Pharmacoeconomics Flashcards
Socioeconomic barriers to adherence
bad living conditions, health care, financial resources, cost of medication, work schedules
Patient perspective
portion of cost not covered by insurance
Provider perspective
hospital, direct costs
Payer perspective
insurance companies, employers or government
Society perspective
all direct and indirect costs
Direct medical costs
drugs, medical supplies, equipment, lab and diagnostic tests, hospitalization, physician visit
Direct non-medical costs
transportation, emergency care, special diets, various other out of pocket expenses
Indirect non-medical costs
loss of productivity
Intangible costs
non-financial outcomes of disease such as pain, suffering, inconvenience, and grief
Considerations
heat or eat phenomenon, non-compliance, loss of work time
Patient advocacy
knowing how patients pay for medications, and the extent to which patents can afford pocket drug costs