Pharmacoeconomics Quiz

What does CEA stand for?

• Cost Effective Analysis

• Cost Evaluation Assessment

• Clinical Effectiveness Analysis

• Costly Expense Analysis

Which method compares different technologies by considering both costs and effectiveness?

• Cost Utility Analysis

• Cost Benefit Analysis

• Cost of Illness Analysis

• Cost Minimization Analysis

What is the measurement unit for effects in Cost-Utility Analysis (CUA)?

• Dollars

• Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)

• Length of life only

• Quality of life only

What is the main purpose of Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)?

• Assess both costs and effectiveness in monetary terms

• Compare different technologies

• Identify disease-related causes

• Measure quality-adjusted life years

Why are checklists used in reviewing economic evaluations?

• To increase bias

• To assess quality and completeness

• To confuse readers

• To hide information

What is the major change in the CHEERS 2022 statement compared with CHEERS 2013?

• Decreased number of items

• Improved readability

• Increased number of items

• No change in items

What is the measurement unit for effects in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA)?

• Length of life only

• Quality of life only

• Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)

• Dollars

Which method compares the cost per course of treatment when alternative therapies demonstrate the same clinical effectiveness?

• Cost Utility Analysis

• Cost Effective Analysis

• Cost Minimization Analysis

• Cost Benefit Analysis

What is the outcome measured in Cost Utility Analysis (CUA)?

• Cost per course of treatment

• Cost per unit

• Cost of illness

• Cost per QALY

What is the strength of Cost-Utility Analysis (CUA)?

• Incorporates patient outcomes involving both quality and length of life

• Difficult to interpret

• Measures only costs

• Measures effects in dollars