Pharmacoeconomic Evaluations: Guidelines for Drug Purchasers

POLISH GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATIONS (project)

Pharmacoeconomic evaluation i.e. economical analysis of pharmaceutical products is a method which in clear and precise way defines “added value “ that the product contributes to the health of society. The overall objective of pharmacoeconomic analysis is to provide reliable information that can support the decision making process in order to achieve efficiency in resource allocation. Pharmacoec...

Guidelines of Methodological Standards for Pharmacoeconomic Evaluations in Taiwan

Guidelines for Economic Evaluations in Italy: Recommendations from the Italian Group of Pharmacoeconomic Studies

Since 1997, in order for a new drug to obtain its price and reimbursement in Italy, the negotiation between authorities and the pharmaceutical industry must include an economic evaluation. The economic evaluation study leads to price and reimbursement negotiations together with such other requirements as the price of the new drug in other countries, the impact on the domestic market in terms of...

Methods for integrating medication compliance and persistence in pharmacoeconomic evaluations.

OBJECTIVES Suboptimal compliance and failure to persist with drug treatments are important determinants of therapeutic nonresponse and are of potential economic significance. The present article aims to describe the methodologies that may be appropriate for integrating noncompliance and nonpersistence in economic evaluations. METHODS MEDLINE and NHS-EED were searched for economic evaluations ...

Appraising clinical guidelines: towards a "which" guide for purchasers.

Editorial Appraising clinical guidelines: towards a "Which" guide for purchasers All health care services are attempting to control escalating costs in the face of increasing patient needs, expectations, and healthcare interventions. In the United Kingdom the government has responded in two ways: by introducing a competitive health market to provide incentives for efficiency and an emphasis on ...