title: Pharmacoeconomic research.
abstract: Efficacy and safety are crucial considerations in judging drugs, for example, whether or not to include them in a local formulary. More and more, pharmacoeconomic aspects are becoming of additional importance. How should we interpret such pharmacoeconomic studies? To enhance accurate interpretation of such studies among our readership, we present the basic concepts of pharmacoeconomics in this commentary.
authors.affiliation: Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration/University of Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GUIDE/GRIP), Department of Social Pharmacy, Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacotherapy, Groningen, The Netherlands. m.postma@farm.rug.nl
authors.forename: Maarten J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Postma
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017850:Economics, Pharmaceutical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012107:Research Design