Abstract:This retrospective study aimed to assess whether Philippine local government units (LGUs) procure drugs within official benchmark prices set by the Department of Health (DOH) called the Drug Price Reference Index (DPRI). Drug procurement price data found in the purchase orders or obligation requests of 35 purposively selected LGUs and LGU‐owned and ‐operated hospitals were collected. A Laspeyres index was used to measure the percent difference of the total drug expenditure when the quantities procured were pri… Show more
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