Managing Drug Supply: Digital Edition

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CONTENTS

Front Matter, including Contributors, Reviewers, Contents, and How to Use MDS-3

Part I  Policy and Economic Issues

Policy and Legal Framework

1. Toward Sustainable Access to Medicines
2. Historical and Institutional Perspectives
3. Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines
4. National Medicine Policy
5. Traditional and Complementary Medicine Policy
6. Pharmaceutical Legislation and Regulation
7. Pharmaceutical Production Policy 
8. Pharmaceutical Supply Strategies

Financing and Sustainability

9. Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy
10. Economics for Pharmaceutical Management
11. Pharmaceutical Financing Strategies
12. Pharmaceutical Benefits in Insurance Programs
13. Revolving Drug Funds and User Fees
14. Global and Donor Financing
15. Pharmaceutical Donations

Part II  Pharmaceutical Management

Selection

16. Managing Medicine Selection
17. Treatment Guidelines and Formulary Manuals

Procurement

18. Managing Procurement
19. Quality Assurance for Pharmaceuticals
20. Quantifying Pharmaceutical Requirements
21. Managing the Tender Process

Distribution

22. Managing Distribution
23. Inventory Management
24. Importation and Port Clearing
25. Transport Management
26. Kit System Management

Use

27. Managing for Rational Medicine Use
28. Investigating Medicine Use
29. Promoting Rational Prescribing
30. Ensuring Good Dispensing Practices
31. Community-Based Participation and Initiatives
32. Drug Seller Initiatives
33. Encouraging Appropriate Medicine Use by Consumers
34. Medicine and Therapeutics Information
35. Pharmacovigilance

Part III Management Support Systems

Planning and Administration

36. Pharmaceutical Supply Systems Assessment
37. Managing Pharmaceutical Programs
38. Planning for Pharmaceutical Management
39. Contracting for Pharmaceuticals and Services
40. Analyzing and Controlling Pharmaceutical Expenditures
41. Financial Planning and Management  
42. Planning and Building Storage Facilities

Organization and Management

43. Security Management
44. Medical Stores Management
45. Hospital Pharmacy Management
46. Pharmaceutical Management for Health Facilities
47. Laboratory Services and Medical Supplies

Information Management

48. Monitoring and Evaluation
49. Pharmaceutical Management Information Systems
50. Computers in Pharmaceutical Management  

Human Resources Management

51. Human Resources Management and Capacity Development
52. Designing and Implementing Training Programs