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  • Title: Evaluation of the "make or buy" decision for oral solid unit-dose medications.
    Author: Yeoman AE.
    Journal: Contemp Pharm Pract; 1979; 2(4):182-5. PubMed ID: 10309070.
    Abstract:
    Changing from one drug distribution system to another requires analysis of many standard operating procedures. Analysis of the "make or buy" decision, a form of break-even analysis, is necessary. A mathematical model is developed that considers the relevant costs and allows one to compare directly the commercially available unit-dose medication with your own repackaging process. The mathematical model is intended to aid in the decision of whether to make or buy a unit-dose form of medication. The relevant range of the model and the results are approximate but they give a good estimation of the costs involved. The information necessary to decide what form of unit-dose packaging suits your needs best and the ability to analyze the alternatives is implicit.
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