A better pill to swallow.
New pharmaceutical technologies, new drugs, new formulations of existing drugs and changing patterns of consumption are contributing to rising pressure on pharmaceutical budgets. But even as the NHS drugs bill hits a new high, politicians are giving notice that action must be taken to control costs. Managers will be able to do so only if they understand the implications.
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North East Thames Regional Health Authority.
D003363:Cost Control; D016527:Drug Costs; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000639:trends*; D006113:United Kingdom