Journal article
The Impact of Reference Pricing of Nonsteroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Agents on the Use and Costs of Analgesic Drugs
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of reference pricing (RP) of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on drug subsidy program and beneficiary expenditures on analgesic drugs.
DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: Monthly claims data from Pharmacare, the public drug subsidy program for seniors in British Columbia, Canada, over the period of February 1993 to June 2001.
Authors
Grootendorst PV; Marshall JK; Holbrook AM; Dolovich LR; O'Brien BJ; Levy AR
Journal
Health Services Research, Vol. 40, No. 5p1, pp. 1297–1317
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2005
DOI
10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00420.x
ISSN
0017-9124