03077nam 2200649 a 450 991045758290332120200520144314.01-283-29262-997866132926290-8213-8771-5(CKB)2550000000049806(EBL)783538(OCoLC)756484483(SSID)ssj0000566925(PQKBManifestationID)12199746(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000566925(PQKBWorkID)10562287(PQKB)11670119(MiAaPQ)EBC783538(Au-PeEL)EBL783538(CaPaEBR)ebr10506408(CaONFJC)MIL329262(EXLCZ)99255000000004980620110317d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPharmaceutical reform[electronic resource] a guide to improving performance and equity /Marc J. Roberts and Michael R. ReichWashington, D.C. World Bankc20111 online resource (356 p.)World Bank TrainingDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8760-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Using the flagship framework to reform pharmaceutical policy -- Introduction to the pharmaceutical sector -- Ethics and priority setting in pharmaceutical reform -- Diagnosing performance problems and developing a policy response -- Managing the politics of pharmaceutical policy reform -- Financing the pharmaceutical sector -- Paying for pharmaceuticals -- Organizing the public sector to improve pharmaceutical performance -- Improving pharmaceutical performance through regulation -- Using persuasion to influence pharmaceutical use -- Conclusions.This book applies an established analytical framework for health sector reform (Getting Health Reform Right, Oxford, 2004) to the performance problems of the pharmaceutical sector. The book is divided into three sections. The first section presents the basic ideas for analysis. It begins by insisting that reform start with a clear understanding of the performance deficiencies of the current system. Like all priority setting in the public sector, this 'definition of the problem' involves both ethical choices and political processes. Early chapters explain the foundations of these ideas and applWorld Bank TrainingPharmaceutical policyPharmaceutical industryHealth care reformElectronic books.Pharmaceutical policy.Pharmaceutical industry.Health care reform.615.1Roberts Marc J507890Reich Michael1950-119700World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457582903321Pharmaceutical reform2457702UNINA