Abstract
In 2008, the Programa Rede Farmácia de Minas (RFM, literally translated: †Minas Gerais Pharmacy Network' program) was created as a strategy to expand access to medicines. Aim: Measure access to medicines in public pharmacies through comparison between municipalities that joined or not the RFM. Materials & methods: Cross-sectional, evaluative study, gathering information from a representative sample of the municipalities in Minas Gerais between July 2014 and May 2015. The Poisson regression results were obtained by calculating the prevalence ratios. Results: Adequate access to medicines in Minas Gerais was 69.9%, being 75.8% in municipalities with and 69.2% without the RFM. The municipalities with the RFM showed statistically higher percentages in the Availability, Adequacy/Accommodation, and Acceptability dimensions. Conclusion: RFM appears an efficient strategy for promoting access to medicines.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 869-879 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2021 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Rede Farmácia de Minas
- access to medicines
- health services accessibility
- infrastructure
- pharmaceutical services
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