Table 3. Reasons for prescriptions of medicines not listed in the NF in relation to the healthcare system.

Reasons	Causes
Unavailability of NF medicines in the healthcare facilities.	1. A lack of harmonization between the list of medicines in the e-Catalogue and the NF; 2. A poor distribution system; 3. The price of medicines in the e-Catalogue is too low;
Some important medicines are not listed in the NF.	1. Failure to negotiate the prices with the pharmaceutical industry; 2. Some importance medicines have not yet been registered in Indonesia;
The existence of other prescription guidelines.	The regulation of pharmaceutical service standards in hospitals requires a hospital formulary and standard treatment guidelines