| CODE | PHR3340 | ||||||
| TITLE | Pharmacoeconomics and Management in Pharmacy | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pharmacy | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | - The impact of disease on the patient, the family, society, the economy and the state. - Basic concepts of economics as applied to health in general and to pharmaceuticals in particular. - The major pharmacoeconomic tests that are available to determine the efficiency, utility of and benefits arising from the use of different medicines and how these can be minimised. - The requirement of regulation in pharmaceutical production, marketing and dispensing, and the effect that this has on the cost of therapy. - The pharmacoeconomic factors that need to be taken into account along with factors of other nature when establishing treatment protocols in particular circumstances. - Requirements for running efficient pharmacy services both in the community and in hospitals. - The link between medicines management and clinical governance, risk management, forming effective relationships between primary and secondary care and improving financial planning. Study unit aims: o to obtain an appreciation of the impact of medication costs on the financial resources of the patient and of the country. o to understand the role of management in the efficient provision of pharmacy services, and the tools that can be used to achieve such efficiency. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of this study unit, the student will be able to: o describe varied pharmacoeconomic techniques o understand framework concepts and tools for analyzing or proposing decisions with financial implications 2. Skills By the end of this study unit, the student will be able to: o perform literature evaluations of pharmacoeconomic articles o apply fundamental management functions of planning, decision making, organizing Main texts: o Kayne SB. Ed. Pharmacy Business Management. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2005 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar & Independent Study | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | John Vella |
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