Who bears the cost of antidepressants in Australia?
We analyse the costs of antidepressant use in Australia, including government costs. The newer drugs are all expensive and the increases in costs are largely borne by the government--over the last four years the total number of prescriptions for antidepressants has not increased but government costs have doubled.
Alchin
T M
TM
Department of Economics, University of Western Sydney, NSW.
Tranby
H W
HW
D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000191:economics*; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000191:economics; D001315:Australia; D017047:Cost Sharing; D016527:Drug Costs; D006801:Humans; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000191:economics; D011306:Prescription Fees; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000191:economics
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors