Abstract
Background A problem for middle-income countries is unequal access to medicines. In Republic of Moldova (RM), reimbursed medicines did not decrease the burden of expenditures for medicines. In this context, the aim of this study was: evaluation of financial attractiveness for community pharmacies to provide medicine reimbursement services and factors that influence this process. Methods As methods of study we used a survey, direct observation, break-even analysis [1] and literature review. The research was started in April 2014 and ended in May 2015. The study addressed revision of mark-up applied by wholesale and retail companies for reimbursed medicines, to improve availability and affordability for the out-patient sector on reimbursed medicines [3] and to
Highlights
A problem for middle-income countries is unequal access to medicines
To assess the cognitive implication level and the working time spent by pharmacists for dispensing one reimbursed drug, one unreimbursed Rx drug and one OTC drug, we asked pharmacists’ opinions working in community pharmacies through a sociological survey, in a sample of 300 people
The financial analysis was made using data collected from the National Bureau of Statistics and National Health Insurance Company (NHIC), for 314 pharmacies in 2014
Summary
The aim of this study was: evaluation of financial attractiveness for community pharmacies to provide medicine reimbursement services and factors that influence this process
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