Term: Prescription Cost

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2008-02-21

Definition:

Total cost (ingredient cost plus professional fee) of prescription recorded in the Drug Program Information Network (DPIN) prescription database. Costs for prescriptions not reimbursed by Pharmacare or Family services were imputed using a formula described in the MCHP concept dictionary.

Related concepts 

• Calculating Costs/Expenditures for Pharmaceuticals

Related terms 

• Drug Program Information Network (DPIN)
• Drug Program Information Network (DPIN) Data
• Pharmacare Program
• Special Authority Policies

References 

• Kozyrskyj A, Lix L, Dahl M, Soodeen R. High-cost Users of Pharmaceuticals: Who are They? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2005. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Morgan SG, Kozyrskyj A, Metge C, Roos NP. Pharmaceuticals: Therapeutic interchange and pricing policies. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2003. [Report] [Summary] (View)

Term used in 

• Menec V, Lix L, Steinbach C, Ekuma O, Sirski M, Dahl M, Soodeen R. Patterns of Health Care Use and Cost at the End of Life. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2004. [Report] [Summary] (View)