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Table 3 Composition of Public Quality Control

From: Global pharmaceutical regulation: the challenge of integration for developing states

5.03.05.04

Equal to one if public pharmacies and stores are inspected.

5.03.05.05

Equal to one if pharmacies and dispensing points of health facilities are inspected.

5.05.08

Equal to one if legal provisions exist requiring pharmacists to be registered.

5.05.10

Equal to one if legal provision exist requiring public pharmacies to be licensed.

5.06.04.01

Equal to one if quality monitoring in the public sector exists (routine sampling in pharmacy stores and health facilities).

5.06.04.06

Equal to one if there is testing of public program products prior to acceptance and/or distribution.

7.01.03

Equal to one if public sector requests for tender documents are publicly available.

7.01.04

Equal to one if public sector tender awards are publicly available.

7.01.05

Equal to one if there is a system to prequalify suppliers.

7.01.07S

Equal to one if there is a written public sector procurement policy.

7.01.10S

Equal to one if a process exists to ensure the quality of products procured.

7.01.11S

Equal to one if a list of samples tested during the procurement process and results of quality testing are available.

7.01.12.01S

Equal to one if tenders are national competitive.

7.01.12.02S

Equal to one if tenders are international competitive tenders.

7.02.03

Equal to one if there are national guidelines on Good Distribution Practices (GDP)

7.10.10.01S

Equal to one if the quality assurance process includes prequalification of products and suppliers.

7.10.10.02S

Equal to one if explicit criteria and procedures exist for prequalification of suppliers

7.10.10.03S

Equal to one if a list of prequalified suppliers and products is publicly available.