Search for dissertations about: "Drug Costs"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 117 swedish dissertations containing the words Drug Costs.

  2. 11. Drug utilization 90% : using aggregate drug statistics for the quality assessment of prescribing

    Author : Björn Wettermark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Drug sales statistics; drug utilization; feedback general practitioners; guidelines; indicators; intervention; prescribing; quality indicators;

    Abstract : Introduction: There is room for improvement in prescribing. Although a range of indicators have been developed to assess the quality of prescribing, none of them focus on all drugs and there is a gap between what is credible for health care professionals and what can be achieved with the readily available data. READ MORE

  4. 12. Disease activity, function and costs in early rheumatoid arthritis

    Author : Eva Hallert; Thomas Skogh; Jan Persson; Ronald van Vollenhoven; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antirheumatic agents; Rheumatoid arthritis; Cost of illness; Health care costs; Joints physiopathology; Sex factors; Rheumatology; Reumatologi;

    Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a major cause of progressive joint damage and disability, and is associated with decline in quality of life, reduced ability to work and increased health care utilisation. The economic consequences of the disease are substantial for the individuals and their families and for the society as a whole. READ MORE

  5. 13. Constraints on up-regulation of drug efflux in the evolution of ciprofloxacin resistance

    Author : Lisa Praski Alzrigat; Diarmaid Hughes; Fernando Baquero; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : ciprofloxacin; antibiotic resistance; drug efflux; bacterial fitness; marR; acrR; marA; experimental evolution; Mikrobiologi; Microbiology;

    Abstract : The crucial role of antibiotics in modern medicine, in curing infections and enabling advanced medical procedures, is being threatened by the increasing frequency of resistant bacteria. Better understanding of the forces selecting resistance mutations could help develop strategies to optimize the use of antibiotics and slow the spread of resistance. READ MORE

  6. 14. Statistics on local drug sales: A tool to identify problem areas and to follow effects of education on drug use

    Author : Anders Ekedahl; Kardiovaskulär forskning - epidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; unused drugs; Pharmacological sciences; toxikologi; farmaci; farmakognosi; Farmakologi; toxicology; pharmacognosy; pharmacy; producer independent information; drug sales statistics;

    Abstract : Aims: 1) To assess if drug sales data indicate differences in morbidity, mortality, socio-economic conditions and deviating prescribing habits among physicians; 2) to identify areas for educational interventions and to analyse changes in prescribing after educational activities. In addition, an effort was made to estimate differences between pharmacy sales and purchases by the population, and the amount and value of unused drugs returned to pharmacies. READ MORE

  7. 15. Drug research and development - case scenarios, development process, risks and benefits

    Author : Ivor Cowlrick; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; drug discovery and development; benefit and risk; decision making; entrepreneurship; open innovation;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND AND AIMS. Drug development has been classically associated with large pharmaceutical companies developing ‘blockbuster’ drugs aimed at large patient populations through high market penetration and multiple indication life cycle management. Higher costs and lower output have rendered this model inefficient and unsustainable. READ MORE