BP404T · Semester 4 · B.Pharm
Unit V — Pharmacoeconomics, RUM & Future Trends
Social Pharmacy and Public Health
This study page introduces Pharmacoeconomics, RUM & Future Trends in Social Pharmacy and Public Health (BP404T), B.Pharm Semester 4. Read the selected definitions and short notes below, then download the full unit PDF.
Topics in this unit
- Pharmacoeconomic evaluation: CBA, CEA and CUA
- Rational use of medicines and adherence
- Professional ethics, digital health and telepharmacy
Definitions and short notes
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Pharmacoeconomics
The study of the costs and benefits (value for money) of drug therapy. Simple meaning: "Which treatment gives the most health for each rupee spent?"
Unit PDF · page 2
Rational use of medicines (WHO)
Patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their individual requirements, for an adequate period of time, and at the lowest cost to them and their community.
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