| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Economic evaluationseconomic-evaluations |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | NA |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | Get the Drummond Checklist (reported in book) |
Details | |
| Website | |
| Primary publication | Michael F. Drummond, Mark J. Sculpher, Karl Claxton, Greg L. Stoddart, George W. Torrance. Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes. 4th ed 2015. |
| DOI | |
| Guidance document | |
| Training | Two worked examples of the completed checklist are available from the book |
| Language | English |
| Translations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any translations that should be listed here. |
| Record last updated | 04/06/2026 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | None |
| Updated versions | None |
| Related tools | None |
| Evaluations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any evaluations that should be listed here. |
| Other publications | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any publications that should be listed here. |
Key Criteria | |
| Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality | No |
| Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias | No |
| Tool developed for use across topic areas (i.e. not developed for specific clinical area such as physiotherapy or dentistry) | Yes |
| Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores | Yes |
