Bortezomib, thalidomide and lenalidomide can be aimed at treating patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (both eligible and ineligible for transplantation) as well as those with relapsed or refractory disease. This review analysed the available clinical and economic data on these three drugs. Irrespective of which of the three agents is considered, the magnitude of the benefit in newly ...

The objective of this study is to conduct a literature review to assess the importance of pharmacoeconomics in developing pharmacovigilance activities as a working tool to guide the process of decision making in the health field. The authors have done a literature review in order to find information about pharmacovigilance and their relationship with the pharmacoeconomics field, as an important...

This paper provides a brief introduction into pharmacoeconomics and its role in rheumatology from the perspective of a clinician, and is regarded as providing complementary simplified explanations for rheumatologists, which are used in a in much greater sophistication and complexity in other articles in this supplement. Different definitions of pharmacoeconomics are discussed. In the major part...