OBJECTIVES: To analyse the impact of the observed increase in the prevalence in
polypharmacy on the development of prescribed drug expenditure (PDE) in a national …

Background Access to quality essential medicines at affordable price to patients in the
healthcare market is one of the main goals of universal health coverage and health-related …

Objectives: New and expensive medicines are a driving force behind growth in medicine
costs, and policies promoting use of less expensive products have been widely introduced …

Objective: To study and assess the prescribing pattern and cost analysis in dermatology
outpatient department (OPD) in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: Data was collected for …

Aim To determine the monthly costs of prescription drugs for the treatment of hypertension,
hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes mellitus and their share in the total prescription drugs …

Objectives To analyse the acquisition cost of dispensed prescription drugs for individuals
with multiple medications in a national population. Methods We collected and analysed …

BACKGROUND: The use of acid suppressive therapy (AST) in prevention of stress ulcers
has been well defined in critical care patients, though its use has become increasingly …

Objective: The number of lawsuits accusing pharmaceutical companies of off-label
marketing has risen in recent years. The impact of such lawsuits on drug prescribing and …

Objective: To assess the drug preferences of primary care physicians for osteoarthritis (OA)
in comparison with the current guidelines, and their reflections in the cost of prescriptions …

Background Maintaining quality of care while managing limited healthcare resources is an
ongoing challenge in healthcare. The objective of this study was to evaluate how the impact …