Resource shortage in public health facilities and private pharmacy practices in Odisha, India.

ABSTRACT: In low- and-middle-income countries (LMICs), private pharmacies play a crucial role in the supply of medicines and the provision of healthcare. However, they also engage in poor practices including the improper sale of medicines and caregiving beyond their legal scope. Addressing the deficiencies of private pharmacies can increase their potential contribution towards enhancing universal health coverage. Therefore, it is important to identify the determinants of their performance. The existing literature has mostly focused on pharmacy-level factors and their regulatory environment, ignoring the market in which they operate, particularly their relationship to existing public sector provision. In this study, we fill the gap in the literature by examining the relationship between the practices

SUBMITTER: Bose B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562114 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature