Health Economics

Glossary of terms

ADEC Australian Drug Evaluation Committee

AIHW Australian Institute of Health Welfare

ARTG Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods

AUSFTA Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement

CBA Cost-Benefit Analysis

CEA Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

CMA Cost-Minimisation Analysis

CPI Consumer Price Index

CUA Cost-Utility Analysis

DUSC Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee

DHA Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

ESC Economics Sub-Committee

HIC Health Insurance Commission

NATSEM National Centre for Social and Economic Modeling

NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council

NMP National Medicines Policy

NPS National Prescribing Services

PBAC Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee

PBS Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

PIIP Pharmaceutical Industry Investment Program

QALYs Quality Adjusted Life Years

QUM Quality Use of Medicines

TGA Therapeutic Goods Administration

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