State of Pharmacoeconomic in Low Income Countries: A Case Study of Yemen
Journal Title: The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 10
Abstract
Pharmacoeconomics constitutes an area of health care research that assesses and compares the costs and outcomes related to drug therapy. The article’s main aim is to stress the importance of the use of pharmacoeconomic research and pharmacoeconomics education in Yemen and in the curriculum carried out in Yemeni pharmacy schools. The article talks about the concept, the importance of pharmacoeconomics in low-income countries, the contributions made by pharmacoeconomics to pharmacy practice, pharmacy education in Yemen and the need to have proper pharmacoeconomics in Yemen. Conclusively, the Pharmacoeconomic research if implemented in Yemen, it will play an increasingly important role in making critical decisions concerning options that can be made regarding drug therapies and pharmaceutical services. Also, Pharmacists and future pharmacists should have a fundamental understanding of pharmacoeconomic concepts and the research methods employed to use the information gained from this rapidly growing field most effectively.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohammed Alshakka, Thamir Alshammari, Mukhtar Ansari, Adel Aldhubhani, Heyam Ali, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim
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