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Vol. 12. Issue 1.
Pages 39-49 (January - February 1998)
Vol. 12. Issue 1.
Pages 39-49 (January - February 1998)
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La regulación de los medicamentos: teoría y práctica
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C. Zara Yahni1,*, L. Segú Tolsa2, M. Font Pous3, J. Rovira4
1 Consorci Sanitari de Barcelona
2 Consorci Hospitalari de Catalunya
3 Settore farmaceutico ulss 20
4 Institut Universitari de Salut Pública de Catalunya
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La regulación de los medicamentos por parte de las administraciones públicas es una actividad que se produce en los países de manera independiente del modelo sanitario que posean. En el ámbito de la financiación pública de los medicamentos se han experimentado diversas medidas para mejorar la eficiencia en su utilización. Sin embargo, el análisis del impacto de estas medidas es complejo y quizá ello justifique la escasez de resultados objetivables, especialmente a largo plazo.

El objetivo de este trabajo es realizar una revisión sistemática de dichas medidas dada la necesidad de disponer de información sobre las distintas alternativas previo a la toma de decisión.

El planteamiento de una medida aislada es en muchas ocasiones compensada por cambios en otros ámbitos reguladores o asistenciales lo que aconseja una estrategia integral afectando a distintos ámbitos (oferta/demanda de medicamentos y prescriptores).

Parece necesario proponer un debate social a partir de la información científica de que se dispone y promover la toma de decisiones que conduzca a la utilización racional de los recursos farmacológicos disponibles.

Palabras clave:
Prescripción de medicamentos
Eficiencia
Financiación de medicamentos
Medidas reguladoras
Summary

Regulation of drugs from the public administration is an activity which is produced in different countries independently from the sanitary model they own. In the field of public financing of drugs there have been several measures to improve the efficiency of their use.

However, the analysis of the impact of these measures is complex and this may justify the shortage of objectivable results, especially at long term.

The objective of this study is to perform a systematic review of such measures due to the need to have information about the different alternatives before making a decision.

The introduction of an isolated measure is in many cases compensated by other changes in other regulating or aiding fields wich suggests the creation of an integral strategy which affects different fields (supply/demand of drugs and prescribers).

It seems necessary to suggest a social debate taking as a basis the scientific information available at the moment and promote the taking of decisions which lead to a rational use of the available pharmacological resources.

Key words:
Prescription of drugs
Efficiency
Financing of drugs
Regulating measures
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