Consider the following pharmacoeconomic study designs and choose the one that is applicable to a pharmaceutical analysis that is designed to measure the outcomes of a blood pressure reduction (antihypertensive) drug in terms of natural health units
The costs of the drug are measured in dollars, and the value is measured by a unit of effective-ness, arbitrarily defined as a lowering of the diastolic blood pressure by 1 mm Hg. This analysis is classified as a:
a. Cost-benefit analysis (CBA)
b. Cost-effective analysis (CEA)
c. Cost-utility analysis (CUA)
d. Cost-minimization analysis (CMA)
ANS: B
A CEA uses an approach similar to the one used by health care providers when making clinical decisions about pharmacotherapeutic options. The value of a CEA is the ratio between a dollar amount and a unit of effectiveness.
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