Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7821

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Publication type: Journal Article

Bernacchi T.
Challenge of prescription drug pricing
Pharmaceutical Executive 2001 Mar; 21:56-58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68

Abstract:

An overview of the complexity and impact of pharmaceutical pricing and a step-by-step approach to the equitable pricing of pharmaceuticals is presented, and costs that must be covered by product prices, risks associated with pharmaceutical pricing, pricing systems and internal communication in the pharmaceutical industry, sociopolitical factors affecting drug pricing, the cultivation of relationships with middlemen and business partners, and drug contract tracking are considered.