Open AccessGap analysis for drug development policy-making: An attempt to close the gap between policy and its implementation
Author(s) -
Ria Christine Siagian,
Dumilah Ayuningtyas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0220605
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , drug development , prioritization , gap analysis (conservation) , process (computing) , order (exchange) , test (biology) , business , policy analysis , public economics , drug , process management , computer science , economics , political science , public administration , medicine , finance , pharmacology , biodiversity , ecology , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , biology , operating system
Most drug development policies in developing countries are enacted without achieving the desired results. This study aims to determine the prioritization of drug development in Indonesia through the evidence-based policymaking process in order to close the distance between stated policy goals and the realization of planned goals. Methods A quantitative approach in the form of cross-sectional research using a structured survey was adopted and validated using a set of techniques involved in the calculation of a structural equation model. An independent samples t-test was used to test the significance of the differences between two views: pharmaceutical industries and the government of Indonesia. Findings The study reveals that pharmaceutical industries and governments were highly consistent in their perceived challenges in facing the drug development. It also reveals drivers and weaknesses of drug development, including market opportunities, push-pull-regulatory pull factors and regulation, as priorities for improvement. Conclusions Gap analysis based on a structural model was borne out to address gap challenges between policy and its implementation, with the use of evidence-based policymaking.