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Course Proficiencies
*Note on course proficiencies*

YEAR 4
SEMESTER 1 - 2 - 3

Pharmacoeconomics
PHAR 5661

Course Description: A structured pharmacy experience in a practice setting stressing pharmacoeconomic and cost-benefit issues.

Cr. 6. (0-18)

Prerequisite: Fourth year standing in the College of Pharmacy or consent of the instructor.

Course Proficiencies: The student will be able to:

1. Describe the current structure of health care in the United States.
2. Discuss the changes expected for the future of health care in the United States.
3. Describe pharmaoeconomic methodologies:
   a. Cost-benefit
   b. Cost-effectiveness
   c. Cost-minimimization
   d. Cost-utility
4. Develop a decision tree.
5. Describe severity classifications used in comparing outcomes of patients.
6. Develop measurable patient outcomes to determine the benefits of a clinical service.
7. Define the traditional endpoints of clinical trials.
8. Discuss shifting outcomes and why occurring: Impact on disease vs. Impact on health.
9. Give examples of, define and describe the outcome measurements for:
   a. Clinical outcomes
   b. Economic outcomes
   c. Humanistic outcomes
10. Discuss a pharmacoeconomic study from the perspectives to different parties:
    a. Provider
    b. Payer
    c. Society
11. Define epidemiological and statistical terms used in Pharmacoeconomics:
    a. Incidence
    b. Prevalence
    c. Odds ratio
    d. Relative risk
12. Determine which of two drugs should be placed on a formulary based on a
    pharmacoeconomic analysis.
13. Using The Medical Outcomes Study SF-36, compare Quality of Life for patients receiving different treatments in a clinical trial.
14. Discuss the limitations of multivariate analysis use in evaluating outcomes.
15. Evaluate a pharmacoeconomic study.
16. Design a pharmacoeconomic study.