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Consumers Union issues its first guide on drug cost effectiveness.(Practice Trends)
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Clinical Psychiatry News
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February 1, 2005| Author:
Ault, Alicia
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WASHINGTON -- The nonprofit Consumers Union has issued the first in a series of evidence-based, patient-friendly reports listing what it calls the most cost-effective drugs, organization officials announced at a press conference.
The initial guides cover nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs), statins, and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).
The publisher of Consumer Reports said it hopes that patients--especially those who have little or no drug benefit c...
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