What Makes a National Pharmaceutical Track and Trace System Succeed? Lessons From Turkey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Track and trace systems are increasingly being implemented as a technological solution to secure pharmaceutical supply chains. Turkey was the first country to implement a full pharmaceutical track and trace system throughout the entire regulated domestic supply chain. This article explores the emergence and functioning of this system and the consequences for substandard and falsified medicine with a focus on the underlying political and economic factors.

Methods

This study uses an explanatory case study approach that combined interviews with purposefully selected key informants and document analyses.

Results

The main drivers for implementing the pharmaceutical track and trace system in Turkey centered on the elimination of reimbursement fraud and the preven

SUBMITTER: Parmaksiz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541108 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature