Factors affecting the decision to purchase innovative pharmaceutical products by the thai pharmaceutical industry

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between factors affecting the decision to purchase and the need for innovative pharmaceutical products by the Thai pharmaceutical industry. An orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) is an example of an incremental pharmaceutical innovative product which is still a new concept in Thailand. The results show that financial factors, as well as government policy and drug regulations, have a positive effect on the purchasing decision of pharmaceutical excipients for ODT from the Thai pharmaceutical industry.