pharmacy Practice

  Aims

  To evaluate pricing strategies in South African pharmacies according to financial strata.

  Methods

  During July to September 2016 secret shopper bought 135 generic products containing amoxicillin and clavulanic acid. Prescriptions for “30 tablets Amoxyclav 625 mg” were presented in randomly selected pharmacies in

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