FACULTY OF PHARMACY
Pharm D V-Year (Instant) Examination, March 2018
Subject: Pharmacoepidemiology Pharmacoeconomics
Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks: 70
Note: Answer all questions from Part A. Any Five questions from Part B.
PART A (10x2 20 Marks)
1 Write a note on the monetary units being used an outcome measure.
2 Write a brief note on time risk relationship.
3 Define morbidity.
4 Write a brief note on incidence.
5 Write a short note on case reports and its significance.
6 Write the applications of pharmacoeconomics.
7 Define serious adverse event.
8 What is QALY?
9 Define teratogenesis. Give two examples of teratogens.
10 How are adverse effects with vaccines reported?
PART B (50 Marks)
11 Elaborate on Cost Minimization analysis with a case study.
12 Write in detail about adhoc data base systems.
Special issues in vaccine safety.
13 What are the various types of outcomes in pharmacoeconomic evaluations?
Write a note on the aims and potential applications of Pharmacoepidemiology.
14 Discuss in detail the various methods of measuring adherence.
Write in detail about relative risk and odds ratio.
15 Write a note on the strengths and weaknesses of spontaneous reporting system.
Role of a pharmacist in formulary decision making.
16 Write in detail regarding the cohort studies, their strengths and weaknesses.
Explain prescription event monitoring and its use in pharmacoepidemiology.
17 Write briefly about meta-analysis and their role in PE studies.
What are the methodological issues to be addressed by pharmacoepidemiologic
research in the studies on birth defects?
18 What are the various methods to measure utility?
Write a short note on ICER.