Value of Pharmacy Services
Value of Pharmacy Services. January 31 st (A), 2011 J. Hirsch, Ph.D. SSPPS – 207 Introduction to Health Care Systems and Policy. Value of Pharmacy Services What does the record show? Outcomes Clinical Economic Quality of Life. Therapeutic Outcomes. ETC…. Safety Outcomes.
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Value of Pharmacy Services January 31st (A), 2011 J. Hirsch, Ph.D. SSPPS – 207 Introduction to Health Care Systems and Policy
Value of Pharmacy Services What does the record show? Outcomes Clinical Economic Quality of Life
Therapeutic Outcomes ETC….
Jadad Score: Indicates potential for bias in study design 1-5 (most to least bias potential); higher score better.
Summary Results • Favorable results (vs. comparative services group) • Therapeutic and Safety outcomes (p<0.05) • HbA1c • LDL cholesterol • Blood pressure • Adverse drug events • Humanistic outcomes – more variability – yet SOME favorable (p<0.05) • Medication adherence • Patient knowledge • Quality of Life – not so much…..
On WebCT under readings – but not a required reading. Only content (general results) relevant for Concept Quiz.
Summary Economic Effects Pharmacists • Most economic studies were flawed • e.g. partial cost analyses, weak study design • 126 met criteria for review • 15.9% (n=20) positive results • 42.1% (n=53) mixed results • 4.8% (n=6) no effect • 37.3% (n=47) unclear effect • Positive studies mostly involved technical or multi-model interventions
Economic Outcomes Economic Evaluations of Clinical Pharmacy Services: 2001-2005 Perez et.al., Pharmacotherapy 2008;28:286e-323e
Economic Evaluations of Clinical Pharmacy Services: 2001-2005 • Literature Review • Update to previous ACCP review • Focused on Economic Outcomes • Excluded any with only clinical and humanistic outcomes • Results • 3,793 articles & abstracts 93 in final group, 15 in B/C
Settings of Economic Evaluations of Clinical Pharmacy Services
Conclusion “Based on the evidence examined in this review, clinical pharmacy services continue to provide a significant return on investment, but improvements are still needed in the methods used to evaluate the economic impact of these services.”