Inventory policies for pharmaceutical distribution in Zambia: Improving availability and access equity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérémie Gallien ◽  
Ngai‐Hang Z. Leung ◽  
Prashant Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Inventory Policies ◽  
Pharmaceutical Distribution

scholarly journals Factors Impacting Pharmaceutical Prices and Affordability: Narrative Review

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Kah Seng Lee ◽  
Yaman Walid Kassab ◽  
Nur Akmar Taha ◽  
Zainol Akbar Zainal
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Review ◽  
Financial Advisors ◽  
Cost Information ◽  
Electronic Prescription ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Pharmaceutical Distribution ◽  
Out Of Pocket Expenses ◽  
Additional Charges ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pharmaceutical Prices

Increasing prescription drug pricing often reflects additional work stress on medical professionals because they function as financial advisors for patients and help them manage out-of-pocket expenses. Providers or prescribers wish to help patients with prescription costs but often lack related information. Healthcare plan providers try to display prescription and drug cost information on their websites, but such data may not be linked to electronic prescription software. A mark-up is defined as the additional charges and costs that are applied to the price of a product for the purpose of covering overhead costs, distribution charges, and profit. Therefore, the policies implemented in the pharmaceutical distribution chain might include the regulation of wholesale and retails mark-ups and pharmaceutical remuneration. If mark-ups are regulated, countries are highly recommended to use regressive mark-ups rather than fixed percentage mark-ups. This narrative review provides insights into the framework of pharmaceutical mark-up systems by describing different factors impacting pharmaceutical prices and affordability. These include the interplay of medicine pricing and the supply chain, the impact of pertinent laws and regulation and out-of-pocket expenditure.

A Comparison of Three Joint Ordering Inventory Policies

1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pricha Pantumsinchai
Keyword(s):  
Inventory Policies

Decision Model for the Pharmaceutical Distribution of Insulin

2018 ◽  
pp. 75-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Jacobo-Cabrera ◽  
Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales ◽  
José-Luís Martínez-Flores ◽  
Patricia Cano-Olivos
Keyword(s):  
Decision Model ◽  
Pharmaceutical Distribution
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