The elephant in the pharmacy: Patient choice is the big challenge that no one talks about in affordability of prescription drugs

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 620-622

  Fairman, Kathleen A ^a   Curtiss, Frederic R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; PAROXETINE;

CONSUMER; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 35349011179     PISSN: 10834087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2007.13.7.620     Document Type: Editorial

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