Access to affordable medications: The Department of Veterans Affairs Pharmacy plan as a national model

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2129-2131

  Good, Chester B ^a,b   Valentino, Michael ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Pharmacy Benefits Management Strategic Healthcare Group   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CERIVASTATIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; GLIBENCLAMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ROFECOXIB; SIMVASTATIN; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LONGEVITY; MEDICAID; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; COST CONTROL; FEE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

COST CONTROL; DRUG COSTS; FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 38449106565     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.124008     Document Type: Editorial

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