The nurse is a primary care provider who is interested in ...

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The nurse is a primary care provider who is interested in focusing on pharmacoeconomics in his approach to patient care. Which statement describes pharmacoeconomics?
 
  a. Pharmacoeconomics describes and analyzes the costs of drug therapy to health care systems and society; it is concerned with resource allocation and increased efficiency and profitability.
  b. Pharmacoeconomics determines the degree of drug effectiveness, which is done before seeking Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug approval.
  c. Pharmacoeconomics provides direction in choosing the least expensive type of drug that will be effective.
  d. Pharmacoeconomics studies the trends in use of pharmaceutical products from a consumer perspective.

Question 2

What are the methods available to assess the degree of patient adherence and satisfaction with a drug regimen? Select all that apply.
 
  a. Pill counts
  b. Review of a drug diary
  c. Self-reports
  d. Direct observation
  e. Assessment of physiologic parameters
  f. Input from other health care workers
  g. Detailed daily patient journal entries

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
By definition, pharmacoeconomics is the description and analysis of the costs of drug therapy to health care systems and society. Pharmacoeconomic analyses encompass two related but separate philosophiesresourc e allocation and increased efficiency and profitability. The first is primarily concerned with allocating health care resources between a variety of treatment choices. The sec-ond is concerned with increased efficiency of care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, D, E, F
Methods available to assess the degree of patient adherence and self-satisfaction with the drug regimen may include pill counts, the review of a drug diary, self-reports, direct observation, as-sessment of physiologic parameters, and input from other health care workers, family members, or friends. Combining several methods provides for a more accurate assessment. There is no evi-dence that the use of detailed daily patient journal entries can be used to assess patient adherence to a drug regimen, especially until the patient's literacy level has been assessed accurately.

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