IMPACT OF HEALTH POLICY CHANGES ON TRENDS OF PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET IN TURKEY
Author(s)
Safak Yilmaz E1, Kockaya G2, Yenilmez FB3, Saylan M2, Tatar M3, Hilal Vural E1, Vural IM1, Akbulat A1, Gursoz H1, Artiran G1, Kerman S1
1Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency, Ankara, Turkey, 2Health Economics and Policy Association, Ankra, Turkey, 3Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
OBJECTIVES: Turkish Ministry of Health(MoH) initiated Health Transformation Program(HTP) in 2002. HTP impacted all clinical and economic outcomes of health including pharmaceutical sales by improving access to health services. Total pharmaceutical market reached US $ 8 billion in last 10 years. HTP improved health coverage and access to health services, additional policies are implemented by MoH for controlling this increasing trend on pharmaceutical consumption. The aim of this analysis is to understand the impact of selected 5 major policy changes to total pharmaceutical consumption in between 2002-2012. METHODS:
Conference/Value in Health Info
2014-11, ISPOR Europe 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Value in Health, Vol. 17, No. 7 (November 2014)
Code
PHP22
Topic
Health Policy & Regulatory
Topic Subcategory
Pricing Policy & Schemes
Disease
Multiple Diseases