Managed Competition and Pharmaceutical Care

Author: Alan Escovitz
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1560248211

Managed Competition and Pharmaceutical Care: A Challenge for the Profession

As the debate on health care delivery systems in the U.
Managed Competition and Pharmaceutical Care A Challenge for the Profession, ISBN-13: 9780789002112, ISBN-10: 0789002116
. continues, the pharmaceutical industry and pharmaceutical care delivery system may well be faced with making significant changes if new drug regulations are enacted. Because there is little discussion on the effects of managed competition on the pharmaceutical care delivery system and the education of pharmacists, those involved in providing pharmaceutical care must arm themselves with the background information and ideas explored in Managed Competition and Pharmaceutical Care.

The contributors to this vital sourcebook address these key questions: What are the major components of a managed competition system? What challenges will industry and the pharmaceutical care delivery sy

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Managed Competition and Pharmaceutical Care A Challenge for the Profession, ISBN-13: 9781560248217, ISBN-10: 1560248211

The pharmaceutical industry is praised as a world leader in high technology innovation and the creator of products that increase both longevity and quality of life for people throughout the world. At the same time, the industry is also criticized for its marketing and pricing practices and for its apparent anticompetitive responses to generic competition. Even its research and development priorities are criticized as being too closely driven by the goal of maximizing shareholder value, rather than the health of the public. Unfortunately, many of the critics of the industry fail to understand t

The pharmaceutical industry is praised as a leader in high technology innovation and the creator of products that increase both longevity and quality of life for people throughout the world Yet the industry is also reviled for its marketing and pricing practices and even its research and development priorities Its competitive nature is undergoing change today with the entry of new firms and products increasing competition at the same time that mergers reduce it This book employs the tools of economic analysis to explore the conflicting priorities and aims of the pharmaceutical industry from bo

"The pharmaceutical industry is praised as a leader in high technology innovation and the creator of products that increase both longevity and quality of life for people throughout the world. Yet the industry is also reviled for its marketing and pricing practices and even its research and development priorities. Its competitive nature is undergoing change today, with the entry of new firms and products increasing competition at the same time that mergers reduce it. This book employs the tools of economic analysis to explore the conflicting priorities and aims of the pharmaceutical industry, f

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The contributors to this vital sourcebook address these key questions: What are the major components of a managed competition system? What challenges will industry and the pharmaceutical care delivery sy