Orphan drugs expenditure in the Netherlands in the period 2006-2012
Background: The relatively low budget impact of orphan drugs is often used as an argument in reimbursement decisions. However, overall, the budget impact of orphan drugs can still be substantial. In this study, we assess the uptake and budget impact of orphan drugs in the Netherlands.Methods. We examined the number of orphan drugs, the number of patients and budget impact of orphan drugs in the Netherlands in the period 2006 to 2012, both for inpatient and outpatient orphan drugs. Budget impact was provided in absolute numbers and relative to total pharmaceutical spending.Results: The number o... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
Schlagwörter: | Budget impact / Orphan drugs / Reimbursement / Uptake |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26833120 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/83365 |