Distribuzione dei farmaci: gestione diretta o tramite farmacie? Materiali e metodi da un caso aziendale

Journal title MECOSAN
Author/s Andrea Garlatti, Valentina Bruni
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2014/91
Language Italian Pages 24 P. 81-104 File size 639 KB
DOI 10.3280/MESA2014-091005
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The debate on costs of pharmaceutical distribution is often affected by ideological premises (public versus private) when empirical data should be more important. The article analyses a case of pharmaceutical distribution operated by a public healthcare organization, considering activities, costs and results. The article analyses strength and weakness points of the different solutions available in the case and shows that when public healthcare organisation and private external distributors act in partnership it is possible to achieve the best results, both on the side of quality and on the side of costs. The analysis offers an example of the different factors that influence the level of costs; shows the importance of economic evaluations and points out that efficiency is not related to the nature (public or private) of the distributing subject.

Keywords: Pharmaceutical distribution, costs, public private partnership.

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Andrea Garlatti, Valentina Bruni, Distribuzione dei farmaci: gestione diretta o tramite farmacie? Materiali e metodi da un caso aziendale in "MECOSAN" 91/2014, pp 81-104, DOI: 10.3280/MESA2014-091005