Biomaterial Database

Saving money on prescription drugs. 2005

Michelle Meadows

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011306	Prescription Fees	The charge levied on the consumer for drugs or therapy prescribed under written order of a physician or other health professional.	Dispensing Fees,Fees, Prescription,Dispensing Fee,Fee, Dispensing,Fee, Prescription,Fees, Dispensing,Prescription Fee
D002170	Canada	The largest country in North America, comprising 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital is Ottawa.
D006278	Medicare	Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976)	Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled, Title 18,Insurance, Health, for Aged and Disabled,Health Insurance for Aged, Disabled, Title 18,Health Insurance for Aged, Title 18
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D016527	Drug Costs	The amount that a health care institution or organization pays for its drugs. It is one component of the final price that is charged to the consumer (FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL or PRESCRIPTION FEES).	Cost, Drug,Costs, Drug,Drug Cost
D016568	Drugs, Generic	Drugs whose drug name is not protected by a trademark. They may be manufactured by several companies.	Drugs, Nonproprietary,Generic Drug,Generic Drugs,Drug, Generic,Nonproprietary Drugs