The aim of this booklet is to help the reader understand why health economics is an important part of drug development and to prompt consideration of the processes and analyses involved in getting a drug reimbursed.

Some of the topics discussed

The rising costs of healthcare
The effect of cost on national healthcare systems
The difference between value and cost
Perceptions of value in health economics
Measuring value
A global perspective
The changing value of healthcare

The aim of this booklet is to help the reader understand why health economics is an important part of drug development and to prompt consideration of the processes and analyses involved in getting a drug reimbursed.
Some of the topics discussed

The rising costs of healthcare
The effect of cost on national healthcare systems
The difference between value and cost
Perceptions of value in health economics
Measuring value
A global perspective
The changing value of healthcare

The aim of this booklet is to help the reader understand the myriad forces and processes that precede the availability of a drug for a particular disease and to understand the way in which decisions are made in allocating healthcare resources
Some of the topics discussed

The drug development process
Costs involved in the drug development process
Pharmaceutical marketing
Putting drug development into context

The aim of this booklet is to help the reader understand the role of evidence-based medicine in modern health care.
Some of the topics discussed

What is evidence-based medicine?
Types of clinical trials
The hierarchy of evidence
The art versus science of medicine
Efficacy versus effectiveness
Generic versus brand name and polypharmacy
The importance of adherence

The booklet aims to explain the types of analyses performed in cost-outcomes studies and how the data are evaluated when the parameters of a cost analysis are defined.
Some of the topics discussed

Types of HE analyses
Calculating costs
Calculating benefits
Health economics methodology: types of analyses
Validating the results
Checklist for assessing whether the HE analysis used the most appropriate method

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In this booklet we have tried to give an overview of some of those methods of assessment and evidence collection, in order to help colleagues without a background in clinical research pharmacoepidemiology or health economics research to understand how and when those methods are applied; their uses, limitations and applications to healthcare provision.
Some of the topics discussed

Comparative effectiveness
Study methodology
Application of study methods in comparative effectiveness
Evidence-based medicine

This booklet is designed for people working in the pharmaceutical industry who are not statisticians, but who need an understanding of biostatistics in order to evaluate evidence and/or talk to their customers effectively. We hope that you find this brief introduction to biostatistics both informative and useful.

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