 Economics, Pharmaceutical
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Economic aspects of the fields of pharmacy and pharmacology as they apply to the development and study of medical economics in rational drug therapy and the impact of pharmaceuticals on the cost of medical care. Pharmaceutical economics also includes the economic considerations of the pharmaceutical care delivery system and in drug prescribing, particularly of cost-benefit values. (From J Res Pharm Econ 1989;1(1); PharmacoEcon 1992;1(1))
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D017850
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N03.219.390
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Economics, Pharmaceutical" by people in Profiles.
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de Souza JA, de Lima Lopes G, Cohen EE. Pharmacoeconomic issues in head and neck oncology. Curr Opin Oncol. 2013 May; 25(3):213-7.
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Cohen RD. The pharmacoeconomics of biologic therapy for IBD. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Feb; 7(2):103-9.
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Shih YC, Pan IW, Tsai YW. Information technology facilitates cost-effectiveness analysis in developing countries: an observational study of breast cancer chemotherapy in Taiwan. Pharmacoeconomics. 2009; 27(11):947-61.
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Thomas T, Cohen RD. Pharmacoeconomic considerations for inflammatory bowel disease in the era of biological therapies. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007 Oct; 1(1):101-12.
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Cohen RD, Thomas T. Economics of the use of biologics in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2006 Dec; 35(4):867-82.
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Levinson W, Laupacis A. A call for fairness in formulary decisions. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Jan 09; 166(1):16-8.
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Elliott WJ. The costs of treating hypertension: what are the long-term realities of cost containment and pharmacoeconomics? Postgrad Med. 1996 Apr; 99(4):241-8, 251-2.
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