Term: Expenditures for Pharmaceuticals

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2005-11-28

Definition:

Rates per user or per resident of the amount paid by government agency and/or individual for the drug ingredient costs, professional (dispensing) fee, and total prescription costs.

Related concepts 

• Calculating Costs/Expenditures for Pharmaceuticals

Related terms 

• Drug Utilization Indicator
• Measures of Pharmaceutical Use
• Patent

References 

• Metge C, Black C, Peterson S, Kozyrskyj A, Roos NP, Bogdanovic B. Analysis of Patterns of Pharmaceutical Use in Manitoba, 1996: Key Findings - A POPULIS Project. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1999. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Metge C, Black C, Peterson S, Kozyrskyj AL. The population's use of pharmaceuticals. Med Care 1999;37(6 Suppl):JS42-JS59. [Abstract] (View)