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Wasir R, Irawati S, Makady A, Postma M, Goettsch W, Buskens E, Feenstra T. Use of medicine pricing and reimbursement policies for universal health coverage in Indonesia. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212328. [PMID: 30779809 PMCID: PMC6380537 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to define the problems of the current use of the e-Catalogue and the national formulary (NF)-two elements of medicine pricing and reimbursement policies in Indonesia for achieving universal health coverage (UHC)-by examining the knowledge and attitudes of stakeholders. Specifically, to investigate (1) the perceived challenges involved in the further implementation of the e-Catalogue and the NF, (2) reasons of prescribing medicines not listed in the NF, and (3) possible improvements in the acceptance and use of the e-Catalogue and the NF. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with stakeholders (policymakers, healthcare providers, a pharmaceutical industry representative, and experienced patients) to collect the qualitative data. The data was analysed using directed content analysis, following the guidelines of the COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative studies (COREQ) in reporting the findings. RESULTS Interestingly, 20 of 45 participants decided to withdraw from the interview due to their lack of knowledge of the e-Catalogue and the NF. All 25 stakeholders who fully participated in this research were in favor of the e-Catalogue and the NF. However, interviewees identified a range of challenges. A major challenge was the lack of harmonization between the lists of medicines in the e-Catalogue and the NF. Several system and personal reasons for prescribing medicines not listed in the NF were identified. Important reasons were a lack of incentives for physicians as well as a lack of transparent and evidence-based methods of selection for the medicines to be listed in the NF. CONCLUSIONS The e-Catalogue and the NF have not been fully utilized for achieving UHC in Indonesia. Some possible improvements suggested were harmonization of medicines listed in the e-Catalogue and the NF, restructuring incentive programs for prescribing NF medicines, and increasing the transparency and evidence-based approach for selection of medicines listed in the e-Catalogue and the NF.
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Affiliation(s)
- Riswandy Wasir
- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Farmasi Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia
- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, PharmacoTherapy, -Epidemiology & -Economics, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, PharmacoTherapy, -Epidemiology & -Economics, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Center for Medicines Information and Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- National Health Care Institute, Diemen, the Netherlands
- Department of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, PharmacoTherapy, -Epidemiology & -Economics, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Economics, Econometrics & Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- National Health Care Institute, Diemen, the Netherlands
- Department of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Operations, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
- Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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Hutabarat OS, Flachowsky H, Regos I, Miosic S, Kaufmann C, Faramarzi S, Alam MZ, Gosch C, Peil A, Richter K, Hanke MV, Treutter D, Stich K, Halbwirth H. Transgenic apple plants overexpressing the chalcone 3-hydroxylase gene of Cosmos sulphureus show increased levels of 3-hydroxyphloridzin and reduced susceptibility to apple scab and fire blight. Planta 2016; 243:1213-24. [PMID: 26895335 PMCID: PMC4837221 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-016-2475-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Overexpression of chalcone-3-hydroxylase provokes increased accumulation of 3-hydroxyphloridzin in Malus . Decreased flavonoid concentrations but unchanged flavonoid class composition were observed. The increased 3-hydroxyphlorizin contents correlate well with reduced susceptibility to fire blight and scab. The involvement of dihydrochalcones in the apple defence mechanism against pathogens is discussed but unknown biosynthetic steps in their formation hamper studies on their physiological relevance. The formation of 3-hydroxyphloretin is one of the gaps in the pathway. Polyphenol oxidases and cytochrome P450 dependent enzymes could be involved. Hydroxylation of phloretin in position 3 has high similarity to the B-ring hydroxylation of flavonoids catalysed by the well-known flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase (F3'H). Using recombinant F3'H and chalcone 3-hydroxylase (CH3H) from Cosmos sulphureus we show that F3'H and CH3H accept phloretin to some extent but higher conversion rates are obtained with CH3H. To test whether CH3H catalyzes the hydroxylation of dihydrochalcones in planta and if this could be of physiological relevance, we created transgenic apple trees harbouring CH3H from C. sulphureus. The three transgenic lines obtained showed lower polyphenol concentrations but no shift between the main polyphenol classes dihydrochalcones, flavonols, hydroxycinnamic acids and flavan 3-ols. Increase of 3-hydroxyphloridzin within the dihydrochalcones and of epicatechin/catechin within soluble flavan 3-ols were observed. Decreased activity of dihydroflavonol 4-reductase and chalcone synthase/chalcone isomerase could partially explain the lower polyphenol concentrations. In comparison to the parent line, the transgenic CH3H-lines showed a lower disease susceptibility to fire blight and apple scab that correlated with the increased 3-hydroxyphlorizin contents.
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- Olly Sanny Hutabarat
- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute of Breeding Research on Horticultural and Fruit Crops, Julius Kühn-Institut, Pillnitzer Platz 3a, 01326, Dresden, Germany
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- Unit of Fruit Science, Technical University of Munich, Dürnast 2, 85350, Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Am Coulombwall, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute of Breeding Research on Horticultural and Fruit Crops, Julius Kühn-Institut, Pillnitzer Platz 3a, 01326, Dresden, Germany
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- Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, Julius Kühn-Institut, Erwin-Baur-Str. 27, 06484, Quedlinburg, Germany
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- Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute of Breeding Research on Horticultural and Fruit Crops, Julius Kühn-Institut, Pillnitzer Platz 3a, 01326, Dresden, Germany
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- Unit of Fruit Science, Technical University of Munich, Dürnast 2, 85350, Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria.
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