Is there a role for pharmacoeconomics in developing countries?

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-84

  Shafie, Asrul Akmal ^a   Hassali, Mohamed Azmi ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Drug cost; Formularies; Pharmacoeconomics.

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG MARKETING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHARMACOECONOMICS; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICAL; HUMANS;

EID: 78650208877     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: 11792027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11585790-000000000-00000     Document Type: Letter

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