Healthcare risk management during the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic in the European Union: The guaranteed access to medicines.
Int J Risk Saf Med
; 32(2): 77-86, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1081481
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly spread escalating the situation to an international pandemic. The absence of a vaccine or an efficient treatment with enough scientific evidence against the virus has generated a healthcare crisis of great magnitude. The precautionary principle justifies the selection of the recommended medicines, whose demand has increased dramatically.METHODS:
we carried out an analysis of the healthcare risk management and the main measures taken by the state healthcare authorities to a possible shortage of medicines in the most affected countries of the European Union Spain, France, Italy and Germany.RESULTS:
the healthcare risk management in the European Union countries is carried out based on the precautionary principle, as we do not have enough scientific evidence to recommend a specific treatment against the new virus. Some measures aimed to guarantee the access to medicines for the population has been adopted in the most affected countries by the novel coronavirus.CONCLUSIONS:
in Spain, Italy and Germany, some rules based on the precautionary principle were pronounced in order to guarantee the supply of medicines, while in France, besides that, the competences of pharmacists in pharmacy offices have been extended to guarantee the access to medicines for the population.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Risk Management
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Delivery of Health Care
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Strategic Stockpile
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COVID-19
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COVID-19 Drug Treatment
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Health Services Accessibility
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Reviews
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Risk Saf Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
JRS-200076
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