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Let Your Pharmacist Be Your Guide: Navigating Barriers To Pharmaceutical Access, Jennifer Ko, Miranda Steinkopf, Sharon E. Connor
Let Your Pharmacist Be Your Guide: Navigating Barriers To Pharmaceutical Access, Jennifer Ko, Miranda Steinkopf, Sharon E. Connor
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At the end of this case, students will be able to: • Describe policy, organizational, and individual factors that contribute to barriers to accessing medications and pharmaceutical care • Identify resources to improve access to affordable medications for uninsured and underinsured patients • Recommend appropriate resources for obtaining affordable medications
Purchasing Pharmaceuticals (Health, Nutrition And Population (Hnp) Discussion Paper), Ulrika Enemark, Anita Alban, Enrique Seoane-Vazquez
Purchasing Pharmaceuticals (Health, Nutrition And Population (Hnp) Discussion Paper), Ulrika Enemark, Anita Alban, Enrique Seoane-Vazquez
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This paper discusses the purchasing of pharmaceuticals as a key component of costeffective and equitable healthcare delivery. Pharmaceuticals account for a high, sometimes the dominant share of health expenditures in developing countries, but the desired health outcomes can only be achieved if the adequate medicines reach the right people and are used in the correct way. This requires purchasing arrangements that take into account the information asymmetry between patients and providers, ensure selection of effective, safe and affordable medicines and set economic incentives in a way that encourages rational drug use. The organizational and institutional frameworks define the roles of …