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. 2007 Dec;4(6):41-5.

Biopharmaceuticals: the economic equation

Erwin A Blackstone  1 , Joseph P Fuhr Jr
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Biopharmaceuticals: the economic equation

Erwin A Blackstone et al. Biotechnol Healthc. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

As more biopharmaceuticals reach the market, more attention will be given to issues such as cost-effectiveness evaluations, biosimilars, and price controls. The value biologic therapies bring to the healthcare system may take years to appreciate in full -perhaps only when policy decisions allow for their economic effects to be understood.

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