What Goes into the Cost of Prescription Drugs?
Whenever we talk about what goes into the cost of prescription drugs, one part of the cost equation overshadows all others: the cost of disease. The cost of disease includes the cost of medications, hospitalizations, doctor visits, physical therapies and surgeries.
What Goes Into the Cost of Prescription Drugs?Value of Investment in Health Care
A focus on costs merely as a problem overlooks the value that patients and society in general derive from improved health. While costs are undoubtedly an important part of the health care debate, they should be considered in the context of the benefits achieved.
Education
Prescription medicines are helping patients fight disease and live longer, healthier and more productive lives. Learn about how your medicines are developed and how they can add value to you and your family’s healthcare.
Naomi Hoffman
Kensington, Maryland
Leukemia survivor
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Emerson’s quote describes the essence of medical research. It also is the motto that Naomi Hoffman lives by.
Naomi is a 24-year-old woman, a recent college graduate, and engaged to be married. She is active, outgoing and positive. She is also a cancer survivor.
Read more about Naomi's story here
Value of Medicines
Medications are increasingly important to patient care, and as a result there is increased spending on pharmaceuticals. Overall, however, health care costs are contained as patiens avoid invasive surgeries and costly hospital and nursing home stays.
Overview
Research and Development
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Discovering New Medicines
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Patient/Doctor Relationship
Direct-to-consumer adverstising, or DTC, is a catch-all phrase refering to information provided by pharmaceutical companies to consumers. In addition to promoting specific products, DTC helps educate patients about medical conditions and treatment ...