Impact of a cost-sharing drug insurance plan on drug utilization among older people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 410-414

  Blais, Lucie ^a   Boucher, Jean Marc ^a   Couture, Julie ^a   Rahme, Elham ^a   Lelorier, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drug insurance plan; Drug utilization; Time series

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ALPRAZOLAM; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BROMAZEPAM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FLURAZEPAM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE 5 NITRATE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LORAZEPAM; NITRATE; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM; WARFARIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DATA BASE; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0035034503     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49084.x     Document Type: Article

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