Introduction Many middle-income countries such as Egypt, South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand, and Brazil have pharmacoeconomic guidelines. These follow the recommendations by the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research but include country-specific differences. The variations respond to changes in how governments apply pharmacoeconomics and determine market access to pharmaceuticals and medical devices. This is also […]
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Introduction Setting objectives focused on value based healthcare is demanding. You’re working in a field that is complex and involves multiple processes and stakeholders, and you’re trying to shape objectives that help with expanding value based healthcare in constructive ways. You’re weighing the value story of a new healthcare technology, learning how value based healthcare […]
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What is Budget Impact Analysis? Pharmacoeconomic analyses in healthcare are paramount, because of the high costs of innovative technologies and limited possibilities of their funding. Budget Impact Analysis (BIA) is one such analysis that provides vital information for healthcare decision makers. [1] Unlike economic evaluations, such as cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), cost-utility analysis (CUA) and cost-benefit […]
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