Strategies to Approach Medicines Litigation: An Action Research Study in Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Background: In the last decades, litigation has been increasingly used to access medicines in Brazil. This phenomenon has led to the development of diverse strategies to reduce its negative impact on the organization of pharmaceutical services. In spite of that, managers still face difficulties dealing with lawsuits. Objective: This study aims to report the planning and implementation of strategies to approach medicines litigation in a municipality located in the southeast region of Brazil. Methods: Mixed methods were employed through an action research cycle. A network coordination team included researchers from university and municipal managers. The scenario analysis comprised the characterization of pharmaceutical services and the profile of medicines lawsuits. Afte

SUBMITTER: Machado FLDS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8100662 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature