Indicator of access to medicines in relation to the multiple dimensions of access

Marina M Garcia; Mariana M Barbosa; Rondineli M Silva; Edna A Reis; Juliana Alvares; Francisco de Assis Acurcio; Brian Godman; Augusto A Guerra Junior

doi:10.2217/cer-2019-0031

Indicator of access to medicines in relation to the multiple dimensions of access

Marina M Garcia, Mariana M Barbosa, Rondineli M Silva, Edna A Reis, Juliana Alvares, Francisco de Assis Acurcio, Brian Godman, Augusto A Guerra Junior

Strathclyde Institute Of Pharmacy And Biomedical Sciences

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Aims: Creation of a single indicator of access to medicines. Methods: Data collection was performed with individuals who obtained their medication from either public and/or private pharmacies. A Likert scale was used to measure the importance and satisfaction in relation to various access dimensions. Results: A total of 580 individuals were interviewed. Overall, participants attributed very similar importance scores to the dimensions of access to medicines. The results of the mean score of each dimension showed a statistically significant difference according to the type of pharmacy that the participant visited. Conclusions: This developed indicator will enable a review of access to medicines, making comparisons possible as well as improving decision making about public policies in the field of Pharmaceutical Services.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1027-1041
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Volume	8
Issue number	12
Early online date	12 Sept 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2217/cer-2019-0031
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2019

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essential medicines
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