from manufacturer to community pharmacy, What regulatory arrangements are including consideration of: necessary to promote high standards of delivery regulatory requirements, standards and and accountability amongst pharmacies, quality control to provide assurance of wholesalers, manufacturers and other entities timely and reliable access and delivery; receiving funding under the PBS, and the data the and cost drivers associated with required to monitor and assess these standards of timely supply consistent with the NMP, delivery and community outcomes. wholesaling, logistics and delivery; Consumer Experience the adequacy of funding to promote investment in supply chain infrastructure The consumer experience, including: to meet future PBS supply and security consumer attitudes to the services needs; and expected from community pharmacy; the relationships between manufacturer, consumer expectations regarding access wholesaler, distributor, delivery partner, to and affordability of medicines; and pharmacy and government and how consumer priorities regarding access to these impact consumer and community and quality use of medicines. need. Accountability and Regulation
from manufacturer to community pharmacy, including consideration of: regulatory requirements, standards and quality control to provide assurance of timely and reliable access and delivery; the and cost drivers associated with timely supply consistent with the NMP, wholesaling, logistics and delivery; the adequacy of funding to promote investment in supply chain infrastructure to meet future PBS supply and security needs; and the relationships between manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, delivery partner, pharmacy and government and how these impact consumer and community need. Accountability and Regulation What regulatory arrangements are necessary to promote high standards of delivery and accountability amongst pharmacies, wholesalers, manufacturers and other entities receiving funding under the PBS, and the data required to monitor and assess these standards of delivery and community outcomes. Consumer Experience The consumer experience, including: consumer attitudes to the services expected from community pharmacy; consumer expectations regarding access to and affordability of medicines; and consumer priorities regarding access to and quality use of medicines.
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