User:Reece.urcher.001/Access to affordable medicine

Access to affordable medicine refers to the ability of individuals to be able to afford the medicine they need so that the price of the medicine is not a barrier to their health care. It is usually concerned with access to essential medicines and life-saving treatments but it can be applied to all conditions (such as chronic illnesses).

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Access to Affordable Medicine

Access to affordable medicine refers to the ability of individuals to be able to afford the medicine they need so that the price of the medicine is not a barrier to their health care. It is usually concerned with access to essential medicines and life-saving treatments but it can be applied to all conditions (such as chronic illnesses). It is a term that is particularly associated with Universal Health Care and the right to health. Access to affordable medicine is referenced in Goal 3.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals:

Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

Consequences of Unaffordable Medicine

Some of the consequence of unaffordable medicine include:

• Skipping or delaying treatments
• Financial hardships
• Death

Factors that influence affordability

• Development Cost
• Regulatory framework
• Distribution costs

Proposed Solutions

• Transparency
• Patent Rule Change
• Single payer models
• Price Controls
• Negotiations