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English Abstract Current State and Challenges of Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation in Korea.
Sang Eun Choi
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health 2008;41(2):74-79
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.2008.41.2.74
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Seoul National University, College of Pharmacy, Seoul, Korea. truse00@snu.ac.kr

Since the positive listing system for prescription drug reimbursement has been introduced in Korea, the number of pharmacoeconomic evaluation studies has increased. However it is not clear if the quality of pharmacoeconomic evaluation study has improved. Due to the lack of randomized clinical studies in Korean health care setting, Korean economic evaluation studies have typically integrated the local cost data and foreign clinical data. Therefore methodological issues can be raised in regard to data coherence and consistency. But the quality of data was not questiened and the potential bias has not been investigated yet. Even though changes in policy have encouraged the undertaking of pharmacoeconomic evaluations, there is few public-side funding for validation study of cost-effectiveness models and data. Several companies perform economic evaluation studies to be submitted on behalf of their own products, but do not want the study results to be disclosed to the academic community or public. To improve the present conduct of pharmacoeconomic evaluations in Korea, various funding sources need to be developed, and, like other multidisciplinary areas, the experts in different fields of study should collaborate to ensure the validity and credibility of pharmacoeconomic evaluations.


JPMPH : Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health