Who's paying for new drugs? 1988

R K Oldham
Biological Therapy Institute, Franklin, Tennessee 37064.

Direct payment by patients for treatment with drugs still in development is the subject of controversy. The matter goes deeper than it might first appear.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D012109 Research Support as Topic Work about financial support of research activities. Grants and Subsidies, Research,Subsidies, Research,Research Subsidies,Research Subsidy
D002986 Clinical Trials as Topic Works about pre-planned studies of the safety, efficacy, or optimum dosage schedule (if appropriate) of one or more diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques selected according to predetermined criteria of eligibility and observed for predefined evidence of favorable and unfavorable effects. This concept includes clinical trials conducted both in the U.S. and in other countries. Clinical Trial as Topic
D004341 Drug Evaluation Any process by which toxicity, metabolism, absorption, elimination, preferred route of administration, safe dosage range, etc., for a drug or group of drugs is determined through clinical assessment in humans or veterinary animals. Evaluation Studies, Drug,Drug Evaluation Studies,Drug Evaluation Study,Drug Evaluations,Evaluation Study, Drug,Evaluation, Drug,Evaluations, Drug,Studies, Drug Evaluation,Study, Drug Evaluation
D005069 Evaluation Studies as Topic Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies. Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D035082 Federal Government The level of governmental organization and function at the national or country-wide level. National Government,Government, Federal
D035842 Research Subjects Persons who are enrolled in research studies or who are otherwise the subjects of research. Human Subjects,Human Subject,Research Subject,Subject, Human,Subject, Research,Subjects, Human,Subjects, Research
D035843 Biomedical Research Research that involves the application of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to medicine. Medical Research,Experimental Medicine,Investigational Medicine,Investigative Medicine,Research, Biomedical,Research, Medical,Medicine, Experimental,Medicine, Investigational,Medicine, Investigative
D036302 Therapeutic Human Experimentation Human experimentation that is intended to benefit the subjects on whom it is performed. Human Experimentation, Therapeutic,Therapeutic Research,Research, Therapeutic,Experimentation, Therapeutic Human

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