This course gives you an introduction about the role of benefit-risk assessment and pharmacoeconomics in decision-making of medicines.

It provides insight in the changing health care environment and gives an overview of the different stakeholders that are involved in pharmacotherapeutic decision-making. Specific attention is given to the drivers and background of the different stakeholders and the rationale of benefit/risk and pharmacoeconomic evaluations in decision-making.

At the end of this course, you will:

•  have insight in the changing healthcare environment

•  be able to delineate the process of decision-making

•  be able to explain the rationale of benefit-risk and pharmacoeconomic evaluation

•  know the different stakeholders involved in the process of decision-making and be aware of the differences between key drivers of stakeholders

•  be able to examine and demonstrate the viewpoint of a stakeholder in an example case