Pharmacoeconomics

With emphasis on modeling, methodologies, data sources, and application to real-world dilemmas, this volume introduces the major concepts of pharmacoeconomics and cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA). As a running theme, the book explores the collaboration among the pharmaceutical industry, academia, and government in the development of the human papillomavirus vaccine to demonstrate the full range of ethical and moral issues, as well as public health and commercial concerns involved in decisions entailing CEA. Readers will learn about the international use of pharmacoeconomics in drug regulation, drug approval, and pricing, and the book provides examples of pharmacoeconomic models used to support these purposes.