Pharmaceutical Economics (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 085793449X ISBN 13: 9780857934499

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Pharmaceutical Economics begins with an investigation of the structure of the industry and its three main components: the research firms which produce innovative products; the generic drug industry and its expanding role; and the biotech industry, which is regarded as the future for pharmaceuticals. Further sections discuss topics including demand and incentives, pricing and regulation.

Professor Comanor and Professor Schweitzer have selected the most significant articles by leading academics, in order to offer a blend of standard economic interpretations of pharmaceutical policy and important new topics including biosimilars, insurance coverage for pharmaceuticals, price-fixing and direct-to-consumer advertising.

An authoritative new introduction by the editors provides an insightful guide to these important topics.

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About the Author

Edited by William S. Comanor, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Director, Research Program on Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles and Professor of Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, US and Stuart O. Schweitzer, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Associate Director, Research Program on Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, US

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085793449X
• ISBN 13: 9780857934499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 776
• Editor: Comanor William S., Schweitzer Stuart O.