Pharmaceutical patient assistance programs: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth or there's no such thing as a free lunch

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 614-616

  Carroll, Norman V ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 35349021593     PISSN: 10834087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2007.13.7.614     Document Type: Note

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