Drug price may dictate treatment

In a research letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine,1 staff members at the Cleveland Clinic, including a pharmacist, detailed the effect of large price hikes on nitroprusside and isoproterenol. Umesh Khot, MD, Vice Chairmen of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic and lead au...

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Published in:Drug Topics 2017-08, Vol.161 (8), p.24
Main Author: Hamm, Nicholas
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular agents
Drugs
Forecasts and trends
Influence
Price increases
Prices
Prices and rates
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Summary:In a research letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine,1 staff members at the Cleveland Clinic, including a pharmacist, detailed the effect of large price hikes on nitroprusside and isoproterenol. Umesh Khot, MD, Vice Chairmen of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic and lead author, told Drug Topics that he and his colleagues knew about the high price increases, but weren't sure what the results would be.
ISSN:0012-6616
1937-8157