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

• Published in: Drugs in Context Vol. 9; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: O'Brien, Gary L, McAlister, Muireann, Byrne, Stephen, Gallagher, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioExcel Publishing Ltd 22.05.2020
• Subjects: drug utilisation; health economics; life years gained; number of patients treated; pharmacoeconomics; quality-adjusted life years

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...