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The National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) is a health policy research organization dedicated to the advancement of good evidence and science, and to fostering an environment in the United States that supports medical innovation.
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Supporting Consumer Access to Specialty Medications Through Value-Based Insurance Design
Value-based insurance design (V-BID) is a key tactic payers and purchasers can use to promote access to high-value specialty medications.
The Good, the Bad, and the Different: A Primer on Aspects of Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects
The concept of heterogeneity is explained and further explored via four articles published in the June 2014 issue of the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy: The Good, the Bad, and the…
The Emerging Relevance of Heterogeneity of Treatment Effect in Clinical Care: A Study Using Stage IV Prostate Cancer as a Model
Although researchers and health care providers widely recognize that individuals with stage IV prostate cancer react differently to treatments, the factors that impact treatment outcomes, including…
2013 Comparative Effectiveness Research and the Environment for Health Care Decision-Making
The National Pharmaceutical Council conducted its third annual survey of key health care stakeholders. The purpose was to set a baseline for where key stakeholders believe we are today on comparative…
Imputing Productivity Gains From Clinical Trials
A new study conducted by Tufts Medical Center and the National Pharmaceutical Council demonstrates a novel approach to measure productivity. The study found that therapies to treat depression yielded…
A Translation Table for Patient-Centered Comparative Effectiveness Research-- Guidance to Improve the Value of Research for Clinical and Health Policy Decision-Making
This collaborative project was developed by the National Pharmaceutical Council, the Center for Medical Technology Policy, and Outcome, a Quintiles Company.
Comparative Effectiveness Research: Do Employers Care? What Will They Do? What About Productivity?
A survey by NPC and the Benfield Group found that one of the benefits employers are looking for from CER is more information about which treatments help with productivity.
Employer Medication Compliance Initiatives: Executive Summary
This study, which for the first time surveyed employers’ views and strategies on medication compliance, says 89% of employers acknowledge its importance to employee health.
Toward individualized pharmaceutical care of East Asians: the value of genetic testing for polymorphisms in drug-metabolizing genes
Research considers how genetics can impact how well medicines will work in certain populations.