Paying for costly pharmaceuticals: Regulation of new drugs in Australia, England and New Zealand

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-28

  Raftery, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; AMANTADINE; BETA INTERFERON; ETANERCEPT; GLATIRAMER; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; IMATINIB; INFLIXIMAB; INSULIN GLARGINE; NEW DRUG; OSELTAMIVIR; RILUZOLE; SIBUTRAMINE; TRASTUZUMAB; ZANAMIVIR; DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNDING; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEW ZEALAND; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REIMBURSEMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; UNITED KINGDOM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG LEGISLATION; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG APPROVAL; ENGLAND; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEW ZEALAND; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 42149128313     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01500.x     Document Type: Article

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