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Il mercato dei dispositivi per stomia in cinque paesi europei: lezioni per l’Italia

Farmeconomia

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Title Il mercato dei dispositivi per stomia in cinque paesi europei: lezioni per l’Italia
 
Creator Cornago, Dante
Garattini, Livio
 
Subject Pharmacoeconomics; Health economics
 
Description Aim of the present study is to analyze the international market of the ostomy devices in Italy, France, Germany, U.K. and Denmark. The ostomy systems are technologically mature devices, and the more interesting market developments are about innovative modality of distribution and patients technical support, like home distribution. For every country it has been applied a common pattern, based on four aspect of the ostomy devices market: 1. the legislative aspect; 2. the prescription procedure; 3. the different models of distribution; 4. the competitive systems of pharmaceutical industry. All the data in this study has been galthered through relevant literature and interviews with the area operators. The ostomy devices are repayable against medical prescription in all the studied countries; significant legislative differences are registered in the repayment prices determination. For all the studied countries, in the decisional process related to the choice of one or another device, the essential role is played by the ostomy hospital nurse, that advises the patient immediately after the surgery. Finally, the more significant examples to innovate purchase and distribution process of ostomy devices in Italy comes from Denmark and U.K., where the home distribution is already available and it is working.
 
Publisher SEEd
 
Date 2001-06-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://journals.edizioniseed.it/index.php/FE/article/view/724
10.7175/fe.v2i2.724
 
Source Farmeconomia. Health economics and therapeutic pathways; Vol 2, No 2 (2001); 115-123
2240-256X
1721-6915
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://journals.edizioniseed.it/index.php/FE/article/view/724/826