Open AccessPharmaceutical strategic purchasing requirements in Iran: Price interventions and the related effective factors
Author(s) -
Peivand Bastani,
Rasoul Dinarvand,
Mahnaz Samadbeik,
Kimia Pourmohammadi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/2279-042x.176553
Subject(s) - snowball sampling , purchasing , thematic analysis , psychological intervention , order (exchange) , marketing , business , qualitative research , developing country , medicine , knowledge management , economics , computer science , nursing , economic growth , social science , finance , pathology , sociology
Pharmaceutical access for the poor is an essential factor in developing countries that can be improved through strategic purchasing. This study was conducted to identify the elements affecting price in order to enable insurance organizations to put strategic purchasing into practice.