Understanding health outcomes and pharmacoeconomics - MacKinnon, George E. (Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013)
1. Drug approval process -- 2. Measuring health status and health-related quality of life assessment -- 3. Health surveys (disease specific and generic questionnaires) and utility assessment -- 4. Overview of statistical analyses in biomedical research -- 6. Randomized clinical trials -- 7. Systematic reviews and meta analyses -- 8. Medical and prescription claims databases -- 9. Uses of patient registries in evidence development -- 10. Decision analysis -- 11. Introduction to economic analysis, cost determinants and modeling -- 12. Cost-of-illness analysis and budget impact models -- 13. Cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-utility analysis -- 14. Comparative effectiveness
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Drug development -- Economic aspects; Drugs -- Cost effectiveness; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Pharmaceutical industry -- Economic aspects; Economics, Pharmaceutical; Costs and Cost Analysis -- methods; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) -- economics