The South Korean government instituted a new policy, the separation or prescribing and
dispensing (SPD) of medications, on July 1, 2000, to provide greater differentiation between …

This paper compares the process and results of the reform which confined doctors to
prescribing and pharmacists to dispensing in both Korea and Japan from comparative and …

Through implementation of its 2000 pharmaceutical reform, the South Korean government
expected to reduce the cost of medications and improve service levels, medical …

South Korean healthcare system has experienced an unprecedented growth and
transformation in the span 15 years. The landmarks were the unification of insurance funds …

Background In Korea before the enforcement of the medical reform in July 2000, it was
generally difficult to analyze the conditions of prescriptions in hospitals and clinics. It was …

This study used publicly available data to examine the effect of the separation of dispensing
and prescribing medicines between pharmacists in pharmacies and doctors in medical …

Before the recent pharmaceutical reform in Korea that mandates the separation of drug
prescribing and dispensing, physicians and pharmacists both prescribed and dispensed …

The objectives of the study are to investigate pharmacy remuneration levels stratified by the
number of prescriptions dispensing and the type of nearby medical facilities using the …

In Korea, until recently, both physicians and pharmacists were allowed to prescribe and
dispense drugs for outpatient care. Along with other deep-rooted structural problems, this …

Background We evaluated the effectiveness of a policy allowing for the sale of over-the-
counter drugs outside of pharmacies by examining its effect on number of monthly outpatient …