Review and comparison of methodologies for indirect comparison of clinical trial results: an illustration with ranibizumab and aflibercept.

abstract：:This paper reviews the clinical and pharmacoeconomic studies that have been conducted within Europe for patients undergoing elective hip-replacement surgery. Additionally, we offer a perspective on the possible future clinical use of new agents in orthopedic surgery, such as dabigatran and BAY 59-7939 (rivaroxban). Lo...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Ivanovic N,Beinema M,Brouwers JR,Naunton M,Postma MJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：:The primary objective of this review is to develop a conceptual model for Crohn's disease (CD) outlining the disease burden for patients, healthcare systems and wider society, as reported in the scientific literature. A search was conducted using MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EconLit, Health Economic Evaluation Database and Cent...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Gater A,Kitchen H,Heron L,Pollard C,Håkan-Bloch J,Højbjerre L,Hansen BB,Strandberg-Larsen M

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The Resonance metallic stent is a new wire-based ureteral stent that was initially developed for patients with malignant ureteral obstruction. Potential advantages over traditional stents include resistance to encrustation and to external compression, allowing for increased dwell times and the maintenance of upper tra...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Polcari AJ,Hugen CM,López-Huertas HL,Turk TM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in the treatment of pain for children with severe disabilities have lagged behind that for other children. This is due, in part, to a lack of valid assessment tools for their pain. The non-communicating children's pain checklists are observational pain tools that were developed specifically for children with ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Breau LM

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：: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：:The second Medicines Utilization Research in Africa (MURIA) group workshop and symposium again brought researchers together from across Africa to improve their knowledge of drug utilization (DU) methodologies and exchange ideas to further progress DU research in Africa. This built on extensive activities from the firs...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Massele A,Burger J,Kalemeera F,Jande M,Didimalang T,Kalungia AC,Matshotyana K,Law M,Malone B,Ogunleye O,Oluka M,Paramadhas BD,Rwegerera G,Zinyowera S,Godman B

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fondaparinux sodium is the first in a new class of anticoagulants that selectively inhibits Factor Xa. It produces a predictable pharmacologic response, obviating the need for coagulation monitoring. Additionally, this agent does not bind to platelet Factor 4, thereby reducing the risk of thrombocytopenia. Clinical tr...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Wade WE,Spruill WJ

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:For optimum results from pharmacological management of overactive bladder, adherence to prescribed medication is required. Overactive bladder treatment has been compromised by low adherence and persistence to medications, losing many people who might benefit from treatment and exposing them to unnecessary ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Wagg A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide. The chronic progressive disease is accompanied by a high loss of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The available drugs usually only have symptomatic effects; therefore, non-pharmacological therapies are ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Hindelang M,Kirsch F,Leidl R

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:Despite the intense debates over state or private sector dominance in healthcare finance and provision, there are no clear winners. Failed models exist on either end of the ideological spectrum and no country in the world has one that is purely public or purely private. Neither does a perfect public-private mix exist;...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Lim MK

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a lack of knowledge about methods for valuing health intervention-related costs and monetary benefits in the education and criminal justice sectors, also known as 'inter-sectoral costs and benefits' (ICBs). The objective of this study was to develop methods for obtaining unit prices for the valuat...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Drost RM,Paulus AT,Ruwaard D,Evers SM

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Respiratory syncytial virus is the most common cause of bronchiolitis, a lower respiratory tract infection occurring in infancy. It is responsible for several rehospitalizations, substantial morbidity and occasional deaths in the UK every year. Palivizumab is a recombinant monoclonal antibody that has been shown to re...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Embleton ND,Dharmaraj ST,Deshpande S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of: Levin LA, Wallentin L, Bernfort L et al. Health-related quality of life of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes results from the PLATO trial. Value Health 16(4), 574-580 (2013). Antiplatelet therapy is considered essential treatment for acute coronary syndromes with or...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： De Franco AC,Oldridge N

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) 50th Anniversary Conference was held on the 15-16 March in Brussels, Belgium. More than 1100 participants (including EORTC members and staff, national research organizations, health authorities, patient advocacy groups, European Commission, cancer ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Bean J,Bottomley A,Meunier F

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is increasingly used to support evidence-based decision-making in health care, several barriers and facilitators for the use of HTA have been identified. This best-worst scaling (BWS) study aims to assess the relative importance of selected barriers and facilitator...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Feig C,Cheung KL,Hiligsmann M,Evers SMAA,Simon J,Mayer S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In order to look beyond the cost-effectiveness analysis, this study used a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), which reflects societal values with regard to reimbursement decisions. This study aims to elicit societal preferences of the reimbursement decision criteria for anti cancer drugs from public ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Kwon SH,Park SK,Byun JH,Lee EK

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the literature reporting empirically determined symptom clusters in patients with metastatic cancer. A literature search was conducted on symptom clusters within heterogeneous metastatic cancer patient populations using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL. Studies examining predetermined symptom clusters ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Thavarajah N,Chen E,Zeng L,Bedard G,Di Giovanni J,Lemke M,Lauzon N,Zhou M,Chu D,Chow E

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of longitudinal change in subjective patient-reported outcomes such as health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a key component of many clinical and research evaluations. A major goal of measuring patient-reported HRQoL is to determine to what extent changes in HRQoL reports over time represent true ch...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Hamidou Z,Dabakuyo TS,Bonnetain F

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurological disease affecting older adults. Consequently, this disease should be a focus among payers, with increasing utilization of newer premium-priced patent-protected add-on therapies to stabilize or even improve motor function over time. However, expenditure ca...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Brkicic LS,Godman B,Voncina L,Sovic S,Relja M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment switching has become an important issue in the development and approval of new drugs, particularly in oncology. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) represent the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, but often patients randomized to the control group are permitted to switch onto th...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Latimer NR

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Breast cancer, the second most common cancer in women, exerts a multidimensional grave effect on affected women. Among the several subtypes of breast cancer, the overexpression of the human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 gene is associated with poorer survival and higher relapse rates. Trastuzumab, a m...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Petrou P

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive literature search identified seven instruments, of which three had psychometric data available. These were the 'Sawicki instrument', the Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale (DASS) and Deep Vein Thrombosis Quality of Life (DVTQoL). Sawicki assessed five domains with acceptable internal reliability. ...

journal_title：Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research

authors： Wild D,Murray M,Shakespeare A,Reaney M,von Maltzahn R

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00