title: [Economic evaluation of drugs. Effectiveness in diabetes therapy].
abstract: The article explains the systematic manner of applying important basic principles to economic aspects within the health system and also makes transparent the basic principles of cost minimization. In health economics the concern is not cost minimization but optimization of the relationship between cost and medical effectiveness. It is important to realize that health economic evaluation has to take into account not only pure acquisition costs of a drug but also the costs connected with its being prescribed.
authors.affiliation: Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Gesundheitsmanagement. oliver.schoeffski@wiso.uni-erlangen.de
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schöffski
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics; D017850:Economics, Pharmaceutical / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents