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Medicine shortages – A study of community pharmacies in Finland

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  • Heiskanen, K.
  • Ahonen, R.
  • Karttunen, P.
  • Kanerva, R.
  • Timonen, J.

Abstract

To explore the frequency, the reasons behind, and the consequences of medicine shortages in Finnish community pharmacies.

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  • Heiskanen, K. & Ahonen, R. & Karttunen, P. & Kanerva, R. & Timonen, J., 2015. "Medicine shortages – A study of community pharmacies in Finland," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(2), pages 232-238.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:119:y:2015:i:2:p:232-238
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.11.001
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    1. Kati Heiskanen & Riitta Ahonen & Risto Kanerva & Pekka Karttunen & Johanna Timonen, 2017. "The reasons behind medicine shortages from the perspective of pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical wholesalers in Finland," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(6), pages 1-14, June.
    2. Sumaira Omer & Salamat Ali & Sundus Shukar & Ali Hassan Gillani & Yu Fang & Caijun Yang, 2021. "A Qualitative Study Exploring the Management of Medicine Shortages in the Community Pharmacy of Pakistan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-13, October.
    3. Said, André & Goebel, Ralf & Ganso, Matthias & Zagermann-Muncke, Petra & Schulz, Martin, 2018. "Drug shortages may compromise patient safety: Results of a survey of the reference pharmacies of the Drug Commission of German Pharmacists," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 122(12), pages 1302-1309.
    4. Guilcher, Sara & Munce, Sarah & Conklin, James & Packer, Tanya & Verrier, Molly & Marras, Connie & Bereket, Tarik & Versnel, Joan & Riopelle, Richard & Jaglal, Susan, 2017. "The financial burden of prescription drugs for neurological conditions in Canada: Results from the National Population Health Study of Neurological Conditions," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(4), pages 389-396.

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