Pharmacotherapy: Strategies to control drug costs in managed care

Geriatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 51-63

  Monane, Mark ^a   Nagle, Becky ^a   Kelly, Miriam A ^a  

^a LLC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG UTILIZATION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DRUG COSTS; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031670671     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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