A structured methodology for essential medicines lists and health emergency stockpiles: Experience with the Emergency Medicines Buffer Stock in the United Kingdom

A. Angelis, G. Montibeller and P. Kanavos

Social Science & Medicine, 2023, vol. 337, issue C

Abstract: Formularies of essential medicines, such as Essential Medicines Lists (EMLs) and health emergency stockpiles, are intended to be always available, including in emergency situations, acting as important tools for access to medicines. The Emergency Medicines Buffer Stock (EMBS) in the United Kingdom (UK) was a stockpile of critical medicines managed by the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). We propose a new methodology for selecting and including medicines in EMLs and health emergency stockpiles and empirically apply it for selecting medicines in the case of the UK EMBS.

Keywords: Essential medicines list; Health emergency stockpile; Drug formulary; Medicines prioritisation; Drug shortages; Emergency Medicines Buffer Stock (EMBS); Portfolio decision analysis; Health decision analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116236

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