Pharmaceutical Use and Outcomes: Always a Need for a Sober Second Look
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Pharmaceutical use and outcomes: always a need for a sober second look.
P HARMACEUTICALS ARE UNDENIABLY ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF MODern medicine. Appropriately used, many pharmaceutical agents can provide powerful health improvements and tremendous value for money in the health-care system. Despite this remarkable promise, pharmaceuticals have important characteristics that necessitate careful appraisal of their safety, effectiveness and economic value, both befo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Healthcare Policy | Politiques de Santé
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1715-6580
DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2007.19168