Improving Transparency in Pharmaceutical Systems : Strengthening Critical Decision Points Against Corruption

This study presents a diagnostic framework and methodology to evaluate a pharmaceutical system s vulnerability to corruption and to determine which corrupt practices can have a major impact on the system s ultimate efficiency. We thus provide: (a)...

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Main Authors:	Cohen, Jillian Clare, Cercone, James A., Macaya, Roman
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABUSES ACCESS TO PHARMACEUTICALS ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIVE INGREDIENTS ADJUDICATION ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ANALGESICS ANTIBIOTICS ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION POLICIES AUDITOR AUDITS BASIC SERVICES BEST PRACTICES BRIBE BRIBES BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS CASH FLOW CERTIFICATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANT CLINICS COLLUSION COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION COUNTERFEIT DRUGS CRIME CULTURAL PRACTICES DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE DISCRETION DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACEUTICALS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DOCTORS DOSAGE FORMS DRUG CONSUMPTION DRUG PRESCRIBING DRUG PRICES DRUG SELECTION DRUG STORAGE DRUG TESTING DRUG UTILIZATION DRUGS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICY EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS EPIDEMIC EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE EQUILIBRIUM ESSENTIAL DRUGS ESSENTIAL MEDICINES EXPENDITURES FEASIBILITY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GLOBAL POPULATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROUP DISCUSSIONS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE PROVISION HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH COSTS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INITIATIVES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH OFFICIALS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HIDDEN COSTS HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL RECORDS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESSES INCOME INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INDUCED DEMAND INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTEGRITY INVENTORY CONTROL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT LAWS LEADERSHIP LIMITED RESOURCES MARKETING MEDIA MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL SPECIALTIES MEDICAL STORES MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICINE MEDICINES MINISTER MINISTRY OF HEALTH MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MORAL HAZARD MORBIDITY MULTINATIONAL NATIONAL DRUG NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM NDP NURSES NUTRITION OPERATING COSTS PACKAGING PATIENT PATIENT CARE PATIENT COMPLIANCE PATIENTS PENALTY PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION PHARMACEUTICAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTION PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY PHARMACEUTICAL LEGISLATION PHARMACEUTICAL POLICIES PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING PHARMACEUTICAL PROCUREMENT PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLIES PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY PHARMACEUTICAL SYSTEMS PHARMACEUTICALS PHARMACISTS PHARMACY PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL APPOINTEES POLLUTION PRESCRIPTIONS PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE PHARMACIES PROBABILITY PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT OFFICES PROCUREMENTS PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC OFFICIAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PHARMACIES PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY CONTROL QUANTITATIVE DATA RESOURCE ALLOCATION SAFETY STOCK SANCTIONS SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL SECURITY SPECIFIC INCENTIVES SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPLY SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL SKILLS TENDERING THEFT THERAPEUTICS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORTATION TREATMENT GUIDELINES USER FEES VACCINATION VULNERABILITY WASTE WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/20201536/improving-transparency-pharmaceutical-systems-strengthening-critical-decision-points-against-corruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20426