Drug Shortages: Searching for a Cure

Shortages of prescription generic drugs have recently made headlines in Canada and elsewhere. The causes and possible solutions for these shortages are still unclear. With the failure of "market forces," has the time come to establish a Crown corporation to ensure the supply of essential d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Healthcare Policy \| Politiques de Santé 2012-05, Vol.7 (4), p.10-17
1. Verfasser:	Gagnon, Marc-André
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Canada Cure Drug Industry Drugs, Generic - supply & distribution Financing, Government Generic prescribing Health policy Humans Market forces Medicine Prescription Drugs - supply & distribution Prescriptions Shortages Supply and demand The Undisciplined Economist United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Shortages of prescription generic drugs have recently made headlines in Canada and elsewhere. The causes and possible solutions for these shortages are still unclear. With the failure of "market forces," has the time come to establish a Crown corporation to ensure the supply of essential drugs?
ISSN:	1715-6572 1715-6580 1715-6580
DOI:	10.12927/hcpol.2012.22887