Comparison of medicines management strategies in insurance schemes in middle-income countries: four case studiesInforma UK Limited - Tập 10 - Trang 1-9 - 2017
Warren A. Kaplan, Paul G. Ashigbie, Mohamad I. Brooks, Veronika J. Wirtz
Many middle-income countries are scaling up health insurance schemes to provide financial protection and access to affordable medicines to poor and uninsured populations. Although there is a wealth of evidence on how high income countries with mature insurance schemes manage cost-effective use of medicines, there is limited evidence on the strategies used in middle-income countries. This paper com...... hiện toàn bộ
Longitudinal study of Good Pharmacy Practice roles covered at the annual world pharmacy congresses 2003–2019Informa UK Limited - Tập 15 - Trang 1-14 - 2022
Zuzana Kusynová, Hendrika A. van den Ham, Hubert G. M. Leufkens, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse
Globally accepted roles of pharmacists are described in the Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) standards, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) in 2011. These standards provide a wide-ranging description of four main roles pharmacists fulfil. The global platform, where pertinent discussions around excellence and innovation in various pharm...... hiện toàn bộ
Policy developer’s perceptions on the implementation of National Health Insurance in South Africa: a qualitative studyInforma UK Limited - Tập 16 - Trang 1-18 - 2023
Vivian Naidoo, Fatima Suleman, Varsha Bangalee
Universal health coverage has gained significant momentum internationally as the policy solution to address healthcare system deficiencies and promote equitable distribution of quality healthcare. The South African government has adopted this option and developed policy papers for discussion on a National Health Insurance (NHI) system for South Africa. A large part of the policy has been focused o...... hiện toàn bộ
The management of allergic rhinitis by pharmacists in public services: a proposed PhaRmacISt-led Education Model (AR-PRISE)Informa UK Limited - Tập 15 - Trang 1-8 - 2022
Chii-Chii Chew, Chee-Tao Chang, Xin-Jie Lim, Wai-Yin Yong, Doris George, Pathma Letchumanan, Philip Rajan, Chee Ping Chong
Allergic rhinitis has been identified as a major respiratory disease that places a significant burden on patients and the healthcare system. Nevertheless, the management of allergic rhinitis is challenging for both patients and practitioners. Pharmacists have been recognised as strategic in providing advice for allergic avoidance, disease information, and pharmacological care for allergic rhinitis...... hiện toàn bộ
The specialized competency framework for industry pharmacists (SCF-IP): validation and pilot assessmentInforma UK Limited - Tập 16 - Trang 1-15 - 2023
Hala Sacre, May Saab, Chadia Haddad, Mansour Haddad, Rony M. Zeenny, Marwan Akel, Aline Hajj, Katia Iskandar, Pascale Salameh
This study aimed to validate a specialized competency framework for industry pharmacists and assess correlates related to the competency domains in a pilot sample. A team of experts assessed the old framework and improved its content validity after a thorough literature review, using the Delphi technique. Domains and their respective competencies and behaviors were re-defined in the framework. Aft...... hiện toàn bộ