| Organisation |
Website |
Description |
| ASKA |
www.ketenapotheken.nl |
This sector organisation of chain pharmacies was founded in 2005 on the initiative of four large Dutch pharmacy chains: Mediveen Group (now called Mediq Apotheken Nederland), De Vier Vijzels, Escura B.V.and LLOYDs Apotheken. |
| KNMP |
www.knmp.nl |
Umbrella professional and sector organisation of pharmacists. |
| Nefarma |
www.nefarma.nl |
Innovative pharmaceuticals interest group. |
| Bogin |
www.bogin.nl |
Generic medicines interest group. |
| Zorgverzekeraars Nederland |
www.zn.nl |
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| Family Health International |
www.fhi.org |
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| Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport |
www.minvws.nl |
"Caring for people in a healthy society". This is the motto of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. Providing care for the elderly and youth and for people with a physical or mental handicap. |
| Dutch Healthcare Authority |
www.nza.nl |
Creates and maintains well-functioning healthcare markets in the Netherlands. |
| Dutch Healthcare Insurance Board |
www.cvz.nl |
Independent governing body in the field of social healthcare insurance. It assumes a neutral position between the policy making parties (politicians and ministries) and the executive parties (insurers and healthcare providers). |
| Foundation for Pharmaceutical Statistics |
www.sfk.nl |
The SFK (Foundation for Pharmaceutical Statistics) analyses medicine usage at public pharmacies in the Netherlands. |
| Vektis |
www.vektis.nl |
Information & standardisation for healthcare insurers. |
| CBS |
www.cbs.nl |
Collecting, processing and publishing statistics for practical application, policy and science. |
| Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union |
www.pgeu.org |
The European association representing community pharmacists. PGEU’s members are the national associations and professional bodies of community pharmacists in 30 European countries including EU Member States, EU candidate countries and EFTA members. |
| GIRP |
www.girp.org |
The European association of pharmaceutical full-line wholesalers. |
| WHO |
www.who.int |
The branch of the United Nations that specialises in health. |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
www.oecd.org |
A group of 30 member countries that share a commitment to promoting democratic government and market economies. |