title: Special report: the value of pharmaceuticals. An "expensive" drug may be the most cost effective.
abstract: The pharmaceutical's impact on the utilization of all health resources, including hospitalization and surgery, must be assessed. Higher-priced drugs may also be more cost effective if they have greater efficacy, wider therapeutic range, and are less costly to prepare and administer.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siegelman
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D016527:Drug Costs; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000191:economics*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States