[Introduction to the theory of pharmaco-economics].
This article presents an overview of the principles of pharmaco-economic evaluation. A pharmaco-economic evaluation is a comparison of the costs and effects of at least two therapeutic strategies, including at least one drug. It is mostly useful if a new treatment is more effective and more costly than a reference one. The way the effects of treatments are expressed defines several types of analyses: cost minimisation, cost-effectiveness, cost-utility and cost-benefit. The costs measured can be direct (medical and non-medical) and indirect (tangible and intangible). The principle of decision analysis is illustrated.
Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Université de Liège.
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D003363:Cost Control; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004180:Direct Service Costs; D016527:Drug Costs; D017850:Economics, Pharmaceutical; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years