Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2010 Sep;70(3):342-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03569.x.
Pharmacoeconomics started as marketing but has developed into a valuable tool in the fuller assessment of drug therapies. Its principles are now widely accepted, and many countries have government-funded agencies with responsibility for its application, most notably the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in England. Many clinical pharmacologists are active in this area, and the discipline itself is part of the clinical pharmacology trainees' curriculum. Further developments will include value-based pricing and its use in cost sharing arrangements between health service and manufacturers.
药物经济学最初是作为市场营销的一个分支，但现已发展成为药物治疗全面评估的一个有价值的工具。其原理现已被广泛接受，许多国家都设有负责其应用的政府资助机构，其中最著名的是英国的国家卫生与临床优化研究所。许多临床药理学家活跃在该领域，该学科本身也是临床药理学家培训课程的一部分。进一步的发展将包括基于价值的定价及其在卫生服务机构和制造商之间的成本分担安排中的应用。
