Pharmaceutical strategic purchasing requirements in Iran: Price interventions and the related effective factors
Pharmaceutical strategic purchasing requirements in Iran: Price interventions and the related effective factors

. Peivand Bastani; . Rasoul Dinarvand; . Mahnaz SamadBeik; . Kimia Pourmohammadi

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 35-42

Abstract
  Objective: Pharmaceutical access for the poor is an essential factor in developing countries that can be improved through strategic purchasing. This study was conducted to ...  Read More
Evaluation of productivity in Iranian pharmaceutical companies: A DEA-based Malmquist approach and panel data analysis
Evaluation of productivity in Iranian pharmaceutical companies: A DEA-based Malmquist approach and panel data analysis

. Mehdi Varmaghani; . Amir Hashemi Meshkini; . Farshad Farzadfar; . Mehdi Yousefi; . Saeed Yaghoubifard; . Vida Varahrami; .  Ehsan Rezaei Darzi; . Majid Anabi; . Abbas Kebriaeezadeh; . Hedieh-Sadat Zekri

Volume 4, Issue 2 , April 2015, , Pages 51-56

Abstract
  Objective: In this study, we aimed to assess comparative productivity of 21 pharmaceutical companies in Iran during 2000–2013.Methods: To evaluate the productivity trend ...  Read More
Resource allocation and purchasing arrangements to improve accessibility of medicines: Evidence from Iran
Resource allocation and purchasing arrangements to improve accessibility of medicines: Evidence from Iran

. Peivand Bastani; . Gholamhossein Mehralian; . Rasoul Dinarvand

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2015, , Pages 9-17

Abstract
  Objective: The aim of this study was to review the current methods of pharmaceutical purchasing by Iranian insurance organizations within the World Bank conceptual framework model ...  Read More
From generic scheme to brand‑generic scheme: Have new policy influenced the efficiency of Iranian pharmaceutical companies?
From generic scheme to brand‑generic scheme: Have new policy influenced the efficiency of Iranian pharmaceutical companies?

. Amir Hashemi-Meshkini; . Mehdi Varmaghani; . Mehdi Yousefi; . Saeed Yaghoubifard; . Hedieh-Sadat Zekri; . Shekoufeh Nikfar; . Abbas Kebriaeezadeh

Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2014, , Pages 88-93

Abstract
  Objective: Brand‑generic scheme was implemented in Iran to improve the competition in the pharmaceutical market. In this study, we aim to assess if this policy had any positive effect ...  Read More