GUEST LECTURE
“Optimising Pharmacoeconomic in Health Technology Assessment”
Monday, 16 October 2023 at 13.00-15.00 WIB
BACKGROUND
Pharmacoeconomics plays a crucial role in health technology assessment (HTA) by providing a systematic framework for evaluating the economic aspects of healthcare interventions, particularly pharmaceuticals and medical technologies. HTA is a multidisciplinary process that assesses the value and impact of healthcare interventions on various dimensions, including clinical efficacy, safety, cost-effectiveness, and broader societal and ethical considerations. Pharmacoeconomics is a subset of HTA that focuses specifically on the economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals and their impact on healthcare systems with certain designs of economic evaluation study: Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), Cost-minimization analysis (CMA), Budget impact analysis (BIA), etc In the era of universal health coverage or Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) in Indonesia, economic evaluation is essential by providing essential tools and insights for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and health systems. As JKN aims to ensure that all individuals have access to quality healthcare services without financial hardship, pharmacoeconomic evaluations help in the allocation of limited resources efficiently.
