Economic implications of biological therapy for Crohn’s disease
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Economic implications of biological therapy for Crohn's disease
In the early 90s American authors estimated that if a theoretical new drug was introduced that was capable of changing the natural course of the disease and reducing direct non-drug medical costs (including hospitalisation and surgery) by 20%, despite doubling the overall drugs bill, there would still be a reduction in total direct medical costs of Crohn's disease by 13%. Infliximab proved to b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology Review
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1895-5770
DOI: 10.5114/pg.2015.55749