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KMID : 0941820070170020076
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Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
2007 Volume.17 No. 2 p.76 ~ p.86
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A Study on the Causing Factors for Surplus Medicines and the Disposal Process
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Kim Kwang-Sik
Son Uy-Dong
Min Young-Sil
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Abstract
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To investigate the causing factors for surplus stock in a pharmacy, we carried out a survey among pharmacists. Our analysis revealed that it was caused by uncooperative clinicians, poor-management by pharmacies. It was also induced by excessive competition between pharmaceutical companies and wholesalers. The fundamental causes were large scale of medical package units and frequent changes of prescriptions by clinicians. From the results, we could suggest that a use of generics through measures such as generic prescribing and generic substitution, and encourage pharmaceutical companies to utilize effectively the take-back system.
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KEYWORD
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surplus medicines, generic substitution, generic prescribing
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