Hypercholesterolemia

Study Title
Pharma 2002: The Vision - Which Path Will You Take?

Study Group
Analyst Report

Summary
For each additional dollar spent on prescription treatments, the cost of caring for patients with high cholesterol was reduced by $5.10 and that of caring for patients with high blood pressure by $3.98

Citation
“Pharma 2002: The Vision - Which Path Will You Take?” PriceWaterhouseCoopers Whitepaper
http://www.pwc.com.au/industry/healthcare/assets/Pharma2020Vision_May07.pdf

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