E-DRUG: Help wanted - Namibian national drug policy

[E Schurmann <eschurmann@iwwn.com.na>]

E-DRUG: Help wanted - Namibian national drug policy
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Dear e-druggers,

We are currently developing the first National Drug Policy in Namibia 
and would appreciate getting your comments on experiences/practices 
regarding the following issues we feel might be controversial:

1. Should persons other than pharmacists be allowed to own a private 
retail pharmacy?

2. Under which circumstances should private practitioners (medical 
doctors) be permitted to sell/dispense medicines to their patients?

3. Which policies regarding the pricing of drugs in the private 
sector appear to have worked; which are experiences with different 
systems of pricing drugs, e.g. uniform or varying percentage mark-ups, 
fee-for-service systems, reference pricing?

We are aware that decisions taken on these issues will mainly depend 
on the particular situation of a country. However, your comments 
might assist us in our discussions.

Many thanks in advance! We will post a summary of answers received to 
the list.

Marianne Schurmann
NIHP EDP Advisor
P.O.Box 8591 Bachbrecht
Windhoek / Namibia
Tel: +264-61-2032865
Fax: +264-61-231326
e-mail: eschurmann@iwwn.com.na

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