The National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2007: Reform or fracture?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 206-207

  Harvey, Ken J ^a   Harris, Anthony H ^b   Bulfone, Liliana ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PATENT; PHARMACY; PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER; AUSTRALIA; INSURANCE; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES;

EID: 34848871369     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01199.x     Document Type: Editorial

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