Abstract: Pharmacy in
Turkey underwent a radical change within the last decade. Introduction of the
Health Transformation Program in 2003 has had a significant impact on Turkey's
pharmacy system in accordance with objectives of the program to establish new
pricing regulations for pharmaceuticals based on reference prices, and to
develop better computer based health information/record systems. In this
context, Pharmaceutical Tracking (Track-and-Trace) System using two dimensional
matrix barcodes was initiated to prevent not only drug counterfeiting, but also
fraud against the medical insurance system and off-record transactions within
the pharmaceutical sector; and the process of recording prescriptions in an
electronic format was launched. Some other improvements have also been made
with respect to pharmacy education, law and practice. In contrast with all
these positive outcomes, Turkish pharmacy sector is currently in a deep
financial struggle. This paper aims to provide a brief overview of the recent
developments in Turkish pharmacy system and to discuss future roles and
challenges of the profession.
Keywords: pharmacy, Turkey,
community pharmacy, pharmacists, pharmacy education, hospital pharmacy
Cite: Tekiner, Halil.
"Pharmacy in Turkey: past, present, and future," Die Pharmazie
2014;69(6):477-480, DOI: 10.1691/ph.2014.3878, PMID: 24974586.
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