Naslov
Cross National Comaprisson of Drug Utilization Research

Autori
Vlahović-Palčevski, Vera ; Janhsen, Katrin ; Elseviers ; Monique, Vander Stichele, Robert

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety / - , 2008, S117-S117

Skup
24th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (Abstract P 265)

Mjesto i datum
Kopenhagen, Danska, 17.08.2008. - 20.08.2008

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
drug utilization; cross national comparison

Sažetak
Drug utilization research (DUR) is a broad collection of descriptive and analytical methods for the quantification, evaluation, and understanding of the processes of prescribing, dispensing and consumption of medicines, for the testing of interventions to enhance the quality of these processes and for investigating the impact of pharmaceutical policy especially subsidizations and supporting best practices. From the very beginning of DUR in early 1960s the importance of comparing drug use between countries and regions has been perceived. Since then, a lot has been accomplished in methodological matters. Now in the era of globalization the significance of cross- national comparisons in DUR has grown. However, from the international perspective, little is known on the current ability to collect continuous drug consumption data, and on the sophistication of national drug utilization monitoring systems and the subsequent use of that data...

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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