Analysis of Turkish Pharmaceutical Sector

Analysis of Turkish Pharmaceutical Sector is a comprehensive book that analyzes Turkish pharmaceutical industry its financial structure and developments affecting industry from different perspectives.The book examines how pharmaceutical sector developed in Turkey after the policies followed since 2003 financing of the sector pharmaceutical expenditures via detailed analyses and investigates the current situation strategies and objectives of the sector. Chapter One assesses Turkish Health Care System and the pre-2003 period presents a general discussion about developments in the health care system and presents a detailed discussion about evolution of health expenditures in 2002- 2013 and satisfaction with health care services. Chapter Two examines the Turkish pharmaceutical sector pharmaceutical industry foreign trade companies drug distribution channels and human resources in the pharmaceutical sector. Chapter Three presents a general discussion about developments in Turkish pharmaceutical sector between 2002-2014 period. Chapter Four presents information about financing of the pharmaceuticals setting public pharmaceutical budget and pricing and reimbursement system in Turkey. Chapter Five assesses pharmaceutical expenditures in Turkey by years by the funding source by service providers and lastly by functions showing in real and nominal numbers with graphics. The chapter also presents information about pharmaceutical expenditures compared with GDP health expenditures non-interest public expenditures and tax revenues. Chapter Six makes the analysis of pharmaceutical consumption pharmaceutical market and pricing in Turkey and compares these three with OECD countries. Chapter Seven presents strategy of Turkish pharmaceutical sector efforts on domestic manufacturing of pharmaceuticals R&D studies and objectives of in the pharmaceutical sector In brief this study covers the development of Turkish health care system and health expenditures since 2003 (chapter 1) evaluation of Turkish pharmaceutical sector (chapter2) development affecting the sector during 2002-2014 (chapter3) financing pricing and reimbursement systems of Turkish pharmaceutical industry (chapter4) development of pharmaceutical expenditures (chapter5) analysis of the pharmaceutical sector(chapter6) strategies and objectives pursued in the sector (chapter7).