Health status and costs of exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and COPD: how to improve antibiotic treatment.

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a public health threat to approximately 44 million individuals in the USA, or 55% of men and women over the age of 50 years. The primary goal of osteoporosis management is to prevent fracture, the most devastating consequence. Risk factors and bone mineral density can be assessed to determine appropria...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Hansen LB

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To quantify the relationship between the timing of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms and the burden of illness. PATIENTS & METHODS:Data from the 2010 National Health and Wellness Survey were used. Regression analyses compared non-GERD controls with GERD patients with diurnal symptoms, nocturnal symp...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Wagner JS,DiBonaventura MD,Balu S,Buchner D

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Alcohol use is a major risk factor for mortality and morbidity burden, and alcohol use disorders contribute markedly to this burden. Effective interventions for alcohol use disorders improve health, and are potentially cost-effective or even cost saving. AREAS COVERED:We searched the literature for the co...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Rehm J,Barbosa C

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Dutch basic health insurance is based on the principles of regulated competition. This implies that insurers and providers compete on price and quality while the regulator sets certain rules to achieve public objectives such as solidarity. Two regulatory aspects of this scheme are that insurers are not allowed to ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： van Kleef RC,van de Ven WP,van Vliet RC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the person tradeoff method has received much attention because it directs one to value health improvements of those other than one's self. As a result, several researchers have suggested that the person tradeoff measures preferences in pharmaceutical and health economic analysis more accurately than the stan...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Doctor JN,Miyamoto JM

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to concerns about the cost burden of medical care in general and rising pharmaceutical costs in particular, a number of recent studies have examined trends in pharmaceutical expenditures. These studies have reached apparently disparate conclusions about factors responsible for rising pharmaceutical costs a...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Crown WH,Ling D,Berndt E

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmaceutical sector has been established as the primary cost driver in health. The scope of this paper is to explore the drivers of pharmaceutical expenditure in Cyprus by decomposing sales and assessing impact of prices, volumes and substitution effect. We used a statistical approach to decompose the growth of ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Petrou P

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a complex systemic rheumatological disease which often causes severe disability and impaired quality of life (QoL). We searched the PubMed/MEDLINE electronic database for available literature on QoL and its predictors in patients with AS. Recent evidence indicates that AS patients have p...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Kotsis K,Voulgari PV,Drosos AA,Carvalho AF,Hyphantis T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess changes in the involvement of advisory bodies in the reimbursement decision-making process in Poland, and to evaluate variables that influenced HTA recommendations in the years 2013-2015. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Two independent contributors reviewed the statements of the TC, recommendations iss...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Kawalec P,Malinowski KP,Trąbka W

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review was designed to explore and review the range of patient-reported outcomes used to assess people with epilepsy. Literature searches were conducted through EMBASE.com and supplemented with hand searching of relevant articles. References obtained through hand searches were compared with EMBASE.com citations u...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Stafford M,Gavriel S,Lloyd A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) is a relatively new technique that is rapidly replacing full-thickness procedures for those patients needing corneal transplantation for endothelial dysfunction. Benefits of DSEK include a faster recovery, reduced astigmatism, fewer postoperative complications and r...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Kharod BV,Carlson AN

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been great technological advances in the use of antiretroviral therapies to slow down disease progression in HIV/AIDS. Combinations of therapeutics and the use of several diagnostic methods have resulted in both declines in mortality and the occurrence of opportunistic infections. The higher costs of these ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Bos JM,Berg LT,Postma MJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review considers some of the broad principles that concern quality of life assessment. These are discussed in relation to health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and the measurement of subjective well-being. It is argued that there are serious logical and methodological issues concerning HRQOL measurement, to the ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Cummins RA,Lau AL,Stokes M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the lack of evidence from randomized controlled trials and large prospective studies, controversy exists regarding the optimal treatment strategy for early stage prostate cancer. The impact of various treatments on health-related quality of life has become an increasingly important but controversial issue. The l...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： D'haese S,Bottomley A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. There are no clinical trials comparing all available pharmacological therapies for the treatment of early PD. The objective of this review is to indirectly analyze the efficacy of antiparkinson drugs currently available in Latin America. A s...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Márquez-Cruz M,Díaz-Martínez JP,Soto-Molina H,De Saráchaga AJ,Cervantes-Arriaga A,Llorens-Arenas R,Rodríguez-Violante M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is a continual challenge trying to improve the quality of prescribing while concurrently trying to address increasing pharmaceutical development, utilization and expenditure. National and regional reforms and initiatives in Sweden have moderated growth in ambulatory drug expenditure to 2.7% per annum in recent year...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Godman B,Wettermark B,Hoffmann M,Andersson K,Haycox A,Gustafsson LL

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper acknowledges the difficulties of providing access to innovative drugs in some jurisdictions under the patent system and it contributes to the current debate on mechanisms aimed at facilitating such access. We employ a highly stylized static model of two markets (North and South) to analyse the conditions un...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Antoñanzas F,Rodríguez-Ibeas R,Juárez-Castelló CA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is a highly curable skin cancer of melanocytes if diagnosed early. Unfortunately, its invasion into the deeper dermis increases the risk of it spreading to the lymph nodes and distant organs. Spread of metastatic melanoma (MM) to other organs is among one of the most dangerous conditions that i...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Hegde UP,Chakraborty N,Mukherji B,Grant Kels JM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare reform in any nation is an evolving process. Brought about by demographic, technological, social, cultural, economic and political factors, all healthcare systems are continually confronting issues related to cost, access and quality. This paper examines other countries' approaches to healthcare in the ongo...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： O'Rourke TW,Iammarino NK

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pharmacogenomic testing has the potential to greatly benefit patients by enabling personalization of medication management, ensuring better efficacy and decreasing the risk of side effects. However, to fully realize the potential of pharmacogenomic testing, there are several important issues that must be a...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Moyer AM,Caraballo PJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to report on the design of a model to determine the cost-effectiveness of prevention and treatment of early psychosis (PsyMod) and to estimate ten-year cost-effectiveness and budget impact of interventions targeting individuals with ultra-high risk (UHR) of developing psychosis or with first ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Wijnen BFM,Thielen FW,Konings S,Feenstra T,Van Der Gaag M,Veling W,De Haan L,Ising H,Hiligsmann M,Evers SMAA,Smit F,Lokkerbol J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on the quality of life (QL) of children/adolescents with psychological disorders has flourished over the last few decades. Given the developmental challenges of QL measurements in pediatric populations, the aim of this study was to ascertain the extent to which a developmental approach to QL assessment has be...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Carona C,Silva N,Moreira H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to provide a critical evaluation of the available literature describing the economic burden of multiple sclerosis and to assess the gaps in information. The studies included in this review describe costs in patients categorized into severity groups according to the Expanded Disability St...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Orlewska E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main analytic problems for assessing the equality of means of healthcare costs are the skewed and heteroscedastic nature of the distribution of healthcare costs and the occurrence of persons with zero cost values. Without taking these special features into consideration, any statistical method may lead to the wron...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Zhou XH,Ramsey S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we will focus on how preferences and utilities are measured, including the strengths and limitations of various approaches, discuss their use in estimating quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and make some recommendations for further research. Preferences are either measured using direct (visual analo...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Revicki DA,Lenderking WR

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives were to evaluate correlates, and economic outcomes of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use by route in the intensive care unit from an institutional-payer perspective. A 13-month retrospective study of electronic medical records was conducted of 534 adult (≥19 year-old) intensive care unit patients receiving a P...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Sankaranarayanan J,Reardon T,Olsen KM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review addresses hidden costs associated with the Bayer VERSANT assay, Roche AMPLICOR MONITOR test and COBAS AMPLICOR MONITOR test and how these influence the final per reportable cost to a testing laboratory in resource-rich and -poor countries. An in-depth evaluation and recommendation of the most cost-effectiv...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Elbeik T,Chen YM,Soutchkov SV,Loftus RA,Beringer S

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory musculoskeletal disease with a prevalence rate of 1-3% in Western countries. In addition to limited physical function, rheumatoid arthritis patients also suffer from psychologic comorbidities. Depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients has been linked to disease outcomes...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Nichol MB,Zhang L

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Everybody acknowledges the merits of the European Medicines Evaluation Agency and the progress the European system has permitted in evaluating and approving medicinal products. Nevertheless, the system established in 1995 is ripe for updating and improvement in the light of experience. Some limitations of the procedur...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Garattini S,Bertele' V

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) play an important role in reimbursement decisions when one of the criteria is the cost-effectiveness of the health technology. While for many generic QALYs (e.g., based on the EQ-5D) are viewed as the gold standard, there has been a considerable increase in interest in using conditi...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Petrillo J,Cairns J

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00