PHA734 Advanced Pharmacoeconomics

[3–0, 3 cr.]

Examine the economics of cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, cost-minimization, cost-of-illness and cost-utility analyses to compare pharmaceutical products and treatment strategies. Evaluate the impact of this information on optimal allocation of limited resources, based on long-term benefits, and the impact on healthcare decision-makers. And, the role of pharmacoeconomics is examined as a consequence of cost-containment pressures on pharmaceutical industries; as part of decision processes at several stages of drug development and drug marketing and in terms of personnel and budget.