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What is the primary focus of pharmacoeconomics?
What is the primary focus of pharmacoeconomics?
Which economic technique provides valuable information for healthcare decision-makers?
Which economic technique provides valuable information for healthcare decision-makers?
In pharmacoeconomics, what does an economic evaluation typically involve?
In pharmacoeconomics, what does an economic evaluation typically involve?
What is another term commonly used for pharmacoeconomics?
What is another term commonly used for pharmacoeconomics?
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Which aspect does pharmacoeconomics NOT address?
Which aspect does pharmacoeconomics NOT address?
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What is the spectrum of patients and systems covered by pharmacoeconomic techniques?
What is the spectrum of patients and systems covered by pharmacoeconomic techniques?
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What is the general rule when assessing programmes A and B in an incremental analysis?
What is the general rule when assessing programmes A and B in an incremental analysis?
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What distinguishes studies on cost of illness from full economic evaluations?
What distinguishes studies on cost of illness from full economic evaluations?
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In pharmacoeconomic evaluation, what is similar across most economic evaluations?
In pharmacoeconomic evaluation, what is similar across most economic evaluations?
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Why is it important to consider doing nothing or a low-cost option as a comparator in evaluations?
Why is it important to consider doing nothing or a low-cost option as a comparator in evaluations?
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What type of analysis focuses on the prolongation of life after renal failure by comparing hospital dialysis with kidney transplantation?
What type of analysis focuses on the prolongation of life after renal failure by comparing hospital dialysis with kidney transplantation?
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Why might not all studies measuring costs constitute economic evaluations?
Why might not all studies measuring costs constitute economic evaluations?
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What does the term 'equivalent' refer to in the context of pharmacoeconomic evaluation?
What does the term 'equivalent' refer to in the context of pharmacoeconomic evaluation?
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When is it justifiable to conduct a comparison using cost–effectiveness analysis?
When is it justifiable to conduct a comparison using cost–effectiveness analysis?
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How does cost–utility analysis differ from cost-effectiveness analysis?
How does cost–utility analysis differ from cost-effectiveness analysis?
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Why is estimating preferences for health states considered useful in pharmacoeconomic evaluation?
Why is estimating preferences for health states considered useful in pharmacoeconomic evaluation?
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What is the main benefit of using a generic measure of health gain in cost–utility analysis?
What is the main benefit of using a generic measure of health gain in cost–utility analysis?
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In what situations would it be unlikely to justify conducting a comparison through cost–effectiveness analysis?
In what situations would it be unlikely to justify conducting a comparison through cost–effectiveness analysis?
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Study Notes
Programme Comparison
- A programme of interest (Programme A) is compared to a comparator (Programme B), which can be an active treatment or even doing nothing.
- Programme B may itself be inefficient, and an evaluation should consider all relevant alternatives.
Economic Evaluations
- Economic evaluations measure the difference in costs and consequences between two alternatives ( Programme A and Programme B) in an incremental analysis.
- Not all studies measuring costs constitute economic evaluations; cost of illness or burden of illness studies are not full economic evaluations.
Pharmacoeconomics
- Pharmacoeconomics evaluates the behavior or welfare of individuals, firms, and markets relevant to the use of pharmaceutical products, services, and programs.
- It addresses clinical, economic, and humanistic aspects of healthcare interventions in disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management.
- Pharmacoeconomic techniques include cost-minimization, cost effectiveness, cost utility, cost benefit, cost of illness, cost-consequence, and other economic analytic techniques.
Types of Economic Evaluations
- Cost-effectiveness analysis: compares the costs and consequences of alternative programmes, such as hospital dialysis and kidney transplantation for renal failure.
- Cost-utility analysis (CUA): a variant of cost-effectiveness analysis that uses a generic measure of health gain to compare programmes in different healthcare areas.
Key Principles
- Economic evaluation always involves a comparative analysis of alternative courses of action.
- Comparing two or more treatments or programmes involves a choice between competing alternatives.
- Comparing costs is only justifiable when the consequences of two or more treatments or programmes are broadly equivalent.
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Description
Explore the fundamental principles of pharmacoeconomics, which involves evaluating the behavior, cost, and outcomes of pharmaceutical products and services in healthcare interventions. This field covers clinical, economic, and humanistic aspects of disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management.
