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One-dollar medications: evaluating the true cost

Leticia A. Shea 1 * , Kellen J. Sorauf 2 , Ksenia S. Polson 3 , Bianca Calderon 4 , Marlee Poupard 5 , Alex Zolnir-Groshong 6

  • 1. School of Pharmacy, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA
  • 2. Anderson College of Business and Computing, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA
  • 3. Anderson College of Business and Computing, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA
  • 4. School of Pharmacy, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA
  • 5. School of Pharmacy, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA
  • 6. School of Pharmacy, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA

Correspondence: Lshea@regis.edu

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55976/atm.1202215117-32

  • Received

    15 February 2022

  • Revised

    18 March 2022

  • Accepted

    24 March 2022

  • Published

    06 April 2022

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How to Cite

Shea, L. A., K. J. Sorauf, K. S. . Polson, B. . Calderon, M. . Poupard, and A. . Zolnir-Groshong. “One-Dollar Medications: Evaluating the True Cost”. Advances in Translational Medicine, vol. 1, no. 1, Apr. 2022, pp. 17-32, doi:10.55976/atm.1202215117-32.
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