Pharmaceutical Systems
Global Perspectives
Published on 21. April 2008
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356 pages
978-0-470-72566-5 (ISBN)
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Description
* Offers a social view of the activities leading to the timely patient access to medicines including: drug research, drug production, drug distribution, drug prescribing, drug information and drug control
* Provides theoretical models to enable pharmacists to understand the organization of drug systems in their particular global territory
* Written specifically with the needs of pharmacy students taking Master's degrees in mind
* Provides theoretical models to enable pharmacists to understand the organization of drug systems in their particular global territory
* Written specifically with the needs of pharmacy students taking Master's degrees in mind
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Persons
Professor John Lilja, Department of Social Pharmacy, Finland.
Professor Sam Salek, Reader in Pharmacoepidemiology; Director - WSP Centre for Socioeconomic Research; Director - Postgraduate Course in Pharmaceutical Medicine Cardiff University, UK.
Dr Aldo Alvarez, San Marcos University, Lima, Peru,
Dr David Hamilton, Widening Participation Service, Glasgow University, Glasgow.
Professor Sam Salek, Reader in Pharmacoepidemiology; Director - WSP Centre for Socioeconomic Research; Director - Postgraduate Course in Pharmaceutical Medicine Cardiff University, UK.
Dr Aldo Alvarez, San Marcos University, Lima, Peru,
Dr David Hamilton, Widening Participation Service, Glasgow University, Glasgow.
Content
Preface.
1. Introduction.
2. A historical perspective of drug research and diffusion.
3. National drug policies.
4. Planning the drug support.
5. Drug research.
6. Drug production.
7. Drug prices, cost controls and profits in the drug industry.
8. Drug wholesaling and procurement.
9. Drug retail distribution.
10. Drug consumption.
11. Marketing of drugs.
12. The market structure.
13. Drug control.
14. Drug prescribing.
15. Patients' attitudes and behaviour.
16. Drug information.
References.
1. Introduction.
2. A historical perspective of drug research and diffusion.
3. National drug policies.
4. Planning the drug support.
5. Drug research.
6. Drug production.
7. Drug prices, cost controls and profits in the drug industry.
8. Drug wholesaling and procurement.
9. Drug retail distribution.
10. Drug consumption.
11. Marketing of drugs.
12. The market structure.
13. Drug control.
14. Drug prescribing.
15. Patients' attitudes and behaviour.
16. Drug information.
References.