Use of Medicines
Medicines aim to cure diseases, or at least relieve symptoms, to enable longer, healthier and more productive lives. Access to appropriate medicines, used sustainably, has substantial benefits for community health and related economic indicators.
Opportunities for Utilising ‘Real World Data’ in South Korea
20 October 2017
OHE publishes a report assessing the capacity in South Korea for the collection and use of real-world data in health care.
Policy Options for Formulary Development in Middle-income Countries
1 January 2017
PhRMA commissioned OHE Consulting to explore options and recommend methods that could help middle-income countries efficiently and effectively identify medicines for formulary inclusion. This report presents a framework…
Policy Options for Formulary Development in Middle-income Countries: Mexico Case Study
1 January 2017
PhRMA commissioned OHE Consulting to explore options and recommend methods that could help middle-income countries efficiently and effectively identify medicines for formulary inclusion. In a previous…
How to Manage Data Governance in an Era of Real World Evidence (RWE): Working Towards a Set of International Standards
24 November 2015
A new OHE Consulting Report assesses information governance arrangements for real-world data in eight countries, and makes recommendations towards an ideal governance framework.
Assessing the Use of Multi-indication Medicines: A Review of Current Data Capabilities in the UK
31 March 2015
A new OHE Consulting Report considers the data capabilities in the UK for monitoring medicine use according to indication using real world data.
Recently Published: New Report Comparing Usage of Medicines in the UK with Other Countries
6 January 2015
September 2014 ABPI report of OHE analysis: UK use of medicines compared with other countries – UK remains 9th highest user out of 13 countries.
International Comparison of Medicines Usage: Quantitative Analysis from a Swedish Perspective
1 May 2015
The OHE undertook an analysis of the uptake of medicines in 13 high income countries. The UK perspective on this was published in November 2014 by…