TY  - JOUR
N2  - The paper provides a detailed description of the legal and regulatory framework that governs Italian pharmacies and the retail distribution of pharmaceuticals, as well as the government?s recent attempts to reform and modernize the system. The picture to emerge is a clear example of an over-regulated market closed to competition; in fact, while the declared intention is to protect the public health and citizens, the regulatory machinery appears designed precisely to favor the interests of incumbent pharmacies and pharmacists. In conclusion, the paper proposes some policy guidelines, also based on the considerations, suggestions and provisions that both the Italian Antitrust and the European Commission have been developing over the past few years.
SN  - 0391-2078
UR  - http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?idArticolo=42534&lingua=it
AV  - none
TI  - La distribuzione dei farmaci tra progetti di riforma e incertezze
KW  - Farmacie
KW  -  prodotti farmaceutici
KW  -  concorrenza
KW  -  riforme strutturali
KW  -  economia e diritto
KW  -  Pharmacies
KW  -  pharmaceuticals
KW  -  competition
KW  -  structural reforms
KW  -  law and economics
EP  - 148
N1  - JEL Codes: L11, L13, L43, I11, I18, K21, K32
ID  - eprints669
SP  - 125
A1  - Pammolli, Fabio
A1  - Salerno, Nicola C.
PB  - FrancoAngeli S.R.L.
IS  - 2
JF  - Economia e Politica Industriale
Y1  - 2011///
VL  - 38
ER  -