A Qualitative Approach to a Better Understanding of the Problems Underlying Drug Shortages, as Viewed from Belgian, French and the European Union's Perspectives.
A Qualitative Approach to a Better Understanding of the Problems Underlying Drug Shortages, as Viewed from Belgian, French and the European Union's Perspectives.
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0125691
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发表时间：
2015
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Pilc A
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文献类型：
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作者：
Bogaert P;Bochenek T;Prokop A;Pilc A
全世界都报告了药物短缺问题，近年来在多个领域和若干国家日益突出。这项研究的目的是分析、调查和评估比利时和法国的这一问题，同时也从欧洲联盟的更广泛的角度出发。采用了定性方法，包括半结构化的访谈，分别与国家卫生当局，制药公司和批发商，以及医院和社区药剂师的代表。该研究于2014年初进行。该文件讨论了通过访谈确定的四个主题，即：a）界定药物短缺，B）其动态和看法，c）其决定因素，d）欧洲和国家机构在处理这一问题方面的作用。在整个研究中确定了三组药物短缺的决定因素：制造问题，分销和供应问题，以及与经济方面有关的问题。目前，欧洲联盟成员国正努力在很大程度上依靠自己的力量解决这一问题，尽管更有针对性和更专注的合作很可能有助于更有效地解决整个欧洲的药物短缺问题。据作者所知，这是第一个调查药物短缺的特征、关键决定因素和问题驱动因素的定性研究，重点关注这一特定国家群体，同时也采用了欧盟的观点。
The problem of drug shortages has been reported worldwide, gaining prominence in multiple domains and several countries in recent years. The aim of the study was to analyze, characterise and assess this problem in Belgium and France, while also adopting a wider perspective from the European Union. A qualitative methodological approach was employed, including semi-structured interviews with the representatives of respective national health authorities, pharmaceutical companies and wholesalers, as well as hospital and community pharmacists. The research was conducted in early 2014. Four themes, which were identified through the interviews, were addressed in the paper, i.e. a) defining drug shortages, b) their dynamics and perception, c) their determinants, d) the role of the European and national institutions in coping with the problem. Three groups of determinants of drug shortages were identified throughout this study: manufacturing problems, distribution and supply problems, and problems related to economic aspects. Currently, the Member States of the European Union are striving to resolve the problem very much on their own, although a far more focused and dedicated collaboration may well prove instrumental in coping with drug shortages throughout Europe more effectively. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first qualitative study to investigate the characteristics, key determinants, and the problem drivers of drug shortages, focusing on this particular group of countries, while also adopting the European Union’s perspective.
影响因子：
3.4
作者：
De Weerdt, Elfi;Simoens, Steven;Huys, Isabelle
通讯作者：
Huys, Isabelle
影响因子：
3.4
作者：
Bible, Jaimee R.;Evans, David C.;Mostafavifar, Lisa
通讯作者：
Mostafavifar, Lisa
DOI：
10.2146/ajhp090026
发表时间：
2009-08-01
期刊：
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
影响因子：
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作者：
Fox, Erin R;Birt, Annette;Soflin, Donna L
通讯作者：
Soflin, Donna L