Author : Niels Philipsen
Publisher : Intersentia nv
ISBN 13 : 9050953514
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (59 download)
Book Synopsis Regulation of and by Pharmacists in the Netherlands and Belgium by : Niels Philipsen
Download or read book Regulation of and by Pharmacists in the Netherlands and Belgium written by Niels Philipsen and published by Intersentia nv. This book was released on 2003 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the regulation of pharmacists in the Netherlands and Belgium from the perspective of law and economics. It starts with an extensive and accessible overview of the economic literature with respect to the regulation (including self-regulation) of liberal professions. Subsequently, this book analyses the extent to which the current regulation of Dutch and Belgian pharmacists serves the public interest and the extent to which this regulation is a result of rent-seeking behaviour by private interest groups. The author concludes that some regulation, notably with respect to advertising, design of the pharmacy, establishment of pharmacies and drug prices, does not seem to serve the public interest. Moreover, he criticises the regulation of reimbursement for the pharmacist, which in both countries is still linked to the phar-macists monopoly in the distribution of drugs, despite new tasks of the pharmacist in the field of pharmaceutical care. In addition to a theoretical analysis, the author carries out an empirical research of rent-seeking behaviour in the pharmaceutical market. Although the book studies the situation in the Netherlands and in Belgium, its conclusions will certainly apply to other countries and other professions. The book will therefore be of interest to all economists, lawyers and practitioners interested in regulation of the liberal professions as well as practitioners and academics working in the field of health care.