Health Policy and Management (보건행정학회지)

Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management (한국보건행정학회)
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Performance evaluation for Ten-years of Government Separation Policy on Prescription and Dispensing of Drugs: A Literature Review Study

문헌고찰을 통해 본 의약분업정책 10년의 성과 평가

  • Lee, Changwoo (Korea Insurance Research Institute) ;
  • Shin, Euichul (Department of Preventive Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Sojung (Department of Preventive Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Hojong (Department of Preventive Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Wonshik (Department of Economics, Konkuk University)
  • 이창우 (보험연구원) ;
  • 신의철 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 박소정 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김호종 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김원식 (건국대학교 경제학과)
  • Received : 2013.05.30
  • Accepted : 2013.06.05
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

Background: The separation of pharmaceutical prescription and dispensing law was implemented in July 1st of 2000. This law was initiated by government without a through consensus among related stakeholders in the process of policy decision, eventually raising contention about decision making process rather than the performance of the policy. Methods: Therefore, this study tries to identify the accomplishment of the policy goals; based on the last decade's research we assessed inhibition of unnecessary prescription, drug misuse and overuse prevention, prevention of drug-related sentinel events, reducing unnecessary drug utilization, and reducing nation's medical cost. Results: Assessment results represent that government-suggested goal of the policy lacks sufficient evidence to evaluate accomplishment. Conclusion: Unlike other studies that evaluate problems regarding drug dispensing policy in the policy decision process, this study is meaningful in that it evaluated the policy goal based on the last ten years of related study results.

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