Glossary Term

NPV

Net Present Value (NPV) is a financial metric discounting projected future cash flows to their present value, widely used in pharmaceutical R&D investment decisions and cost-effectiveness economic modelling.

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Related terms
IRR R&D COGS
Further reading
Wikipedia: Net Present Value Browse the HEOR resource database

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