Trend analysis of medicine consumption based on therapeutic categories in Iran: 2000-2016

• Main Authors: Alireza Yektadoost (Author), Farid Ebrahimi (Author), Mohammadreza Mashouf (Author), Naghmeh Hadidi (Author), Nasser Nassiri Koopaei (Author), Abbas Kebriaeezadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Iranian healthcare system cost has been remarkably growing during the recent decades. Drug shortages and the economic effects of the sanctions have also exposed the pitfalls and shortcomings of the pharmaceutical system. Moreover, the pharmaceutical system is a major expenditure source fo...