Question

Given a study about drug adherence, how would you find the cost-effectiveness of a drug or method of dosage?

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Medication adherence, or taking medications correctly, is generally defined as the extent to which patients take medication as prescribed by their doctors. This involves factors such as getting prescriptions filled, remembering to take medication on time, and understanding the directions.

Taking your medicine as prescribed or medication adherence is important for controlling chronic conditions, treating temporary conditions, and overall long-term health and well-being. ... “Because your pharmacist is an expert in medications, they can help suggest how best to take your medications,” says DeFronzo.

Adherence is the most important thing you have to think about when you start treatment. It will make sure that all the drugs in your combination are at high enough levels to control HIV for 24 hours a day, 7days a week. If these levels drop too low it increases the risk of resistance.

Drug addiction treatment is cost-effective in reducing drug use and its associated health and social costs. ... For example, the average cost for 1 full year of methadone maintenance treatment is approximately $4,700 per patient, whereas 1 full year of imprisonment costs approximately $18,400 per person.

Cost minimisation is a financial strategy that aims to achieve the most cost-effective way of delivering goods and services to the require level of quality. It is important to remember that cost minimisation is not about reducing quality or short-changing customers – it always remains important to meet customer needs.

basic cost-effectiveness analysis

1. Measure the outcome. If you are comparing the cost effectiveness for two activities then you need to measure the outcome in question for both activities. ...
2. Calculate the costs. The next step is to work out how much each activity cost. ...
3. Divide the cost by the outcome for each activity.