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Success of personalized medicine cannot be measured in dollars alone. The improvement in healthcare and quality of life with reduction of disease burden will have an impact on all aspects of human life with economic benefits. A discussion of financial aspects, of personalized medicine, however, is important for two reasons: (1) pharmaceutical companies would like to know if it would be profitable; and (2) healthcare providers would like to know if it is affordable. Development of personalized medicine would also affect the pharmaceutical markets, which are described in detail in a special report on this topic (Jain 2015a).
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Jain, K.K. (2015). Economics of Personalized Medicine. In: Textbook of Personalized Medicine. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2553-7_23
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