title: Drugs: towards sound prescribing and pricing.
abstract: In Mali, uninformed self-medication is widespread, much prescribing is faulty, drug prices are often too high, and the distribution of drugs leaves much to be desired. It is expected that, through a new procurement policy, the situation will improve.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Public Health Research, Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mariko
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008302:Mali; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D011306:Prescription Fees; D012651:Self Medication