Mesalazine: is changing to the cheapest really cost-effective?
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August 2010 www.pjonline.com With over a dozen mesalazine products available for ulcerative colitis, choosing between them can be difficult. Anja St.Clair Jones discusses some of the factors that prescribers should consider. Choice should not be based on cost alone, she says, but should take into account current management strategies and adherence Mesalazine: is changing to the cheapest really cost-effective?
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تاریخ انتشار 2010