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ArticleRisk management and healthcare policy2019

Policy Analysis Of Iranian Pharmaceutical Sector; A Qualitative Study.

Farbod Ebadi Fardazar, Ali Sarabi Asiabar, Hossein Safari, Mojgan Asgari, Ali Saber, Amir Ali Ebadi Fard Azar

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Article in Risk management and healthcare policy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Farbod Ebadi FardazarSchool of Public Health, Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Sarabi AsiabarSchool of Health Management and Information Sciences, Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hossein SafariSchool of Public Health, Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-2472-2185
Mojgan AsgariDepartment of ENT, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali SaberDepartment of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Amir Ali Ebadi Fard AzarSchool of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRKashan University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

introductionImproving public health through providing affordable and accessible pharmaceuticals is among the concerns of governments worldwide. This study aimed to analyze Iran's pharmaceutical sector policies in order to identify the challenges and suggest some strategic solutions to overcome such challenges.

methodsTop managers (15), middle managers (10), and operational managers (5) working in the Food and Drug Administration of Iranian Ministry of Health along with community pharmacists (5) participated in a qualitative study using semi-structured in-depth interviews. Data were recorded, transcribed, and then analyzed via MAXQDA 10 software.

resultsPolicies for national pharmaceutical sector were divided into four groups of "research & development", "import & export", "pharmaceutical procurement", and "pharmaceutical supply and distribution". Then, the challenges faced by each sector were extracted. Considering the challenges, some policy options were recommended for growth and development of national pharmaceutical sector.

conclusionIran's pharmaceutical sector has managerial and administrative differences compared with overseas pharmaceutical sectors. These differences are the main reasons for the current status of Iran's pharmaceutical sector and have put Iran behind foreign pharmaceutical sectors. Iran's pharmaceutical sector has endured many critical periods during recent decades and has gained great experience during these stages. Therefore, it is believed that Iran's pharmaceutical sector, with its experience and potential, is capable of producing world-level medicines.

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Iranpharmaceutical policy-makingqualitative studyresearch & developmentsupportive policy

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