Pharmacoeconomics

Question 1

Socioeconomic barriers to adherence

Answer 1

bad living conditions, health care, financial resources, cost of medication, work schedules

Question 1

Patient perspective

Answer 1

portion of cost not covered by insurance

Question 2

Provider perspective

Answer 2

hospital, direct costs

Question 3

Payer perspective

Answer 3

insurance companies, employers or government

Question 4

Society perspective

Answer 4

all direct and indirect costs

Question 5

Direct medical costs

Answer 5

drugs, medical supplies, equipment, lab and diagnostic tests, hospitalization, physician visit

Question 6

Direct non-medical costs

Answer 6

transportation, emergency care, special diets, various other out of pocket expenses

Question 7

Indirect non-medical costs

Answer 7

loss of productivity

Question 8

Intangible costs

Answer 8

non-financial outcomes of disease such as pain, suffering, inconvenience, and grief

Question 9

Considerations

Answer 9

heat or eat phenomenon, non-compliance, loss of work time

Question 10

Patient advocacy

Answer 10

knowing how patients pay for medications, and the extent to which patents can afford pocket drug costs