Cost-effectiveness of professional pharmacy services in community pharmacy: a systematic review

Malet-Larrea, A; García-Cárdenas, V; Sáez-Benito, L; Benrimoj, S; Calvo, B; Goyenechea, E

Cost-effectiveness of professional pharmacy services in community pharmacy: a systematic review

Malet-Larrea, A García-Cárdenas, V

Sáez-Benito, L Benrimoj, S

Calvo, B Goyenechea, E

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Citation:: Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 2016, 16 (6), pp. 747 - 758
Issue Date:: 2016-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Malet-Larrea, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	García-Cárdenas, V https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3770-4557	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sáez-Benito, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Benrimoj, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9768-7838	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Calvo, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Goyenechea, E	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 2016, 16 (6), pp. 747 - 758	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1473-7167	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/62200
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Introduction: The aim was to determine whether professional pharmacy services (PPS) provided to ambulatory patients attending community pharmacy are cost-effective compared with usual care (UC). Areas covered: MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Centre for Reviews and Dissemination databases were searched, and the risk of bias of randomized controlled trials, and the methodological quality of economic evaluations was assessed. A total of 17 economic evaluations of 13 studies were included. Seven studies were classified as high-, three as medium- and three as low-quality. PPS were more effective and less costly than UC in four studies; seven studies concluded that PPS were more effective and more costly and two studies concluded that the service was as effective as the UC, with higher and lower costs. Expert commentary: Although the uncertainty was variable among the studies, a general trend towards the cost-effectiveness of PPS was observed. Decision makers are encouraged to consider the feasibility of implementing PPS.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/14737167.2016.1259071	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Health Policy & Services	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Ambulatory Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Bias (Epidemiology)	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Community Pharmacy Services	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cost-Benefit Analysis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Bias	en_US
dc.title	Cost-effectiveness of professional pharmacy services in community pharmacy: a systematic review	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	16	en_US
utslib.for	1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
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pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	16	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Introduction: The aim was to determine whether professional pharmacy services (PPS) provided to ambulatory patients attending community pharmacy are cost-effective compared with usual care (UC). Areas covered: MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Centre for Reviews and Dissemination databases were searched, and the risk of bias of randomized controlled trials, and the methodological quality of economic evaluations was assessed. A total of 17 economic evaluations of 13 studies were included. Seven studies were classified as high-, three as medium- and three as low-quality. PPS were more effective and less costly than UC in four studies; seven studies concluded that PPS were more effective and more costly and two studies concluded that the service was as effective as the UC, with higher and lower costs. Expert commentary: Although the uncertainty was variable among the studies, a general trend towards the cost-effectiveness of PPS was observed. Decision makers are encouraged to consider the feasibility of implementing PPS.

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