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815.2 PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND PHARMACOECONOMICS(THEORY)Theory : 3 Hrs. /Week1. Pharmacoepidemiology :Definition and scope:Origin and evaluation of pharmacoepidemiology need for pharmacoepidemiology,aims and applications.Measurement of outcomes in pharmacoepidemiologyOutcome measure and drug use measuresPrevalence, incidence and incidence rate. Monetary units, nu mber of prescriptions,units of drugs dispensed, defined daily doses and prescribed daily doses, medicationadherence measurementConcept of risk in pharmacoepidemiologyMeasurement of risk, attributable risk and relative risk, time-risk relationship andodds ratioPharmacoepidemiological methodsIncludes theoretical aspects of various methods and practical study of variousmethods with the help of case studies for individual methodsDrug utilization review, case reports, case series, surveys of drug use, cross –sectional studies, cohort studies, case control studies, case –cohort studies, meta –analysis studies, spontaneous reporting, prescription event monitoring and recordlinkage system.Sources of data for pharmacoepidemiological studiesAd Hoc data sources and automated data systems.Selected special applications of pharmacoepidemiologyStudies of vaccine safety, hospital pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoepidemiologyand risk management, drug induced birth defects.2. Phrmacoeconomics:Definition, history, needs of pharmacoeconomic evaluationsRole in formulary management decisionsPharmacoeconomic evaluationOutcome assessment and types of evaluationIncludes theoretical aspects of various methods and practical study of variousmethods with the help of case studies for individual methods:Cost – minimization, cost- benefit, cost – effectiveness, cost utility3. Applications of PharmacoeconomicsSoftware and case studies