Pharmacists’ perceptions and attitudes toward drug importation into the State of Florida

Abstract Background The Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration released the Safe Importation Action Plan in July 2020 detailing methods to import medicines from Canada to combat increasing drug costs. In November 2020, Florida became the first state in the Unite...

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Autores principales:	John B. Hertig, Jade M. Jochem, Allissa M. Long
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Drug importation Substandard Falsified Drug pricing Drug adulteration Pharmaceutical Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950 Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f43be1f68e90481385ccc6e9f00b28502021-12-05T12:04:04ZPharmacists’ perceptions and attitudes toward drug importation into the State of Florida10.1186/s40545-021-00381-02052-3211https://doaj.org/article/f43be1f68e90481385ccc6e9f00b28502021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40545-021-00381-0https://doaj.org/toc/2052-3211Abstract Background The Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration released the Safe Importation Action Plan in July 2020 detailing methods to import medicines from Canada to combat increasing drug costs. In November 2020, Florida became the first state in the United States to create and propose an importation plan from Canada. This study examines the proposal submitted by Florida, Florida pharmacists’ perceptions of the program on patient safety, and Florida pharmacists’ thoughts on the pharmacy operational impact. Methods This was a cross-sectional study utilizing an electronic questionnaire sent to pharmacist members of the Florida Pharmacy Association. The survey incorporated closed-ended and open-ended questions. The results from the study were reported and analyzed through descriptive statistics, qualitative and quantitative data. Results Two-hundred and forty-four pharmacists responded to the survey. Of those respondents, 25% stated they had no knowledge about Florida’s drug importation plan. Less than 12% of respondents stated they would trust the safety and quality of imported medicines. Seventy percent of pharmacists expressed concerns regarding the changes required in pharmacy operations to increase medicine safety. About half of the respondents questioned whether this plan would promote cost-savings as intended. Conclusion Florida pharmacists believe the drug importation plan does not address all aspects of patient and medicine safety and expressed concerns regarding logistical operations of a pharmacy. This article highlights those concerns and acts as a summons to action.John B. HertigJade M. JochemAllissa M. LongBMCarticleDrug importationSubstandardFalsifiedDrug pricingDrug adulterationPharmaceuticalTherapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950Pharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441ENJournal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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topic	Drug importation Substandard Falsified Drug pricing Drug adulteration Pharmaceutical Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950 Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441
spellingShingle	Drug importation Substandard Falsified Drug pricing Drug adulteration Pharmaceutical Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950 Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 John B. Hertig Jade M. Jochem Allissa M. Long Pharmacists’ perceptions and attitudes toward drug importation into the State of Florida
description	Abstract Background The Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration released the Safe Importation Action Plan in July 2020 detailing methods to import medicines from Canada to combat increasing drug costs. In November 2020, Florida became the first state in the United States to create and propose an importation plan from Canada. This study examines the proposal submitted by Florida, Florida pharmacists’ perceptions of the program on patient safety, and Florida pharmacists’ thoughts on the pharmacy operational impact. Methods This was a cross-sectional study utilizing an electronic questionnaire sent to pharmacist members of the Florida Pharmacy Association. The survey incorporated closed-ended and open-ended questions. The results from the study were reported and analyzed through descriptive statistics, qualitative and quantitative data. Results Two-hundred and forty-four pharmacists responded to the survey. Of those respondents, 25% stated they had no knowledge about Florida’s drug importation plan. Less than 12% of respondents stated they would trust the safety and quality of imported medicines. Seventy percent of pharmacists expressed concerns regarding the changes required in pharmacy operations to increase medicine safety. About half of the respondents questioned whether this plan would promote cost-savings as intended. Conclusion Florida pharmacists believe the drug importation plan does not address all aspects of patient and medicine safety and expressed concerns regarding logistical operations of a pharmacy. This article highlights those concerns and acts as a summons to action.
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Pharmacists’ perceptions and attitudes toward drug importation into the State of Florida

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