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. Readers will find examples of how pharmacoeconomic evaluations relate to decisions that affect patient care and health-related quality of life.

Part I: BASIC TOPICS
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Measuring and Estimating Costs
Chapter 3: Critiquing Research Articles
Chapter 4: Cost-Minimization Analysis (CMA)
Chapter 5: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA)
Chapter 6: Cost-Utility Analysis (CUA)
Chapter 7: Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
Chapter 8: Health-Related Quality-of-Life (HR-QoL)—Health Status Measures

Part II: ADVANCED TOPICS
Chapter 9: Decision Analysis
Chapter 10: Markov Modeling
Chapter 11: Retrospective Databases
Chapter 12: Pharmacy Services
Chapter 13: International Perspective
Chapter 14: Future Issues

Glossary

Index