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Approvals And Prices Of Systemic Antibiotics In Saudi Arabia And The United States, Saad Alharthi
Approvals And Prices Of Systemic Antibiotics In Saudi Arabia And The United States, Saad Alharthi
Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS) Theses
Introduction
Antibiotics is one of the therapeutic classes with the highest level of consumption in the world. Despite the global diffusion of antibiotics, their availability and prices vary by country. This study assessed differences in the availability and prices of systemic antibiotics marketed in the United States (US) and Saudi Arabia and evaluated the factors associated with the differences in prices of systemic antibiotics marketed in both countries.
Material and Methods
We collected regulatory data from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) and the …