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• Title:Essentials of pharmacoeconomics / Karen L. Rascati.
  
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• Author/Creator:Rascati, Karen L., author.
  
• Published/Created:Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2014]
  

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  • Call Number: QV736 .R222 2014
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Chemotherapy--Economic aspects.
  Drugs--Cost effectiveness.
  Pharmacy--Economic aspects.
  
• Medical Subjects: Economics, Pharmaceutical.
  Costs and Cost Analysis--methods.
  Models, Economic.
  Pharmaceutical Preparations--economics.
  Pharmaceutical Services--economics.
  
• Edition:Second edition.
  
• Description:xvi, 295 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
  
• Summary:"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. Users will find examples of how pharmacoeconomic evaluations relate to decisions that affect patient care and health-related quality of life"--Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781451175936 (paperback)
  1451175930 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction
  Pharmacoeconomics-What Is It?
  Why Is Pharmacoeconomics Important?
  Relationship of Pharmacoeconomics to Other Research
  Types of Pharmacoeconomic Studies
  Summary
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 2 Measuring and Estimating Costs
  Costing Terms
  Cost Categorization
  Alternative Method of Categorization
  Perspective
  Timing Adjustments for Costs
  Resources for Cost Estimations
  Summary
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 3 Critiquing Research Articles
  Appropriateness of Methods of Analysis
  Questions to Use When Critiquing Research Articles
  Summary
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 4 Cost-Minimization Analysis
  Overview
  Summary
  Composite Article: CMA-Anti-nausea
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 5 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis A
  Overview
  Presentation of Costs and Effectiveness
  Cost-Effectiveness Grid
  Cost-Effectiveness Plane
  Intermediate Outcomes versus Primary Outcomes
  Efficacy versus Effectiveness
  Consensus and Debate
  Summary
  Composite Article 1: CEA-Asthma
  Composite Article 2: CEA-Post-Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 6 Cost-Utility Analysis
  Overview
  Steps in Calculating QALYs
  Trends in CUA Analyses
  Summary
  Composite Article 1: CUA-Oncology
  Composite Article 2: CUA-Immunosuppression
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 7 Cost-Benefit Analysis
  Definition and History
  Advantages and Disadvantages of Cost-Benefit Analysis
  Conducting a CBA
  Difference between Costs and Benefits
  Measuring Indirect and Intangible Benefits
  Calculating Results of Costs and Benefits
  Summary
  Composite Article 1: CBA-Vaccination
  Composite Article 2: CBA-Alzheimer's Disease
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 8 Health-Related Quality of Life: Health Status Measures
  Definitions
  HRQoL Measures versus Utility Measures
  Domains of Health Status
  Assessing HRQoL Instruments
  Pharmacoeconomics and HRQoL Measures
  Preference-Based Classification Systems
  Patient-Reported Outcomes
  Summary
  Composite Article 1: HRQoL-Rheumatoid Arthritis
  Composite Article 2: HRQoL-Chronic Low Back Pain
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 9 Decision Analysis
  What Is Decision Analysis?
  Steps in Decision Analysis
  Threshold Analysis
  Summary
  Composite Article 1: Decision Analysis-Migraine
  Composite Article 2: Decision Analysis-Erectile Dysfunction
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 10 Markov Modeling
  Overview
  Steps in Markov Modeling
  Disadvantages of Markov Modeling
  Advanced Issues
  Other Advanced Topics
  Summary
  Composite Article 1: Markov Modeling-Initiation of HIV Therapy
  Answers
  Composite Article 2: Markov Modeling-Phosphate Binders
  Answers
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 11 Retrospective Databases
  Overview of Retrospective Databases
  Randomized, Controlled Trials
  Observational Studies
  Advantages and Disadvantages of RCTs
  Advantages and Disadvantages of Observational Studies
  Types of Retrospective Databases
  Insurance and Claims Records
  Critiquing Retrospective Database Studies
  Summary
  Composite Article 1: Retrospective Database-COPD
  Composite Article 2: Retrospective Database-Bisphosphonotes
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 12 Pharmacy Services
  What Are Pharmacy Services?
  History of Pharmacy Services
  Review of the Research
  Issues in Valuing Pharmacy Services
  Medicare Medication Therapy Management
  Summary
  Composite Article: Pharmacy Services
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 13 International Perspective
  Health Care Expenditures
  Comparability of Pharmacoeconomic Results between Countries
  History of Pharmacoeconomic Guideline Development
  Summary
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings
  ch. 14 Future Issues
  Application of Pharmacoeconomics in the United States
  Federal Agencies
  Private Health Care Plans
  Barriers to Pharmacoeconomics in the United States
  Other Future Issues
  Summary
  Questions/Exercises
  References
  Suggested Readings.