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- Title
Easy-to-Use Drug Reports Help Patients and Physicians Weigh Costs, Benefits.
- Authors
Voelker, Rebecca
- Abstract
Looks at the Consumers Union of the United States Inc.'s (CU) "Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs" project. Author's view that the CU is filling a void where advertisers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and health plans do not tread; Report that the CU has released a half-dozen detailed reports that evaluate widely used categories of prescription drugs; Analysis of the reports, which compare generic, brand name, and in some cases over-the-counter medications within each category and designate "best buys" based on cost and effectiveness.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CONSUMERS Union of US Inc. (Organization); DRUGS; HEALTH policy; MEDICAL care costs; CONSUMER Reports (Periodical); PHARMACEUTICAL industry; ADVERTISING; MARKETING; PUBLIC health; HEALTH planning
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2005, Vol 294, Issue 2, p165
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.294.2.165