The regulation on prescribing and dispensing of antibiotics has a double purpose: to
enhance access to antibiotic treatment and to reduce the inappro% priate use of drugs …

The regulation on prescribing and dispensing of antibiotics has a double purpose: to
enhance access to antibiotic treatment and to reduce the inappro% priate use of drugs …

Regulation of prescription and dispensing of antibiotics has a twin purpose: to enhance
access to antibiotic treatment and to reduce inappropriate use of drugs. Nev& ertheless …

To ensure sufficient access to healthcare in remote areas, some countries allow physicians
to directly dispense prescribed drugs through on-site pharmacies. Depending on the …

This paper investigates the determinants of regional variations in outpatient antibiotic
consumption using Swiss data. The analysis contributes to the debate on appropriate …

This article seeks to explain local variations in the use of antibiotics in the community and to
assess the welfare loss due to heterogeneous attitudes towards the risk of bacterial …

This paper investigates socioeconomic determinants of outpatient antibiotic consumption in
Europe. Comparable data on antibiotic use measured in the defined daily doses per 1000 …

The benefits of separating drug prescribing and dispensing are still unclear, in particular
when drug consumption is characterized by important spillovers. We investigate the role of …

The questions asked in this thesis relate to the economic incentives and characteristics of
the health care market, which may result in suboptimal drug prescription. We consider two …

This paper investigates whether patient‐level factors, in particular cost considerations, affect
the physicians' prescribing decisions. In the context of a natural experiment, we examine the …