Defining 'therapeutic value' of medicines: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In recent years, discussions on the importance and scope of therapeutic value of new medicines have intensified, stimulated by the increase of prices and number of medicines entering the market. This study aims to perform a scoping review identifying factors contributing to the definition of the therapeutic value of medicines.

Design

Scoping review.

Data sources

We searched the MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, Business Source Premier, EconLit, Regional Business News, Cochrane, Web of Science, Scope and Pool databases through December 2020 in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.

Eligibility criteria

Studies that included determinants for the definition of therapeutic value of medicines were included.

Data extraction and synthesis

Data were ext

SUBMITTER: Glaus CEG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10748878 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature