A systematic review of the literature comparing the practices of dispensing and non-dispensing doctors

D Lim, J Emery, J Lewis, VB Sunderland - Health policy, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Some doctors perform the dual roles of prescribing and dispensing
pharmaceuticals. The dispensing doctors (DDs) role may give rise to prescribing behaviours …

Do doctors in dispensing practices with a financial conflict of interest prescribe more expensive drugs? A cross-sectional analysis of English primary care prescribing …

B Goldacre, C Reynolds, A Powell-Smith, AJ Walker… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Approximately one in eight practices in primary care in England are 'dispensing
practices' with an in-house dispensary providing medication directly to patients. These …

Separation of prescribing and dispensing in Malaysia: a summary of arguments

AA Shafie, MA Hassali, S Azhar, OG See - Research in Social and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The role of pharmacists has transformed significantly because of changes in pharmacists'
training and population health demands. Within this context, community pharmacists are …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics dispensing for URTIs by community pharmacists (CPs) and general medical practitioners in Penang, Malaysia: a comparative study using …

AHMA Alabid, MIM Ibrahim… - Journal of clinical and …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: In Malaysia, doctors in private clinics (often called dispensing doctors) are
permitted to dispense medicines. This potentially may compromise rational dispensing of …

The effects of new pricing and copayment schemes for pharmaceuticals in South Korea

IH Lee, K Bloor, C Hewitt, A Maynard - Health Policy, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effect of new Korean pricing and copayment
schemes for pharmaceuticals (1) on per patient drug expenditure, utilisation and unit prices …

Separation of prescription and treatment in health care markets: A laboratory experiment

B Greiner, L Zhang, C Tang - Health Economics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Health care is a credence good, and its market is plagued by asymmetric information. In this
paper, we use a laboratory experiment to test the performance of a potential remedy …

Effects of different mark-up drug policies on drug-related expenditures in tertiary public hospitals: an interrupted time series study in Shanghai, China, 2015-2018

X Wang, F Li, X Wang, X Zhang, C Liu, D Wang… - BioScience …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Irrational use of drugs remains a widespread concern worldwide, especially in developing
countries, where around 60% of drugs prescribed and sold in public health institutions were …

To whom do bureaucrats need to respond? Two faces of civil society in health policy

S Lim, KH Lee, HS Suh, KH Bae - Social Science & Medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The South Korean government implemented a law that separates the dispensing
and prescribing (SDP) of drugs in July 2000. It was one of the most controversial issues in …

[HTML][HTML] Do professional practices among Malaysian private healthcare providers differ? A comparative study using simulated patients

AHMA Alabid, MIM Ibrahim… - Journal of clinical and …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Malaysia, a South East Asian country, legally permits general medical
practitioners in private clinics to dispense medicines. This possibly can dilute the pharmacist …

Pharmaceutical pricing policies in South Korea

IH Lee, K Bloor - Pharmaceutical prices in the 21st Century, 2014 - Springer
South Korean healthcare system has experienced an unprecedented growth and
transformation in the span 15 years. The landmarks were the unification of insurance funds …