Table 1.

Literature review guideline.

Objective	To synthesize evidence on access to medicines reforms and its prioritization enabling factors and implementation approaches To synthesize evidence on how the access to medicines reforms contributed to access to medicines and universal health coverage
Research questions	(1) What access to medicines pharmaceutical reform items were prioritized since 1999, when the National Drug Policy was developed, and why? (2) What implementation approaches were employed and sustained and why? (3) How did the reforms influence equitable access to medicines and contributed to universal health coverage?
Search strategy	Inclusion	National medicine/drug policy reforms. Health sector policies. National access to medicine. National development policies, health sector policies, and laws aligned to national access to medicines agenda. Gray literature including printed copies of national drug/medicine policies and laws; documents on Ministry of Health and agencies websites; peer-reviewed journals. Language: English
	Exclusion	Exclude countries other than Ghana
	Timeframe	1988–2022
Data source	Institutional website and Office Google Scholar	Ministry of Health (Pharmacy Directorate) National Health Insurance Authority Peer-reviewed literature