Specialty Drugs : Background and Policy Concerns.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs.

Health insurance.

Medical economics.

Medicine--Research.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (29 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

PDF

Summary:

Provides background on specialty drugs, which are certain kinds of prescription products that require extra handling or administration that are used to treat complex diseases such as hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis, and cancer. Discusses broader U.S. prescription drug pricing, insurance, and regulatory trends in order to put specialty drug development, distribution, and spending in context; and covers outstanding issues.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Specialty Drugs

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Restricted for use by site license.