An evaluation on the drug repository landscape in Nova Scotia

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dc.contributor.advisor Fralich, Russell
dc.coverage.spatial Nova Scotia
dc.creator Saunders, Suzanne Marie
dc.date.accessioned 2015-05-22T14:32:16Z
dc.date.available 2015-05-22T14:32:16Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/26138
dc.description 1 online resource (vii, 75 p.) : ill.
dc.description Includes abstract and appendices.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-66).
dc.description.abstract In 2014, Canada spent $33.9 billion on medications. Extrapolating from the US, it is estimated $2.4 billion worth of medication go unused in Canada. Since 1997, at least 38 states have some form of medication reuse program, while no Canadian province does in the truest sense. The programs in the US are broken down into four types depending on structure: Closed-Focused, Closed-Broad, Open-Focused, Open-Broad. The motivation for each program is different. The evolution of programs in the US largely rested on story and power but the same factors have not worked in Canada. Five Nova Scotian stakeholders were interviewed on why this is the case. Several issues around logic, power, story, morality, validation and diffusion were identified. This paper finds story has less meaning in Nova Scotia, government is not a source of power, more data is required, and there is a lack of normative legitimacy in this area. Change in Nova Scotia will require buy-in from a group with less structural power but high connectivity to the patient group. Pilot programs should focus on high return on drug cost and/or patient need. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.title An evaluation on the drug repository landscape in Nova Scotia en_CA
dc.type Text en_CA
thesis.degree.name Executive Master of Business Administration
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Sobey School of Business
thesis.degree.discipline Management
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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