Bridging medicine access gaps through cross-national market linkage in South Korea and Italy: a conceptual case

Background Medicine shortages are monitored within national borders, but complementarity across national markets is poorly characterised. Objective To characterise medicines supplied through South Korea's national access programme and to quantify this complementarity between South Korea and Italy. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we linked shortage records from the Italian Medicines Agency and Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea Orphan and Essential Drug Center supply notices, and national reimbursement lists. The primary outcome was the proportion of shortage configurations w

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