Overcoming hurdles: measurement of health-related outcomes associated with national level medicines usage in Ireland

Public discourse on medicine provision predominantly focuses on overall expenditure. However, current literature suggests measurement of alternative indicators can provide a method to benchmark or ameliorate medicine provision. Previous research has investigated the viability of using health-related...

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Published inDrugs in Context Vol. 9; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors O'Brien, Gary L, McAlister, Muireann, Byrne, Stephen, Gallagher, James
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Published BioExcel Publishing Ltd 22.05.2020
Subjects
drug utilisation
health economics
life years gained
number of patients treated
pharmacoeconomics
quality-adjusted life years
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Abstract Public discourse on medicine provision predominantly focuses on overall expenditure. However, current literature suggests measurement of alternative indicators can provide a method to benchmark or ameliorate medicine provision. Previous research has investigated the viability of using health-related outcome metrics, such as the number of patients treated, quality-adjusted life-year gain and life-year gain, to provide macro-level estimates on medicines’ societal contributions. This editorial provides an overview of the evolving healthcare landscape surrounding medicine usage estimation and valuation in Ireland and offers recommendations on how improved methods of measuring health-related outcomes may help ameliorate efficiencies and the sustainability of a healthcare system.
AbstractList Public discourse on medicine provision predominantly focuses on overall expenditure. However, current literature suggests measurement of alternative indicators can provide a method to benchmark or ameliorate medicine provision. Previous research has investigated the viability of using health-related outcome metrics, such as the number of patients treated, quality-adjusted life-year gain and life-year gain, to provide macro-level estimates on medicines’ societal contributions. This editorial provides an overview of the evolving healthcare landscape surrounding medicine usage estimation and valuation in Ireland and offers recommendations on how improved methods of measuring health-related outcomes may help ameliorate efficiencies and the sustainability of a healthcare system.
Author McAlister, Muireann
O'Brien, Gary L
Byrne, Stephen
Gallagher, James
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1 Pharmaceutical Care Research Group, School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, Ireland
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