"Drug Costs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The amount that a health care institution or organization pays for its drugs. It is one component of the final price that is charged to the consumer (FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL or PRESCRIPTION FEES).
| Descriptor ID |
D016527
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.400.350 N05.300.375.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Costs- Drug Costs
- Cost, Drug
- Costs, Drug
- Drug Cost
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Costs" by people in Profiles.
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Diaby V, Pandey S, Sanogo V, Dhayan Almutairi R, Kanoria Y, Nag SS. Budget impact of aripiprazole once every 2 months long-acting injectable for adult patients with schizophrenia in the United States. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2025 Jan; 31(1):53-59.
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Diaby V, Pandey S, Sanogo V, Almutairi RD, Kanoria Y, Nag SS. Budget impact of aripiprazole once every 2 months long-acting injectable for adult patients with bipolar I disorder in the United States. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2025 Jan; 31(1):60-67.
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Berthe A, Eljilany I, Kulkarni A, Diaby V. A bibliometric analysis and typology of drug pricing policies across the globe. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Oct 18; 103(42):e40112.
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Davidson MB. Metformin Should Not Be Used to Treat Prediabetes. Diabetes Care. 2020 09; 43(9):1983-1987.
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Hatami E, Jaggi M, Chauhan SC, Yallapu MM. Gambogic acid: A shining natural compound to nanomedicine for cancer therapeutics. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer. 2020 08; 1874(1):188381.
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Wang CY, Pham PN, Kim S, Lingineni K, Schmidt S, Diaby V, Brown J. Predicting Cost-Effectiveness of Generic vs. Brand Dabigatran Using Pharmacometric Estimates Among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in the United States. Clin Transl Sci. 2020 03; 13(2):352-361.
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Limdi NA, Cavallari LH, Lee CR, Hillegass WB, Holmes AM, Skaar TC, Pisu M, Dillon C, Beitelshees AL, Empey PE, Duarte JD, Diaby V, Gong Y, Johnson JA, Graves J, Garbett S, Zhou Z, Peterson JF. Cost-effectiveness of CYP2C19-guided antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome and percutaneous coronary intervention informed by real-world data. Pharmacogenomics J. 2020 10; 20(5):724-735.
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Okere AN, Ezendu K, Berthe A, Diaby V. An Evaluation of the Cost-effectiveness of Comprehensive MTM Integrated with Point-of-Care Phenotypic and Genetic Testing for U.S. Elderly Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2018 Feb; 24(2):142-152.
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Chambers J, Pope E, Bungay K, Cohen J, Ciarametaro M, Dubois R, Neumann PJ. A Comparison of Coverage Restrictions for Biopharmaceuticals and Medical Procedures. Value Health. 2018 04; 21(4):400-406.
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Nguyen E, Coleman CI, Nair S, Weeda ER. Cost-utility of empagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk. J Diabetes Complications. 2018 02; 32(2):210-215.