title: Drug distribution and expenditure: the issue of epoetin in Italy.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, via Eritrea 62, 20157 Milano, Italy. lavecchia@marionegri.it
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: La Vecchia
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Franceschi
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Apolone
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology; D016527:Drug Costs; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics*; D000068817:Epoetin Alfa; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D009313:National Health Programs; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin; D000068817:Epoetin Alfa