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Table 1 Overview of stakeholders, whether they were interviewed and their position on the bill

From: Rationales and arguments behind the adoption of self-selection of nonprescription medicines in Denmark

Stakeholders

Interviewed

Supporting

Opposing

Political parties

 Liberal Alliance (LA)a

No

x

 

 The Alternative (ALT)

No

 

x

 The Conservative Party (KF)a

No

x

 

 The Danish People’s Party (DF)a

No

x

 

 The Danish Social Democrats (S)b

Noc

x

 

 The Liberal Party (V)a

No

x

 

 The Red-Green Alliance (EL)

No

 

x

 The Socialist People’s Party (SF)

No

 

x

 The Social Liberal Party (RV)

No

 

x

Public authorities

 The Ministry of Health (MH)

Yes

x

 

Organizations

 Danish Generic and Biosimilars Medicines Industry Association (IGL), ‘the generic industry’

Yes

 

x

 Danish Regions (DR)

No

 

x

 Local Government (LG)

No

x

 

 Pharmadanmark (PD)d

No

x

x

 The Association of Danish Pharmacies (ADP), ‘the pharmacy owners’

Yes

 

x

 The DaneAge (DAA)

No

 

x

 The Danish Association of Pharmaconomists (DAP)

Yes

 

x

 The Danish Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (Lif), ‘the originator industry’

Yes

x

 

 The Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCoC)

Yes

x

 

 The Danish Consumer Council (DCC), ‘the consumer organization’

Yes

 

x

 The Danish Medical Association (DMeA)

No

 

x

 The Danish Nurses Organization (DNO)

No

 

x

 The Danish Patient Association (DPA)

Noc

x

 

 The Danish Patient Safety Association (DPSA)

No

 

x

  1. aGovernment parties (KF, LA, V) and government supporting party (DF)
  2. bArgued against adoption of self-selection of NPMs but voted for adoption of the bill
  3. cDeclined interview
  4. dArgued for self-selection of NPMs at pharmacies but not at retail outlets