TY - BOOK ID - 136589334 TI - Strengthening the Pharmaceutical System in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : Towards a Medicine Policy to Support Vision 2030 AU - Alghaith, Taghred. AU - Al-Hammad, Bander. AU - Alamri, Adwa. AU - Alazemi, Nahar. AU - Alharf, Adel. AU - Aliafali, Ibrahim. AU - Alluhidan, Mohammed. AU - Almoteiry, Khalid. AU - El-Saharty, Sameh. AU - Herbst, Christopher H. AU - Pisani, Elizabeth. AU - Seiter, Andreas. PY - 2020 PB - Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Health, Nutrition and Population KW - Pharmaceutical Industry KW - Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacoeconomics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136589334 AB - This document presents the major issues that were discussed in the process of working towards the development of a new medicines policy in Saudi Arabia, examining current national practice in light of international practices and experiences. The document is designed to foster discussion and help inform the development of a new national medicine policy. A detailed accounting of the evidence informing policy choices to be highlighted in an updated medicine policy are presented in Part I of this discussion paper; a proposed new National Medicine Policy itself is presented in Part ll. A new Medicine policy, once finalized and approved, will need to be implemented in a highly dynamic environment and must therefore allow for flexibility. It will need to be followed by the implementation of regulations, closely monitored, and adapted as necessary over time. ER -