Max Rady College of Medicine
Pharmaceuticals: Focussing on Appropriate Utilization
Public spending on prescription drugs has increased 58% in only five years to $170 million. Yet little is known about the appropriateness of drug prescribing. This study uses administrative data to assess appropriateness for two drug classes: antihypertensives and cholesterol-lowering drugs. (
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