Funding the New Biologics – Public Policy Issues in Drug Formulary Decision Making

One function of drug formularies is to allow health care providers to exert some control over spending. Decisions about whether to include a given medication in a formulary are based on estimates of its costs and effectiveness, relative to other treatment strategies. These decisions are made from a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Steven Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2002-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/525819