International prices and availability of pharmaceuticals in 2005.
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 27(1): 221-33, 2008.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18180499
ABSTRACT
This paper compares pharmaceutical spending, availability, use, and prices in twelve countries in 2005. Drug spending per capita was higher in the United States than in other countries. The United States had relatively high use of new drugs and high-strength formulations; other countries used more of older drugs and weaker formulations. Thus, whether U.S. overall volume of use is lower or higher depends on the measure of volume and type of product. Comprehensive price indexes show foreign prices to be 20-40 percent lower than U.S. manufacturer prices, but only 10-30 percent lower than U.S. public prices. Generics are cheaper in the United States than in other countries.
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Temas:
ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
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Financiamentos_gastos
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prescrições de Medicamentos
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Medicamentos Genéricos
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Custos de Medicamentos
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Gastos em Saúde
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Internacionalidade
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Aff (Millwood)
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos