Teaching Pharmacoeconomics at the
University of Benin, Nigeria
Over 650 Pharmacists Learn Pharmacoeconomics with
the Aid of Vanguard SystemTM
Cary, NC – April 1, 2009 – University of
Benin, Nigeria renews its membership in the Vanguard
Academic Partnership Program and continues using Vanguard
System to help educate students and practitioners about
pharmacoeconomic techniques in healthcare
decision-making. As part of an initiative led by Udezi
Anthony Waka, MPharm, MPSN, Faculty of Pharmacy in the
Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of
Benin, pharmacoeconomics is now a required component in
both the undergraduate and post-graduate PharmD
curriculum. Udezi also serves as Coordinator for the
University of Benin center of the Pharmacist Council of
Nigeria (PCN) Mandatory Continuing Professional
Development Program (MCPD), and is a 2007 ISPOR
International Fellowship Award recipient.
"As recently as early 2007, pharmacoeconomic
lectures were theoretical and lacked examples from our
local environment. To date, more than 650 pharmacists
have been taught pharmacoeconomics through the MCPD
program in five states of Nigeria with the aid of models
built in Vanguard for local diseases such as malaria and
typhoid fever," said Udezi. "Our partnership
with Vanguard Software has huge potential benefits for my
students and citizens of Nigeria."
Research projects using Vanguard System include:
- Affordability of antimalarial drugs in Benin
City, Nigeria.
- Drug therapy problems: Does pharmacist’s
intervention save cost?
- Willingness to pay for three hypothetical
antimalarial vaccines.
- The cost of anemia in pediatric patients
suffering from malaria.
- Budget impact of drug formulary decisions in a
Nigerian hospital.
- Cost-effectiveness of antimalarials.
- The cost of malaria in a semi-urban area in
Nigeria.
These projects have resulted in poster
presentations at international conferences from Dublin,
Ireland to Orlando, Florida, USA:
- Udezi AW, Usifoh CO, and Eze UIH (2007),
"Affordability of Antimalarial Drugs in
Benin City, Nigeria," Value in Health, 2007:
10 (6), pA447 (Contributed poster presentation in
ISPOR 10th Annual European Congress, Dublin,
Ireland.)
- Udezi AW, Usifoh CO, and Amibor KC (2008),
"Drug Therapy Problems: Does Pharmacist
Intervention Save Cost?" Value in Health,
2008: 11 (3), pA46 (Contributed poster
presentation in ISPOR 13th Annual International
Meeting, Toronto, Canada.)
- Udezi AW, Usifoh CO, and Omotayo OA (2009),
"Budget Impact of Antimalaria Drug Formulary
Decisions: A Retrospective Analysis from a
Nigerian Hospital," Value in Health, 2009,
In press (Contributed poster presentation in
ISPOR 14th Annual International Meeting, Orlando,
USA.)
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About Vanguard Software
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