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

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2015

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

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Other Format:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2015-RSI-0435

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license