Public patient forwarding to private pharmacies: an analysis of data linking patients, facilities and pharmacies in the state of Odisha, India
The results suggest that private pharmacies are both secondary and complementary suppliers of drugs for hospitals, but may act more like substitutes for primary facilities, consistent with evidence that private pharmacies provide advice and other services akin to primary care in Odisha. Improving public facility drug stocks alone is unlikely to fully address drug-driven financial hardship in India. Provider prescribing practices should be investigated to identify additional policy options.
Authors
- Kirti Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9999-3203)
- Sian Hsiang‐Te Tsuei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9540-9399)
- Bijetri Bose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6239-7566)
- Arpita Chakraborty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0515-3420)
- Liana Woskie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7451-6849)
- Winnie Yip
- Anuska Kalita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9912-7471)
- Annie Haakenstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-4639)
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Washington (US)
- Oxford Policy Management (GB)
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (US)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017788
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.98
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Tata Trusts