The article presents pharmacoeconomics is an essential component of health technology assessment and the appraisal of medicines for use by patients. As a comparatively young discipline, its methods continue to evolve. Pharma-coeconomic analyses encompass cost — minimization, cost — utility, cost — b...
The article presents pharmacoeconomics is an essential component of health technology assessment and the appraisal of medicines for use by patients. As a comparatively young discipline, its methods continue to evolve. Pharma-coeconomic analyses encompass cost — minimization, cost — utility, cost — benefit, and cost — effectiveness studies, providing essential information critical for optimization of pharmacotherapy, optimal health-care resource allocation and drug development success.
Reshetko O.V., Lutsevich К.А., Nelyubova 0.I. Pharmacoeconomics as an instrument of clinical pharmacology for optimization of pharmacotherapy // Saratov Journal of Medical Scientific Research, Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2015, pp. 428-431
