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British Columbia Rx atlas Morgan, Steve; Schaub, Peter; Mooney, Dawn; Lam, Jonathan; Caetano, Patricia; McMahnon, Meghan; Rahim-Jamal, Sherin, 1963-

Abstract

"The British Columbia Rx Atlas combines data from 214 million prescriptions filled in the province between 1996 and 2003 with hospital records, population data, and demographic information to explore the drivers of change in pharmaceutical expenditure over time and variations across regions. The result is a comprehensive breakdown of the $350 million British Columbians spend on prescription drugs every year. This atlas takes the first step towards addressing the drug utilization and expenditure information gap for one Canadian province, and provides what we believe to be the world’s most detailed portrait of the determinants of the use and cost of pharmaceuticals to date. However, it is a descriptive report that deliberately contains minimal analysis and interpretation of findings. It provides signposts to areas for further investigation by those policy makers, practitioners and researchers best placed to focus on the underlying dynamics and possibilities for policy intervention." -CHSPR website

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Title
British Columbia Rx atlas
Creator
Morgan, Steve; Schaub, Peter; Mooney, Dawn; Lam, Jonathan; Caetano, Patricia; McMahnon, Meghan; Rahim-Jamal, Sherin, 1963-
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Publisher
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR)
Date Issued
2005-12
Description
"The British Columbia Rx Atlas combines data from 214 million prescriptions filled in the province between 1996 and 2003 with hospital records, population data, and demographic information to explore the drivers of change in pharmaceutical expenditure over time and variations across regions. The result is a comprehensive breakdown of the $350 million British Columbians spend on prescription drugs every year. This atlas takes the first step towards addressing the drug utilization and expenditure information gap for one Canadian province, and provides what we believe to be the world’s most detailed portrait of the determinants of the use and cost of pharmaceuticals to date. However, it is a descriptive report that deliberately contains minimal analysis and interpretation of findings. It provides signposts to areas for further investigation by those policy makers, practitioners and researchers best placed to focus on the underlying dynamics and possibilities for policy intervention." -CHSPR website
Subject
Drugs -- Prices -- British Columbia; Drug utilization -- British Columbia; Drugs -- Prescribing -- British Columbia
Genre
Book
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2014-10-01
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI
10.14288/1.0048531
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50537
Affiliation
Non UBC; Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
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