The unintended (and costly) effects due to the introduction of an unrestricted reimbursement policy for atypical antipsychotic medications in a Canadian public prescription drug program: 1996/97 to 2005/06

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  O'Reilly, Daria J ^a   Goeree, Ron A ^a   Tarride, Jean Eric ^a   Janes, Colleen ^b   Parfrey, Patrick S ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Government of Newfoundland and Labrador   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drug access; Drug policy; Drug utilization; Provincial drug formulary

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 69249206824     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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