How do non-National Centre scientists gain access to the data?
External inquirers (other than National Centres) cannot always receive case information from the WHO database from the UMC free of charge. The primary function of the Centre is to provide products and services to members of the WHO Drug Monitoring Programme. Time spent on retrieving information for other parties must be charged for, so the UMC has developed a pricing policy to the effect that: * Work provided which supports profit-making organisations is charged at a commercial rate. * Work for non-profit organisations or individuals which is of a general nature (that is, in the public health, not personal interest and not a limited project), is charged at cost. * Work of a very limited nature for a specific project will be provided free to non-commercial clients, provided that due acknowledgement is given for our contribution in any use of the work. * More extensive work to provide free support for a client research project will be considered only on a collaborative basis, with the UM
