Determinants of drug prices: a systematic review of comparison studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In this systematic review on drug price comparison studies, we report on recent determinants of drug prices in a national and international context to facilitate regulation of drug prices by purchasers and policymakers worldwide. Determinants of drug prices were divided into non-modifiable and modifiable and were categorised as pertaining to a country's income level, pharmaceutical market system and its policies and government.

Primary outcome

Determinants of drug prices or price variance.

Design

We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Library for peer-reviewed articles published between 2004 and 22 July 2020 that reported an association of the primary outcome with one or more determinants. We performed a best-evidence synthesi

SUBMITTER: Janssen Daalen JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8287090 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature