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National medicines policies: a review of the evolution and development processes.
Hoebert, J.M., Dijk, L. van, Mantel-Teeuwisse, A.K., Leufkens, H.G.M., Laing, R.O. National medicines policies: a review of the evolution and development processes. In: World Health Organization. The World Medicines Situation Report. Geneve: WHO, 2013. p. 23 p..
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A national medicines policy developed in a collaborative fashion identifies strategies and provides a comprehensive framework to develop all components of a national pharmaceutical sector. The policy process is as important as the policy document, since the process creates a mechanism for stakeholders to come together and collective ownership of the final policy can be achieved. The analysis of four examples of a national medicines policy formulation process shows that a political window of opportunity usually serves as a key element in reforming a national medicines policy. Political pressure by national experts or nongovernmental organizations is generally needed to establish a single comprehensive document. (aut. ref.)
A national medicines policy developed in a collaborative fashion identifies strategies and provides a comprehensive framework to develop all components of a national pharmaceutical sector. The policy process is as important as the policy document, since the process creates a mechanism for stakeholders to come together and collective ownership of the final policy can be achieved. The analysis of four examples of a national medicines policy formulation process shows that a political window of opportunity usually serves as a key element in reforming a national medicines policy. Political pressure by national experts or nongovernmental organizations is generally needed to establish a single comprehensive document. (aut. ref.)