Summarize the results of economic analyses of prescription drug expenditures in Canada’s public drug plans.
Highlight the pressures that contribute to annual variation in drug costs and dispensing costs, including the shift between lower- and higher-priced drugs, changes in the beneficiary population, drug prices and volume of drugs used, and other key factors.
Help economists and drug manufacturers in marketing and budget planning for drugs development and accessibility.
Illustrate the concept of the push and pull effect, using detailed graphs.
Illustrate the concept of the push and pull effect, using detailed graphs.
MANDATE SPECIFICATIONS:
TARGETED AUDIENCE:
Provincial drug plan managers.
Assistant deputy and deputy minister from PMPRB.
Economists.