Donation programme of returned medicines: role of donors and point of view of beneficiaries

Nicoli, Francesco; Paudel, Deepak; Bresciani, Giulio; Rodi, Donata und Siniscalchi, Anna (2018): Donation programme of returned medicines: role of donors and point of view of beneficiaries. In: International Health, Bd. 10, Nr. 2: S. 133-136

Abstract

Background: Donation of returned medicines is a debated health policy issue as it is discouraged by WHO, but accepted in some countries. Methods: Lessons learned from a donation programme of returned medicines carried out in Europe were documented. Results: The donation programme we reviewed followed a strict protocol for collection, sorting and distribution of returned drugs, in order to avoid the major limitations associated with unused medicine donations. Over a period of 3 years, 23 145 boxes of medicines were donated to 14 organizations operating in Europe, Africa and Latin America. Conclusions: The donations covered about one-third of the volume of medicines used by beneficiary organizations. The programme helped to decrease expenditure by both patients and health facilities.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Physik
• Themengebiete: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik
• ISSN: 1876-3413
• Sprache: Englisch