Effects of Pharmaceutical Cost Containment Policies on Physician Prescribing Behavior

CHAPTER 1 Introduction 

1. Financial Incentives to Control Pharmaceutical Expenditures 

2. Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Use of Therapeutic Agents in Korea 

3. Research Purpose 

CHAPTER 2 Methods 

1. Data 

2. Analysis Model and Parameter Measurements 

3. Statistical Analysis 

CHAPTER 3 Results 

1. General Overview 

2. Effects of Pharmaceutical Policy Changes on Drug Prescriptions 

CHAPTER 4 Discussion 

1. Discussion on Methods 

2. Discussion on Results 

3. Limitations of This Study 

4. Policy Implications and Tasks for the Future