Retail distribution of pharmaceuticals: Italy at the crossroads
Journal title ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE
Author/s Fabio Pammolli, Nicola C. Salerno
Publishing Year 2011 Issue 2011/2
Language Italian Pages 24 P. 125-148 File size 128 KB
DOI 10.3280/POLI2011-002007
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The paper provides a detailed description of the legal and regulatory framework that governs Italian pharmacies and the retail distribution of pharmaceuticals, as well as the government’s recent attempts to reform and modernize the system. The picture to emerge is a clear example of an over-regulated market closed to competition; in fact, while the declared intention is to protect the public health and citizens, the regulatory machinery appears designed precisely to favor the interests of incumbent pharmacies and pharmacists. In conclusion, the paper proposes some policy guidelines, also based on the considerations, suggestions and provisions that both the Italian Antitrust and the European Commission have been developing over the past few years.
Keywords: Pharmacies, pharmaceuticals, competition, structural reforms, law and economics
Jel codes: L11, L13, L43, I11, I18, K21, K32
Fabio Pammolli, Nicola C. Salerno, La distribuzione dei farmaci tra progetti di riforma e incertezze in "ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE " 2/2011, pp 125-148, DOI: 10.3280/POLI2011-002007