La distribuzione dei farmaci tra progetti di riforma e incertezze

Fabio Pammolli () and Nicola Salerno ()

ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2011, vol. 2011/2, issue 2, 125-148

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Farmacie; prodotti farmaceutici; concorrenza; riforme strutturali; economia e diritto (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I11 I18 K21 K32 L11 L13 L43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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