Legal access to medications: a threat to Brazil’s public health system?

Abstract Background In Brazil, health is fundamental human right guaranteed by the Constitution of 1988, which created the Brazilian Universal Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS). The SUS provides medications for outpatient care via policy of pharmaceutical assistance (PA) programmes. Despi...

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Main Authors: Ana Luiza Chieffi, Rita De Cassia Barata Barradas, Moisés Golbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2430-x