Are drugs worth their cost?

Drugs constantly jeopardize the balance among Bioethical Principles governing Healthcare. Their correct use implies more than a correct clinical diagnosis and an academic prescription and demands thorough coordination among all healthcare levels (Regulatory Agencies, the State, the Pharmaceutical In...

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Published inFarmacia hospitalaria : organo oficial de expresion cientifica de la Sociedad Espanola de Farmacia Hospitalaria Vol. 35 Suppl 2; p. 32
Main Authors Martín-Conde, J A, Tévar Alfonso, E, García García, F J
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.05.2011
Subjects
Attitude of Health Personnel
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Decision Making
Drug Approval
Drug Costs
Drug Evaluation
Drug Therapy - economics
Drug Therapy - ethics
Drug Utilization - statistics & numerical data
Economics
Gross Domestic Product
Health Care Rationing
Health Priorities
Health Resources - supply & distribution
Humans
Legislation, Drug
Pharmaceutical Preparations - economics
Prescription Fees
Spain
Therapies, Investigational - economics
Spain
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Summary:Drugs constantly jeopardize the balance among Bioethical Principles governing Healthcare. Their correct use implies more than a correct clinical diagnosis and an academic prescription and demands thorough coordination among all healthcare levels (Regulatory Agencies, the State, the Pharmaceutical Industry and professionals) and the necessary incentive for the research and development process to provide true therapeutic innovations. The interannual growth of Pharmaceutical Expenditure in the public sector in the last few years has greatly exceeded growth in the consumer price index and the gross domestic product. The economic problem of drugs utilization therefore centers on their opportunity cost and on their impact on the sustainability of the system overall. Cost-utility, as an accepted principle for the incorporation and use of new technologies is not always taken into account in prioritization, decision-making and interventions.
ISSN:0214-753X