Per-patient-per-month drug costs in medicare part d protected classes

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.3, 2006, Pages 79-84

  Mucha, Lisa ^a   Masia, Neal A ^b   Axelsen, Kirsten J ^b  

^a MEDSTAT GROUP   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICARE; PHARMACOECONOMICS; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLICATION; STATISTICS; TIME;

DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; ECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICAL; FORMULARIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MEDICARE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250371789     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: 11792027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00019053-200624003-00007     Document Type: Article

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