Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Pharmacoeconomics
Course Code
VVDG_045
Branch of Science
Economics and Business
ECTS
2.00
Target Audience
Clinical Pharmacy
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Daiga Behmane
Structure Unit Manager
Daiga Behmane
Structural Unit
Health Management Teaching Group
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga
About Study Course
Objective
To learn the theoretical basis of pharmacoeconomics and the practical application of its methods for the economic analysis of medicinal products and the choice of cost-effective and evidence-based drug therapy. To promote students' understanding of basic public health issues and solutions to reduce the economic burden caused by the disease, as well as to promote the development of students' scientific, critical, systematic and analytical thinking.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basics of Economics (desirable).
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.• The essence and application of pharmacoeconomics. • Methods of economic analysis. • Opportunities, advantages and disadvantages ofclinical trial data • Clinical efficacy of medicines. • Cost categories and breakdown. • The concept of cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals and calculation methods. • Principles and application of economic modeling.
Skills
1.• Apply the methods of pharmacoeconomics. • Critically assess the publications of clinical trials of pharmaceuticals. • Assess the level of evidence for decisions on the choice of alternative treatments. • Assess and calculate the costs of medicinal therapy. • Select the appropriate method of pharmacoeconomics. • Calculate and assess the cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals.
Competences
1.• Develop rational pharmacotherapy-based health policy • Identify the objectives of drug policy both at system and medical institution level • Determine rational and cost-effective pharmaceutical prescribing and consumption principles • Promote the provision of cost-effective health care services
Assessment
Individual work
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The student independently learns and searches the literature suggested, performs basic evaluation and analysis of data, prepares a comparison of different types of medicinal therapy, performs clinical and economic evaluation, calculates the cost-effectiveness indicators of pharmaceuticals
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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20% independent work during classes
80% defence and presentation of individual assignment
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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Principles and methods of economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals
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Clinical effectiveness of pharmaceuticals
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Clinical effectiveness of pharmaceuticals
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Classification of health care and pharmaceutical costs
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Classification of health care and pharmaceutical costs
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Auditorium
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Methods of pharmacoeconomic analysis
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Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals
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Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals
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Economic modelling
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Economic modelling
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
2.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Guinness L., Wiseman V. (2011). Introduction to Health Economics (2nd edition). Open University Press
2.
Drummond M. (2015). Methods for the Economic Evaluation iof Health Care Programmes. Oxford University Press
3.
Walley & Haycox (1997). Pharmacoeconomics: basic concepts and terminology. Br J Clin Pharmacol 43: 343–348
Additional Reading
1.
Izdevums "Value in Health"
2.
Sorenson C, et al. (2008). Ensuring Value for Money: The Role of Health Technology Assessment in the European Union. European Observatory. (akceptējams izdevums)
Other Information Sources
1.
Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)