Drug Expenditure and Drug Price Regulation in Canada
- VernacularTitle:加拿大药品费用及药品价格管理介绍
- Author:
Bao LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Canada;
Drug expenditure;
Drug price regulation
- From:
China Pharmacy
1991;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To illustrate the drug expenditure and drug price regulation in Canada for reference by China. METHODS: Literature review and descriptive analysis was conducted. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: It was estimated in 2007 the drug expenditure in Canada accounted for 16.8% of national health expenditure, and the per capita drug expenditure was estimated to be 818 Canadian dollars. The regulation of drug price in Canada includes monitoring and reporting of both patented drugs and non-patented drugs. Reference pricing is applied in patented drugs review process, and corresponding methodologies regarding international and domestic comparison are clearly designed.
