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Economic analysis and pharmaceutical policy
Author(s) -
ROVIRA J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1995.tb06191.x
Subject(s) - medicine , software deployment , economic analysis , health care , economic evaluation , resource (disambiguation) , risk analysis (engineering) , management science , cost–benefit analysis , public economics , economics , economic growth , computer science , computer network , ecology , pathology , agricultural economics , biology , operating system
Summary Economic evaluation, a comparative analysis of alternative actions in terms of costs and consequences, allows rational decisions to be made concerning the deployment of resources (people, time, equipment, facilities and knowledge). Pharmaceutical policy reflects the various objectives of the many social groups, some of which are conflicting. While new methodologies for evaluation of health care programmes still need to gain wider acceptance, resource limitations for both care providers and decision makers make economic analysis an increasingly important tool.