Medicine shortages – A study of community pharmacies in Finland. Issue 2 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Heiskanen, K.; Ahonen, R.; Karttunen, P.; Kanerva, R.; Timonen, J.
• Is Part Of: Health policy. Volume 119:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 232
• Page End: 238
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Medical education -- Periodicals; Medical policy -- Periodicals; Delivery of Health Care -- Periodicals; Education, Medical -- Periodicals; Health Education -- Periodicals; Health Planning -- Periodicals; Public Policy -- Periodicals; Enseignement médical -- Périodiques; Politique sanitaire -- Périodiques; Medical education; Medical policy; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 362.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.11.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0168-8510

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Medicine shortages are common in community pharmacies.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Medicines in short supply are very commonly used medicines.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">The reasons behind the medicine shortages are rarely reported to the pharmacy.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Medicine shortages cause problems for the pharmacies in every third case.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0185">Shortages cause customer dissatisfaction and increase workload of the pharmacy.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>