. . . . . . "Izhodišča. Predstavljeni so pogoji in okolje, načela, metode, uporaba in posledice farmakoekonomskih študij. Ekonomske analize so postale zelo pomembne v vseh sistemih zdravstvenega varstva, tudi na področju zdravil. Zaključki. Farmakoekonomika (farmacevtska ekonomika) je oblika ekonomskega ovrednotenja stroškov terapije z zdravili v sistemu zdravtvenega varstva. Vsaka analiza ,mora imeti jasno določeno izhodišče. Tehnike, ki jih uporabljamo, so analiza minimizacije stroškov, analiza povezave med stroški in učinkovitostjo, stroški in uporabnostjo."@sl . "Background. The background, principles, methods, aplications, and consequences of pharmacoeconomic evaluations are introduced. Economic analyses have become increasingly important in healthcare in general and with respect to pharmaceutical in particular. Conclusions. Pharmacoeconomics (pharmaceutical economics) is a form of economic evaluation involved with description and analysis of the costs of drug therapy to healthcare system and society. Every analysis should have an explicitly stated perspective. Cost-minimization, cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, and cost-utility are techniques used in pharmacoeconomic analysis."@sl . "Farmakoekonomika = Pharmacoeconomics"@sl . "Pharmacoeconomics"@sl .