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Variation in the prescription drugs covered by health systems across high-income countries: A review of and recommendations for the academic literature

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  • Morgan, Steven G.
  • Daw, Jamie R.
  • Greyson, Devon
  • Shnier, Adrienne
  • Holbrook, Anne
  • Lexchin, Joel

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Because not all medicines are equally safe, effective, and affordable, health systems often use formularies to define explicitly which medicines will be included and excluded from coverage.

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  • Morgan, Steven G. & Daw, Jamie R. & Greyson, Devon & Shnier, Adrienne & Holbrook, Anne & Lexchin, Joel, 2020. "Variation in the prescription drugs covered by health systems across high-income countries: A review of and recommendations for the academic literature," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 124(3), pages 231-238.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:124:y:2020:i:3:p:231-238
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.12.010
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