Publications by authors named "T Phodha"
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- * Through quantitative and qualitative analyses, the research aims to identify which MEA techniques can effectively lower drug procurement costs while considering uncertainties related to price, usage, and effectiveness.
- * The findings suggest that while MEAs can help make high-cost drugs more accessible and sustain healthcare budgets, their application should be carefully considered and not used to set drug prices or as a standard reimbursement method.
Background: Drug stores is an option that people can receive health care services for their common illnesses. This is the first study aims to estimate cost savings for 16 common illness symptoms to the Thailand's health system.
Method: This study gathered retrospective secondary data from several studies and surveyed the median cost of medicines.
Vancomycin Area Under the Curve (AUC) monitoring has been recommended to ensure successful clinical outcomes and minimize the risk of nephrotoxicity, rather than traditional trough concentration. However, vancomycin AUC monitoring by a pharmacist-led multidisciplinary team (PMT) has not been well established in Southeast Asia. This study was conducted at Thammasat University Hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntimicrobial resistance is a major health threat worldwide as it brings about poorer treatment outcome and places economic burden to the society. This study aims to estimate the annual relative increased in inpatient mortality from antimicrobial resistant (AMR) nosocomial infections (NI) in Thailand. A retrospective cohort study was conducted at Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, over 2008-2012.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExcess annual economic burdens from nosocomial infections caused by multi-drug resistant bacteria in Thailand.
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res
June 2019
Background - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major health threat worldwide as it brings about poorer outcomes and places economic burdens to society. This study aims to estimate the economic burdens from nosocomial infections (NI) caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria in Thailand. Research design and methods - A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary hospital over 2011-2012.
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