Sunday, August 8, 2010

PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND PHARMACOECONOMICS,PHARMCY SUBJECTS,THEIR TOPICS AND TEXT BOOKS AND REFERANCE BOOKS

PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND PHARMACOECONOMICS,PHARMCY SUBJECTS,THEIR TOPICS AND TEXT BOOKS AND REFERANCE BOOKS

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PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND PHARMACOECONOMICS

1. Pharmacoepidemiology :
Definition and scope:
Origin and evaluation of pharmacoepidemiology need for pharmacoepidemiology, aims andapplications.

Measurement of outcomes in pharmacoepidemiology
Outcome measure and drug use measures
Prevalence, incidence and incidence rate. Monetary units, number of prescriptions, units of drugs dispensed, defined daily doses and prescribed daily doses, medication adherence measurement

Concept of risk in pharmacoepidemiology
Measurement of risk, attributable risk and relative risk, time-risk relationship and odds ratio

Pharmacoepidemiological methods
Includes theoretical aspects of various methods and practical study of various methods with the help of case studies for individual methods
Drug utilization review, case reports, case series, surveys of drug use, cross – sectional studies, cohort studies, case control studies, case –cohort studies, meta – analysis studies, spontaneous
reporting, prescription event monitoring and record linkage system.

Sources of data for pharmacoepidemiological studies
Ad Hoc data sources and automated data systems.
Selected special applications of pharmacoepidemiology
Studies of vaccine safety, hospital pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology and risk management, drug induced birth defects.

2. Phrmacoeconomics:
Definition, history, needs of pharmacoeconomic evaluations
Role in formulary management decisions

Pharmacoeconomic evaluation
Outcome assessment and types of evaluation
Includes theoretical aspects of various methods and practical study of various methods with the help of case studies for individual methods:
Cost – minimization, cost- benefit, cost – effectiveness, cost utility
3. Applications of Pharmacoeconomics
Software and case studies

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