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The impact of centralized electronic bidding system on procurementprices for generic medicines: A case study from Thailand |
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| Creator | 1. Amarawan Pentrakan 2. Jiun-Yi Wang 3. Wing-Keung Wong |
| Title | The impact of centralized electronic bidding system on procurementprices for generic medicines: A case study from Thailand |
| Publisher | Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University |
| Publication Year | 2565 |
| Journal Title | Songklanakarin Journal of Science an Technology (SJST) |
| Journal Vol. | 44 |
| Journal No. | 6 |
| Page no. | 1532-1538 |
| Keyword | pharmaceutical procurement, e-bidding, drug prices, generic medicines |
| URL Website | https://sjst.psu.ac.th/ |
| ISSN | 0125-3395 |
| Abstract | A centralized electronic bidding (e-bidding) system has recently become a key government strategy in developingmechanisms for public drug purchasing systems in Thailand. From the previous literature, e-bidding can be an effective tool forcontrolling the purchase price of a product in various industries. However, this system is still uncommon in pharmaceuticalprocurement. Thus, this study aims to determine the impact of the e-bidding system on the pricing of generic medicines. Drugprocurement data from Thailand for all generic products of omeprazole injection from 2018 to 2019 were used to analyze drugprice changes before and after the adoption of the e-bidding system. The results showed that the effect of the e-bidding systemwas consistent with a 17.35% drop in the mean prices. In addition, the distribution of purchase prices was greatly reducedcompared to the traditional system. |
