This new text is designed for a student or practitioner who is unfamiliar with 'pharmacoeconomics'. It provides a straightforward explanation of the essential pharmacoeconomics topics outlined by The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). It defines terminology used in research and covers the application of economic-based evaluation methods for pharmaceutical products and services. Readers will find examples of how pharmacoeconomic evaluations relate to decisions that affect patient care and health-related quality of life.
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Part I: BASIC TOPICS Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Measuring and Estimating Costs Chapter 3: Critiquing Research Articles Chapter 4: Cost-Minimization Analysis (CMA) Chapter 5: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) Chapter 6: Cost-Utility Analysis (CUA) Chapter 7: Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) Chapter 8: Health-Related Quality-of-Life (HR-QoL)-Health Status Measures Part II: ADVANCED TOPICS Chapter 9: Decision Analysis Chapter 10: Markov Modeling Chapter 11: Retrospective Databases Chapter 12: Pharmacy Services Chapter 13: International Perspective Chapter 14: Future Issues Glossary Index
