The role of the different actors in controlling the costs of the medicine use in Belgium. University of Antwerp
Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), Centre for Population, Family and Health, Epidemiology and social medicine (ESOC)
In the area of production, distribution, payment, prescription and the use of medicines, several protagonists can be identified. Insight into the importance of and in the underlying relationships between these actors, and of the relative impact of these actors on the system as a whole, is necessary. In the European context, little research has been done on this subject. Knowledge on this subject is necessary for the survival of the health care ...