The Politics of Pharmaceutical Reform
The Case of the Philippine National Drug Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10220847 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Bessie Lee (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 477-494 |
| Publication date | 1994-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Health Services (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7314 • E-ISSN: 1541-4469 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/jwrx-03e0-v12g-4bby |
| PMID | 7928014 |
| OpenAlex | W1993417631 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
A national drug policy was formulated in the Philippines after the rise of the Aquino government in 1986. In this article, the author discusses the pharmaceutical situation before the policy was announced, and argues that the major push for a policy came from the confluence of four factors: a change in the structures of political power, especially the rise of a new government and the empowerment of health non-governmental organizations as new participants in the policy process; members of the Department of Health who pushed for a policy; a more conductive social and political climate, both locally and internationally; and a growing body of knowledge about the drug issue. The author discusses the policy's achievements as well as the limitations that have beset the policy from 1987 to 1992
Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Government (linguistics · Health care · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public policy · Social policy · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · International Development and Aid · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Public Administration · Health Policy
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 1996 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |