Development of a budget-impact model to quantify potential cost savings from prescription opioids designed to deter abuse or ease of extraction

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-70

  White, Alan G ^a   Birnbaum, Howard G ^a   Rothman, Dov B ^a   Katz, Nathaniel ^b,c  

^a ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^b Analgesic Research   (United States)

^c INFLEXXION INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE;

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MISUSE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUDGETS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST SAVINGS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349113064     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11791896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148365-200907010-00006     Document Type: Article

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