How to assess the value of medicines?

This study aims to discuss approaches to assessing the value of medicines. Economic evaluation assesses value by means of the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER). Health is maximised by selecting medicines with increasing ICERs until the budget is exhausted. The budget size determines the va...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Steven Simoens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2010.00115/full