Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Brendan Shaw Author-Name: Adrian Towse Title: A Critique of the Paper “The Estimated Costs of Production and Potential Prices for the World Health Organization Essential Medicines List” Abstract: This OHE Consulting Report reviews “Estimated costs of production and potential prices of medicines for the World Health Organization Essential Medicines List” (Hill et al., 2018) in which the authors argue for “greater transparency in drug pricing” and propose generating estimates of the cost of manufacturing essential medicines to inform negotiations on drug pricing. This OHE Consulting Report reviews “Estimated costs of production and potential prices of medicines for the World Health Organization Essential Medicines List” (Hill et al., 2018) in which the authors argue for “greater transparency in drug pricing” and propose generating estimates of the cost of manufacturing… Creation-Date: 2018-05-01 File-URL: https://www.ohe.org/publications/critique-paper-estimated-costs-production-and-potential-prices-world-health/ File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://www.ohe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/OHE-Consulting-Report-Critique-of-Hill-et-al.pdf File-Format: application/pdf Keywords: Health Policy and Regulation, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (IFPMA), Pricing and Reimbursement, WHO Classification-JEL: I1 Handle: RePEc:ohe:conres:002536