Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Science

Catalog description

Examines the costs and consequences associated with the use of pharmaceutical services and products. Students will understand the importance and clinical relevance of pharmacoeconomics and how clinical decision-making is driven by economic, clinical, and humanistic outcomes. The course will introduce concepts such as costs, economic evaluation, and health-related quality of life. At the end of the course, students should be able to apply economic principles to pharmaceutical care problems encountered in pharmacy practice.