Posted on December 10, 2008 12:03
Topics: Expenditures | Medicaid | Mental Health | Prescription Drugs | Trends
Post Type: citation
This article examines antidepressant utilization, price, and spending patterns in Medicaid programs. Among other findings the authors conclude that increases in antidepressant spending owed largely to increased use of the drugs but also to increases in per-prescription costs.
Chen, Y., Kelton, C. M. L., Jing, Y., Guo, J. J., Li, X., & Patel, N. C. (2008). Utilization, price, and spending trends for antidepressants in the US Medicaid program. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 4(3), 244-57. DOI:10.1016/j.sapharm.2007.06.019
Authors: Yan Chen, Christina M.L. Kelton, Yonghua Jing, Jeff J. Guo, Xing Li, Nick C. Patel.
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