Objective To systematically identify the main factors contributing to the increase in
pharmaceutical expenditures. Methods A systematic search of published studies was …

Objective: This study aims to investigate whether, and in what way, generic substitution
affects drug adherence in hypertensive patients. Methods: Personal interviews with 174 …

Background: Canadians spent almost $15 billion, over $460 per capita, on prescription
drugs in 2002, yet there is little published evidence regarding the nature and causes of …

Sweden's pharmaceutical expenditure has increased during the last decades. On 1 October
2002 mandatory generic substitution was introduced in Sweden with the purpose to reduce …

OBJECTIVES: To describe and evaluate the different price control strategies implemented in
Norway after its accession to the European Economic Area (1994–2004). METHODS …

Objective: This study was conducted to analyze and compare the exposure to individually
prescribed drugs and the prevalence of polypharmacy according to age group and …

Background: Despite policies to manage prescription drug spending and ensure
accessibility, prescription drug spending has continued to increase in South Korea. Using …

This paper investigates the impact of policies and institutions on health expenditures for a
large panel of OECD countries for the period 2000-10. We use a set of 20 policy and …

Background: While the prices of pharmaceuticals are relatively low in Greece, expenditure
on them is growing more rapidly than almost anywhere else in the European Union …

Many governments have enacted health cost-containment policies in recent years, and
many are currently considering further reform alternatives to tackle growing health spending …