Beyond price: the effects of non-financial barriers on access to drugs and health outcomes.

Lucia Leporatti Rosella Levaggi Marcello Montefiori

Published in: The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care (2021)

The pharmacy dispensing channel significantly affects drug consumption and acts as a proxy for adherence among chronically ill patients. Thus, health outcomes and health care utilization should be carefully evaluated when comparing the costs of alternative dispensing channels.

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