Lichtenberg Frank R
Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
J Clin Psychiatry. 2003;64 Suppl 17:15-8.
The benefits of new drugs to society exceed their cost by a substantial margin. These benefits include net decrease in overall medical expenditures, reduced limitations on work and other activities contributing to quality of life, and increased longevity. Further, new drugs contribute to health and economic growth in the United States. Formularies, to the extent that they restrict drug choices, restrict access to new drugs.
新药给社会带来的益处远远超过其成本。这些益处包括总体医疗支出的净减少、对工作及其他有助于提高生活质量的活动限制的减少，以及寿命的延长。此外，新药对美国的健康和经济增长也有贡献。处方集在限制药物选择的程度上，限制了对新药的获取。
