The Short-Term impact of Ontario's generic pricing reforms

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Law, Michael R ^a   Ystma, Alison ^a   Morgan, Steven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CITALOPRAM; GENERIC DRUG; LANSOPRAZOLE; METFORMIN; OLANZAPINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PANTOPRAZOLE; RABEPRAZOLE; RAMIPRIL; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PRESCRIPTION; REIMBURSEMENT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PHARMACOECONOMICS; STANDARD; TIME;

CANADA; COMMERCE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COSTS; DRUGS, GENERIC; ECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICAL; HUMANS; ONTARIO; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960856480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023030     Document Type: Article

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