Public drug expenditure in the Republic of Ireland

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-245

  Barry, Michael ^a   Usher, Cara ^a   Tilson, Lesley ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ireland; medicines; patient co payment; pharmacoeconomic assessment; pricing; reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; BETA1A INTERFERON; ETANERCEPT; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; REFIB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GENERIC DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

COMMUNITY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG MARKETING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; IRELAND; PATENT; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; COST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; PHARMACOECONOMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

COST SHARING; DRUG COSTS; DRUGS, GENERIC; ECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; IRELAND; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 77953716138     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.10.23     Document Type: Review

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