Holdings: The Pharmaceutical Sector of the Western Balkan Countries

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The Pharmaceutical Sector of the Western Balkan Countries

There is a strong political will in the Western Balkan states to align the region's pharmaceutical legislation and practice with that of the European Union. Accordingly, recent policy changes were aimed at harmonization of policies with other...

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Main Authors:	Imasheva, Aizhan, Seiter, Andreas
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ABUSE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIVE INGREDIENTS AGING AGING POPULATIONS BIDDING BIOLOGICALS BRAND BRANDS BUDGETING CANCER CAPACITY BUILDING CERTIFICATION CIF CITIES CITIZENS CLINICAL TRIALS COMMERCE CONSUMER PRICES CORRUPTION COST INCREASES COUNTERFEIT DRUGS DECISION MAKING DISEASES DISTRIBUTION MARGINS DOCTORS DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS DOSAGE FORMS DRUG FINANCING DRUG INDUSTRY DRUG POLICIES DRUG PRICES DRUGS EQUAL TREATMENT EQUITABLE ACCESS ESSENTIAL DRUGS ESSENTIAL MEDICINES EXPENDITURES FRAUD GENERIC DRUGS GMP GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE COSTS HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INSTITUTIONS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPECIALIST HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HR HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ILLNESSES INFLATION INSULIN INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE LABORATORIES LAWS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED RESOURCES LOCAL MANUFACTURERS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET RESEARCH MARKET SHARE MARKETING MEDICATION MEDICINE MEDICINES MINISTRIES OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF HEALTH NATIONAL DRUG NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITION ORPHANS PATIENT PATIENTS PAYMENT TERMS PHARMACEUTICAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTION PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY PHARMACEUTICAL LEGISLATION PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS PHARMACEUTICAL POLICY PHARMACEUTICAL PRICES PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES PHARMACEUTICAL SYSTEMS PHARMACEUTICALS PHARMACIES PHARMACISTS PHARMACOECONOMIC ANALYSIS PHARMACY PHARMACY ASSISTANTS PHARMACY SCHOOLS PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POLICY DECISIONS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL SUPPORT POOLED PROCUREMENT POPULATION GROWTH PRESCRIPTIONS PRICE CEILINGS PRICE COMPARISON PRICE COMPARISONS PRICE COMPETITION PRICE CONTROLS PRICE LEVEL PRICE LEVELS PRICE REGULATION PRICING SCHEMES PRIVATE PHARMACIES PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PUBLIC PHARMACIES PUBLIC PHARMACY PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF CARE RATIONAL USE OF DRUGS REBATES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETAIL RETAIL PHARMACIES RETAIL PRICE RETAIL PRICES RURAL AREAS SALE SALES SERVICE QUALITY SOCIAL STATUS STATE UNIVERSITY SUPPLY CHAIN TABLETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL SALES TRANSPORT COSTS UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL AVAILABILITY URBAN AREAS VACCINES VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAR WESTERN EUROPE WHOLESALE PRICE WHOLESALER WHOLESALERS WORKING CONDITIONS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9071523/pharmaceutical-sector-western-balkan-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13736

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9071523/pharmaceutical-sector-western-balkan-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13736