PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Law, Anandi V.
AU  - Jackevicius, Cynthia A.
AU  - Bounthavong, Mark
TI  - A Monograph Assignment as an Integrative Application of Evidence-Based Medicine and Pharmacoeconomic Principles
AID  - 10.5688/ajpe7511
DP  - 2011 Feb 10
TA  - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
PG  - 1
VI  - 75
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/75/1/1.short
4100  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/75/1/1.full
SO  - Am J Pharm Educ2011 Feb 10; 75
AB  - Objective. To describe the development and assessment of monographs as an assignment to incorporate evidence-based medicine (EBM) and pharmacoeconomic principles into a third-year pharmacoeconomic course.Design. Eight newly FDA-approved drugs were assigned to 16 teams of students, where each drug was assigned to 2 teams. Teams had to research their drug, write a professional monograph, deliver an oral presentation, and answer questions posed by faculty judges. One team was asked to present evidence for inclusion of the drug into a formulary, while another team presented evidence against inclusion.Assessment. The teams' average score on the written report was 99.1%; on the oral presentation, 92.5%, and on the online quiz given at the end of the presentations, 77%.Conclusions. Monographs are a successful method of incorporating and integrating learning across different concepts, as well as increasing relevance of pharmacoeconomics in the PharmD curriculum.