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Projecting future drug expenditures: 2011
- Source :
- American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 68(10)
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- PURPOSE. Drug expenditure trends in 2009 and 2010, projected drug expenditures for 2011, and factors likely to influence drug expenditures are discussed. SUMMARY. Various factors are likely to influence drug expenditures in 2011, including drugs in development, the diffusion of new drugs, generic drugs, health care reform, and biosimilars. Two distinct patterns of drug expenditures continue to exist. The dominant trend over the past several years is substantial moderation in expenditure growth for widely used drugs, primarily due to the ongoing introduction of generic medications for high-cost, frequently used medications and the influence of the economic downturn. The second pattern is substantial increases in expenditures for specialized medications, particularly in the outpatient setting. The influence of health care reform, the economy, and the emergence of biosimilars will be important trends to follow over the next several years, but they are unlikely to have substantial impact on drug expenditures in 2011. From 2008 to 2009, total U.S. drug expenditures increased by 5.2%, with total spending rising from $284.8 billion to $299.5 billion. Growth in drug expenditures in clinics grew by 5.1% from 2008 to 2009. Hospital drug expenditures increased at the moderate rate of 2.8% from 2008 to 2009; through the first nine months of 2010, hospital drug expenditures increased by only 0.8% compared with the same period in 2009. CONCLUSION. For 2011, we project a 3-5% increase in drug expenditures in outpatient settings, a 4-6% increase in expenditures for clinic-administered drugs, and a 1-3% increase in hospital drug expenditures.
- Subjects :
- Pharmacology
Drug
business.industry
Health Policy
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Biosimilar
Recession
Drug Costs
United States
Ambulatory care
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Environmental health
Health care
Outpatient setting
Fees, Pharmaceutical
Medicine
Humans
Health care reform
Medical prescription
business
Drug Approval
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15352900
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3963487cfb56aaa93e8c8736304f7d30