Deregulacija tržišta lijekova i mogućnosti ljekarnikovog profesionalnog djelovanja

master's thesis

• Title (english): Medicine market deregulation and the possibilities of pharmacists' professional activity
• Author: Katarina Perić
• Mentor: Živka Juričić (mentor)
• Committee member: Živka Juričić
• Committee member: Jadranka Vuković Rodriguez
• Committee member: Biljana Nigović
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2015-09-30, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Pharmacy; Pharmacy

Abstract

U radu se kritički propituje ubrzani trend liberalizacije tržišta lijekova koji u posljednjih par desetljeća nameće neoliberalna politička ekonomija. Riječ je o reorganizaciji sustava distribucije lijekova kojom sve veći broj lijekova, ranije dostupnih samo uz recept, dolazi u slobodnu prodaju. Lijekovi se, drugim riječima, pretvaraju u robu koja se poput bilo koje druge robe na tržištu može slobodno kupiti i prodati. U krajnje komercijaliziranom društvu, profesije, naime, nisu više u mogućnosti promicati profesionalnu logiku, već logiku ekonomskog i financijskog kapitala. U radu se potanko propituje forma i opseg procesa deprofesionalizacije ljekarnika kao i njegove negativne posljedice: svođenje ljekarnika na pukog trgovca sve manje važnog za naše zdravlje. Ljekarnikovo sve veće nezadovoljstvo vlastitim statusom, zbog sve napetijeg odnosa spram drugih agensa u polju liječenja, te zbiljska socijalna potreba za učinkovitom farmakoterapijom, urodila je konceptom ljekarničke skrbi. Proširivanjem uloge ljekarnika, pružanjem adekvatne ljekarničke skrbi, ljekarnik nije puki prodavač lijekova, nego se u središte njegovog djelovanja postavlja pacijent i njegove konkretne potrebe za terapijom.

Abstract (english)

The paper critically questions the rapid trend of liberalisation which neoliberal political economy has imposed on the market of medicines in the last few centuries. The drug distribution system has changed so as to allow an increasingly large number of previously only prescription drugs become over-the-counter medicines. In other words, drugs have become a commodity freely bought or sold like any other commodity on the market. In a completely commercialized society, professions can no longer promote their professional logic but must promote the logic of economic and financial capital.
The paper examines in detail the process of deprofessionalization of pharmacy, as well as its negative consequences: the reduction of pharmacists to mere salespersons, without any bigger role in the health care system. A new concept of pharmaceutical care arose as pharmacists became increasingly dissatisfi ed with their professional status, which created tensions between them and other health care professionals, but also because of a genuine need for a more effi cient pharmacotherapy. Broadening the role of pharmacist, providing adequate pharmaceutical care, the pharmacist is not only a seller of medicaments, but rather the patient is placed in the center of his action and patient’s specific needs for the therapy.

• Keywords: deregulacija tržišta lijekova; ljekarnička profesija; komercijalni interes; ljekarnička etika; deprofesionalizacija ljekarnika; koncept ljekarničke skrbi
• Keywords (english): medicine market deregulation; pharmacy profession; commercial interest; pharmacist ethics; deprofessionalization of pharmacy; pharmaceutical care
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:163:553273
• Study programme: Title: Pharmacy; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra farmacije (magistar/magistra farmacije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Access restricted to students and staff of home institution
• Created on: 2016-02-22 14:35:15