Economics, Pharmaceutical
"Economics, Pharmaceutical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Economic aspects of the fields of pharmacy and pharmacology as they apply to the development and study of medical economics in rational drug therapy and the impact of pharmaceuticals on the cost of medical care. Pharmaceutical economics also includes the economic considerations of the pharmaceutical care delivery system and in drug prescribing, particularly of cost-benefit values. (From J Res Pharm Econ 1989;1(1); PharmacoEcon 1992;1(1))
| Descriptor ID |
D017850
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.390
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| Concept/Terms |
Pharmacy Economics- Pharmacy Economics
- Economic, Pharmacy
- Economics, Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Economic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Economics, Pharmaceutical" by people in Profiles.
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Treat-to-target: not as simple as it appears. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 Jul-Aug; 30(4 Suppl 73):S10-20.
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Medication adherence issues in patients treated for COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2008; 3(3):371-84.
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Therapeutics, drug pricing and innovation. Am J Ther. 2003 Nov-Dec; 10(6):381.
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Pharmacoinvasive management of acute coronary syndrome in the setting of percutaneous coronary intervention: evidence-based, site- and spectrum-of-care strategies for optimizing patient outcomes in NSTE-ACS. J Invasive Cardiol. 2003 Sep; 15(9):536-53.
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Pediatric exclusivity and genericizing pharmaceuticals. Am J Ther. 2001 Mar-Apr; 8(2):79-80.
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Special report from the World Federation of Neurology. The worldwide impact of new drugs: development, distribution, and use. Epilepsia. 1997 Sep; 38(9):1050-3.