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[40 years of medicines policy in the Netherlands: from financial constraints to medicines shortages?]

Authors :
Steenhoek A
Koopmanschap M
Piepenbrink JF
Source :
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde [Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd] 2020 Mar 12; Vol. 164. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 12.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

On a near daily basis, medicines make the news. Abstract topics such as international pricing policy or medicines patents, and concrete topics such as medicines shortages are regularly reported on. In this article, we summarise a 40-year-history of medicines policy in the Netherlands. Furthermore, we briefly touch upon future directions in this area.

Subjects

Subjects :
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Netherlands
Patents as Topic
Resource Allocation
Drug Costs
Legislation, Drug history
Legislation, Drug trends
Pharmaceutical Preparations supply & distribution

Details

Language :
Dutch; Flemish
ISSN :
1876-8784
Volume :
164
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32391989

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