The Dispensing Fee for Medications: The Negative Effects of Pricing Uncertainty on Pharmacy Practise in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorAndrews, Alexander
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dc.date.available2016-05-23T08:35:38Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.updated2016-05-23T08:27:55Z
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the contested issue of the dispensing fee for medications in South Africa. Focusing on the dispute between organised pharmacy and the Health Department, it follows the history of the negotiations, traces possible implications, outlines key perceived problems with the policy, and explores possibilities for its resolution. The paper draws on published data and documents from government and pharmacy representatives and supplements this with interviews with pharmacy owners and managers.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAndrews, A. (2009). <i>The Dispensing Fee for Medications: The Negative Effects of Pricing Uncertainty on Pharmacy Practise in South Africa</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19772en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAndrews, Alexander <i>The Dispensing Fee for Medications: The Negative Effects of Pricing Uncertainty on Pharmacy Practise in South Africa.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19772en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAndrews, A. (2009). The dispensing fee for medications: The negative effects of pricing uncertainty on pharmacy practise in South Africa. Centre for Social Science Research.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Andrews, Alexander AB - This paper explores the contested issue of the dispensing fee for medications in South Africa. Focusing on the dispute between organised pharmacy and the Health Department, it follows the history of the negotiations, traces possible implications, outlines key perceived problems with the policy, and explores possibilities for its resolution. The paper draws on published data and documents from government and pharmacy representatives and supplements this with interviews with pharmacy owners and managers. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - The Dispensing Fee for Medications: The Negative Effects of Pricing Uncertainty on Pharmacy Practise in South Africa TI - The Dispensing Fee for Medications: The Negative Effects of Pricing Uncertainty on Pharmacy Practise in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19772 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAndrews A. The Dispensing Fee for Medications: The Negative Effects of Pricing Uncertainty on Pharmacy Practise in South Africa. 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19772en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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dc.titleThe Dispensing Fee for Medications: The Negative Effects of Pricing Uncertainty on Pharmacy Practise in South Africaen_ZA
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