"Drug Costs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The amount that a health care institution or organization pays for its drugs. It is one component of the final price that is charged to the consumer (FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL or PRESCRIPTION FEES).
| Descriptor ID |
D016527
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.400.350 N05.300.375.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Costs- Drug Costs
- Cost, Drug
- Costs, Drug
- Drug Cost
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Costs" by people in Profiles.
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Comparing Factor Use and Bleed Rates in U.S. Hemophilia A Patients Receiving Prophylaxis with 3 Different Long-Acting Recombinant Factor VIII Products. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2020 Apr; 26(4):504-512.
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Let us regulate pharmaceuticals: here we go again. Am J Ther. 2015 Nov-Dec; 22(6):409-10.
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Private and public coverage policies for rituximab in the treatment of immunobullous disease in the United States. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Aug; 73(2):337-8.
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Epidemiological trends in the utilization of bone morphogenetic protein in spinal fusions from 2002 to 2011. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Mar 15; 39(6):491-6.
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Conversations in cardiology: bridging antiplatelet therapy before surgery. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Apr 01; 83(5):748-52.
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Comparison of topical anesthetics for intravitreal injections : a randomized clinical trial. Retina. 2012 Apr; 32(4):701-5.
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Costs attributable to healthcare-acquired infection in hospitalized adults and a comparison of economic methods. Med Care. 2010 Nov; 48(11):1026-35.
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Evaluation of a low, weight-based dose of rasburicase in adult patients for the treatment or prophylaxis of tumor lysis syndrome. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2011 Sep; 17(3):147-54.
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Clomiphene citrate and testosterone gel replacement therapy for male hypogonadism: efficacy and treatment cost. J Sex Med. 2010 Jan; 7(1 Pt 1):269-76.
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Ferric gluconate treatment provides cost savings in patients with high ferritin and low transferrin saturation. Kidney Int. 2008 Dec; 74(12):1588-95.