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Price cuts and drug spending in South Korea: The case of antihyperlipidemic agents

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  • Kwon, Hye-Young
  • Hong, Ji-Min
  • Godman, Brian
  • Yang, Bong-Min

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To identify the effect of price control policies on drug expenditure in South Korea.

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  • Kwon, Hye-Young & Hong, Ji-Min & Godman, Brian & Yang, Bong-Min, 2013. "Price cuts and drug spending in South Korea: The case of antihyperlipidemic agents," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 112(3), pages 217-226.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:112:y:2013:i:3:p:217-226
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.08.011
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    1. Lei Chen & Ying Yang & Mi Luo & Borui Hu & Shicheng Yin & Zongfu Mao, 2020. "The Impacts of National Centralized Drug Procurement Policy on Drug Utilization and Drug Expenditures: The Case of Shenzhen, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Kwon, Hye-Young & Bae, Seungjin & Choi, Sang-eun & Park, Sylvia & Lee, Eui-Kyung & Park, Sungmin & Kim, Jinhyun, 2019. "Easy cuts, easy rebound: Drug expenditures with massive price cuts in Korea," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 123(4), pages 388-392.
    3. Cho, Mee-Hyun & Yoo, Ki-Bong & Lee, Hoo-Yeon & Lee, Kwang-Sig & Kwon, Jeoung A & Han, Kyu-Tae & Kim, Jae-Hyun & Park, Eun-Cheol, 2015. "The effect of new drug pricing systems and new reimbursement guidelines on pharmaceutical expenditures and prescribing behavior among hypertensive patients in Korea," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(5), pages 604-611.
    4. Park, Sun-Young & Han, Euna & Kim, Jini & Lee, Eui-Kyung, 2016. "Factors influencing the difference between forecasted and actual drug sales volumes under the price–volume agreement in South Korea," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(8), pages 867-874.

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