Thwaites R, Townsend R J
Glaxo Wellcome, Greenford, Middlesex, England.
Pharmacoeconomics. 1998 Feb;13(2):175-80. doi: 10.2165/00019053-199813020-00002.
The primary purpose of pharmacoeconomic research is to assist in making healthcare decisions. Rapid growth in the supply of pharmacoeconomic data over the past few years suggests that pharmacoeconomics can be of help in delivering good, cost-effective healthcare. Greater challenges in decision-making coupled with improvements in the techniques of pharmacoeconomic research point to a greater role for pharmacoeconomics into the new millennium. This in turn will have consequences for companies in the pharmaceutical industry. More successful access to markets and better commercialisation of products will be the rewards for those companies committing to pharmacoeconomics and to the broader goal of delivering value for money in healthcare.
药物经济学研究的主要目的是协助做出医疗保健决策。过去几年中药物经济学数据供应的快速增长表明，药物经济学有助于提供优质、具有成本效益的医疗保健服务。决策方面面临的更大挑战以及药物经济学研究技术的改进表明，在新千年里药物经济学将发挥更大作用。这反过来将对制药行业的公司产生影响。对于那些致力于药物经济学以及实现医疗保健性价比这一更广泛目标的公司来说，更成功地进入市场和更好地实现产品商业化将是回报。
