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      Farmacias comunitarias de Ecuador y España. Aspectos legales Translated title: Ecuador and Spain community pharmacies. Legal aspects

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          Resumen Introducción: La necesidad de estándares de calidad de los servicios farmacéuticos, para garantizar el uso seguro, responsable y efectivo del medicamento, ha hecho que a través de los años se produzcan una serie de cambios en los sistemas sanitarios. Existe además, una lucha para posicionar a la farmacia y a farmacéuticos como ejes potenciales para promulgar la protección de la salud. Fruto de estos cambios, se evidencian diferencias estructurales en los modelos de farmacia entre países desarrollados y países en vías de desarrollo. El presente estudio realiza un análisis comparativo del modelo de oficina farmacia entre los países de Ecuador y España, diferenciando las legislaciones alusivas al funcionamiento de las farmacias y comparando los modelos de oficina de farmacia. Método: Estudio comparativo basado en investigación documental, en lo referente a normativas y legislación de las farmacias comunitarias de Ecuador y España Resultados: En el presente trabajo se analizan la legislación vigente que regula la farmacia española y ecuatoriana, en referencia al establecimiento de nuevas farmacias, propiedad farmacéutica, prohibición de cadenas de farmacia, así como la calidad de la formación del farmacéutico comunitario Conclusiones: En países de Latinoamérica, como en el caso de Ecuador, la farmacia adopta un modelo más liberal, refiriendo a la desregularización de la apertura de nuevas farmacias, temas de propiedad, sistema de planificación territorial, así como la no presencia del profesional farmacéutico; dando lugar a un sistema con un fuerte enfoque comercial; incidiendo de esta forma sobre la función ideal que debe llevar a cabo la farmacia comunitaria.

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          Abstract Introduction: The need for quality standards in pharmaceutical services, that provides a safety, responsible and effectiveness use of medication, has led several changes in health systems over the years. There is also a struggle to position the pharmacy and pharmaceutical professionals as potential axes to enact health care. As a result of these changes, there are structural differences in pharmacy models between developed and developing countries. The present study sets out to provide a comparative analysis of Ecuador and Spain pharmacy office model, differentiating legislations concerning the functioning of pharmacies and comparing the pharmacy office models. Method: Documentary based research and a comparative study, regarding regulations and legislation of community pharmacies in Ecuador and Spain. Results: In this paper, the current legislation that regulates the Spanish and Ecuadorian pharmacy is analyzed, in reference to the establishment of new pharmacies, pharmaceutical ownership, prohibition of pharmacy chains, as well as the quality of the training of community pharmacists. Conclusions: In Latin American countries, as in the case of Ecuador, the pharmacy adopts a more liberal model, referring to the deregulation of the opening of new pharmacies, property issues, territorial planning system, as well as the non-presence of the professional pharmacist; resulting in a system with a strong commercial focus; thus emphasizing the ideal role to be played by the community pharmacy.

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          Real Decreto Legislativo 1/2015, de 24 de julio, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley de garantías y uso racional de los medicamentos y productos sanitarios

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            Impact of regulation of Community Pharmacies on efficiency, access and equity. Evidence from the UK and Spain.

            In this paper, we focus on regulatory restrictions on Community Pharmacies and whether these have an impact on efficiency, access and equity and thus in the delivery of services community pharmacists provide to patients. Primary data collection through semi-structured interviews and secondary data collection through literature review have been used with a particular focus on Spain (a country where Community Pharmacy is strictly regulated) and the UK (a country where Community Pharmacy is considered liberalised by EU standards). The findings indicate that improved pharmacy operational efficiency is the result of appropriate incentive structures, ownership liberalisation and OTC price freedom as is the case in the UK. Equity and access seem to be better achieved by establishing geographic, demographic or needs-based criteria to open new pharmacies (as is the case in Spain). In sum, there are useful lessons for both countries: the UK could look into the policies applied in Spain that increase access and equity whilst Spain could adopt some of the policies from the UK to increase efficiency in the system. Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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              Ley 16/1997, de 25 de abril, de Regulación de Servicios de las Oficinas de Farmacias

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                Journal
                ars
                Ars Pharmaceutica (Internet)
                Ars Pharm
                Universidad de Granada (Granada, Granada, Spain )
                2340-9894
                June 2021
                : 62
                : 2
                : 163-174
                Affiliations
                [1] Granada Andalucía orgnameUniversidad de Granada orgdiv1Facultad de Farmacia orgdiv2Cátedra María José Faus Dáder de Atención Farmacéutica Spain
                [2] Granada Andalucía orgnameUniversidad de Granada orgdiv1Facultad de Farmacia orgdiv2máster de Atención Farmacéutica Spain
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                S2340-98942021000200163 S2340-9894(21)06200200163
                10.30827/ars.v62i2.16704
                1ac843d5-722a-4088-a018-8b65d59a79ca

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                : 05 November 2020
                : 10 January 2021
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                Pharmacies,Política sanitaria,Organización y administración,Legislación y jurisprudencia,Farmacias, Farmacia comunitaria,Health Policy,Organization and administration,Legislation and jurisprudence,Community pharmacy

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