A Practical Guide to Pharmacoeconomics introduces pharmacoeconomic analysis, so pharmacists can help health care decision-makers, whether they are patients, providers, or payers, choose the best therapies with the most value. This book takes some of the guesswork out of reviewing financial and comparative effectiveness data to help make clinical decisions. Designed for both pharmacists and student pharmacists, this is an excellent beginner's resource to pharmacoeconomics. KEY FEATURES:
. Basic concepts of pharmacoeconomics
. Introduction to managed care and formulary management
. Cost-effectiveness, cost minimization, and cost-benefit analysis
. Modeling and decision analysis
. Over 40 pharmacoeconomics problems with solutions TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction to Pharmacoeconomics
Chapter 2. Discounting
Chapter 3. Cost-Minimization Analysis
Chapter 4. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Chapter 5. Cost-Benefit Analysis
Chapter 6. Sensitivity Analysis
Chapter 7. Modeling and Decision Analysis
Chapter 8. General Managed Care Concepts
Chapter 9. Formulary Management
Chapter 10. Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees
Chapter 11. Pharmaceutical Industry Relationships and Concepts
Sample Problems
Answer Key
