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WHO Guideline on Country Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2013.

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WHO Guideline on Country Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies.

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9.1 Annex AAbbreviations and acronyms

ACT

Artemisinin combination therapy

AED

United Arab Emirates Dirham

API

Active pharmaceutical ingredient

CDR

Common Drug Review (Canada)

CEF

Cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, fluorouracil

CIF

Cost, insurance, and freight

CMF

Cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil

DALY

Disability-adjusted life year

ERP

External reference pricing

GDP

Gross domestic product

GFATM

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

GRADE

Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

HAI

Health Action International

HIC

High-income country

HITAP

Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program

HTA

Health technology assessment

ICER

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio

INN

International nonproprietary name

IRP

Internal reference pricing

LAC

Latin American and Caribbean

LIC

Low-income country

L-MIC

Lower-middle-income country

LMICs

Low- and middle-income countries

LPG

Lowest priced generic

MSP

Manufacturer's selling price

NHIS

National Health Insurance

NHS

National Health Service (UK)

NICE

National Institute for Clinical Excellence (UK)

OB

Originator brand

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OTC

Over-the-counter

PBAC

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (Australia)

PPRI

Prescription pricing and reimbursement information

QALY

Quality-adjusted life year

RDF

Revolving drug fund

SNS

Sistema Nacional de Salud (Spain)

SAARC

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SP

Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine

TRIPS

Trade-related aspects of intellectual property

UMIC

Upper-middle-income country

VAT

Value-added tax

WTO

World Trade Organization

ZAR

South Africa Rand

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