Investigating the Status of Management Based on Economic Evaluation Evidence in the Pharmaceutical Field of the Health System of Iran and Selected Countries: a Comparative Study

Subject Areas : Health Management Services

Abolfazl Aliyari ¹ (PhD Student, Department of Healthcare Management, South Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Shaghayegh vahdat ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Management, South Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
soad mahfoozpour ³ (Associate Professor, Department of Healthcare Management, South Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Hossein Moshiri tabrizi ⁴ (Assistant Professor, Department of Healthcare Management, South Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2022-12-19 Accepted : 2023-02-27 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: medicine, health system, evidence-based management, economic evaluation,

Abstract :

Introduction: Nowadays, at the international level, it is necessary to use evidence in decision-making in the field of policy and planning of the health and medicine sector, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the status of management based on economic evaluation evidence in the field of medicine in the health system of Iran and selected countries. Methods: This research is a comparative study that was conducted in 1401. The sampling was purposeful and the countries of Australia, England, Germany and Canada were compared in terms of the components of using evidence in the economic evaluation of the drug field. To collect data, reliable databases and other related sources were used in the field of the research topic. The findings were compared in the form of a comparative table. Results: The findings showed that producing and extracting evidence is mandatory in Canada, England and Australia and optional in Iran and Germany. Also, except for Australia and Canada, in other countries, evidence is not used to add drugs to the drug list. Also, there are standards and frameworks for producing evidence in all countries except Iran. Conclusion: The results showed, designing an integrated model to reduce work parallelism, developing communication with research centers, determining principles and regulations for the production and application of evidence, strengthening the leadership, management and supervision of the health system in accordance with the state of the country and other countries with similar conditions are proposed.  

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