MEDICINES SHORTAGES IN PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY PHARMACIES AND ACCESS LIMITATIONS REPORTED BY PATIENTS

• In: Poster Session
• At: Düsseldorf (Germany) (2015)
• Type: Poster
• By: COSTA, Suzete (CEFAR (Centre for Health Evaluation & Research) / National Association of Pharmacies (ANF), Lisboa, Portugal)
• Co-author(s): Suzete Costa
  
• Abstract:

  Prescription medicine shortages have become a common problem in Portuguese pharmacies. Causes seem to be multifactorial. Studies addressing medicines access issues reported by patients are scarce.

  Mixed method. Each case of no medicine supply to the pharmacy by the wholesaler triggered a medicine shortage event in the dispensing software. Data was

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