Utilisation of psychotropic drugs in patients of the long stay ward.

abstract：:Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is one of the main tools of economic evaluation. Every CEA is based on a number of assumptions, some of which may not be accurate, introducing uncertainty. Sensitivity analysis (SA) formalizes ways to measure and evaluate this uncertainty. Specific sources of uncertainty in CEA have b...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Jain R,Grabner M,Onukwugha E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While drotrecogin alfa (activated) was shown to decrease absolute 28-day mortality by 6.1% in patients with severe sepsis in the Recombinant Human Protein C Worldwide Evaluation in Severe Sepsis (PROWESS) study, no mortality benefit was observed in the subset of patients with only one organ system failure. C...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Betancourt M,McKinnon PS,Massanari RM,Kanji S,Bach D,Devlin JW

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To decompose drug spending in Sweden between the years 1990 and 2000. This paper updates a previous study, which looked at the period 1990-1995, by providing an additional 5 years of data (1995-2000) and extending the previous analysis in a number of ways. METHODS:The paper builds on the earlier work that sh...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Gerdtham UG,Lundin D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Accurate prediction of relevant outcomes is important for targeting therapies and to support health economic evaluations of healthcare interventions in patients with diabetes. The United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) risk equations are some of the most frequently used risk equation...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Laxy M,Schöning VM,Kurz C,Holle R,Peters A,Meisinger C,Rathmann W,Mühlenbruch K,Kähm K

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to estimate the direct and indirect costs of alcoholism in the Federal Republic of Germany. Direct costs comprised treatment costs, while indirect costs consisted mainly of costs incurred as a result of work time lost, as well as costs related to premature retirement and premature mortali...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Brecht JG,Poldrugo F,Schädlich PK

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To reach the French market, a new drug requires a marketing authorization (MA) and price and reimbursement agreements. These hurdles could delay access to new and promising drugs. Since 1992, French law authorizes the use of unlicensed drugs on an exceptional and temporary basis through a compassionate-use p...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Degrassat-Théas A,Paubel P,Parent de Curzon O,Le Pen C,Sinègre M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The reliability and validity of generic utility measures have not yet been summarized in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). It is important to assess the psychometric properties of these measures, to ensure that the values obtained by the scoring system are valid for interpretation and utilization by clinic...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Kuspinar A,Mayo NE

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health economic modelling studies are of interest to many parties with different responsibilities and diverging interests. Therefore, it is obvious that recognising the relevance of statistical uncertainty and dealing with it appropriately are required to obtain unbiased results from health economic modelling studies,...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Nuijten MJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to conduct a systematic literature search to identify health state utilities for weight change in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to review those values for appropriateness for inclusion in a submission to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). METHODS:The searc...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Doyle S,Lloyd A,Moore L,Ray J,Gray A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the twin concepts of the statistical significance and quantitative importance of observed differences in studies comparing medicines in terms of economic parameters such as cost-effectiveness and measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Central to the design and interpretation of any ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： O'Brien BJ,Drummond MF

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The manufacturer of olaratumab (Lartruvo®), Eli Lilly & Company Limited, submitted evidence for the clinical and cost effectiveness of this drug, in combination with doxorubicin, for untreated advanced soft tissue sarcoma (STS) not amenable to surgery or radiotherapy, as part of the National Institute for Health and C...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Tikhonova IA,Jones-Hughes T,Dunham J,Warren FC,Robinson S,Stephens P,Hoyle M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The measurement and valuation of health-related quality of life for and by young people are increasingly important, yet research on the impact of study perspective and validity of preferences obtained from young populations remains limited. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibili...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Dalziel K,Catchpool M,García-Lorenzo B,Gorostiza I,Norman R,Rivero-Arias O

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variable compliance with prescribed drug regimens is a leading source of variability in drug response. Specifics differ by drug and disease. The role of variable compliance was clearly defined in 2 trials of lipid-lowering agents, cholestyramine and gemfibrozil, in which exceptionally careful measurements of complianc...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Urquhart J

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This analysis compared the cost effectiveness of adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin therapy versus atorvastatin titration or adding cholestyramine (a resin) for patients at high risk of a coronary artery disease (CAD) event who did not reach target cholesterol levels on their current atorvastatin dosage. The...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Kohli M,Attard C,Lam A,Huse D,Cook J,Bourgault C,Alemao E,Yin D,Marentette M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper economic evaluation involves comparative analysis of alternative courses of action in terms of both costs and outcome. This is difficult for general anaesthesia as there are few alternatives and measurement of outcome is difficult to define. All that is generally available is a cost description of different a...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Rhodes SP,Ridley S

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of its single technology appraisal (STA) process, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) invited the manufacturer (Sanofi Genzyme) of sarilumab (SAR; Kevzara®) to submit evidence of its clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness for previously treated moderate or severe rheumatoid arth...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Bermejo I,Ren S,Simpson E,Clowes M,Scott DL,Young A,Stevenson M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Economic models are considered to be important, as they help evaluate the long-term impact of diabetes treatment. To date, it appears that no article has reviewed and critically appraised the cost-effectiveness models developed to evaluate new oral treatments [glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Asche CV,Hippler SE,Eurich DT

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decision makers increasingly request evidence on the real-world cost effectiveness of a new treatment. There is, however, a lack of practical guidance on how to conduct an economic evaluation based on registry data and how this evidence can be used in actual decision making. This paper explains the required steps on h...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Blommestein HM,Franken MG,Uyl-de Groot CA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer is among the top causes of cancer-related deaths. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors can increase progression-free survival compared with standard chemotherapy in patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). OBJECTIVE:The aim o...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Schremser K,Rogowski WH,Adler-Reichel S,Tufman AL,Huber RM,Stollenwerk B

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct administration of a drug into a vein guarantees bioavailability, i.e. the total amount of drug is fully available to the bloodstream for transport to all areas of the body. What is not ensured is the safety, need and 'value for money' of this route. Few workers would disagree that there is increased morbidity...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Parker SE,Davey PG

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Before the new round of healthcare reform in China, primary healthcare providers could obtain a fixed 15 % or greater mark-up of profits by prescribing and selling medicines. There were concerns that this perverse incentive was a key cause of irrational medicine use. China's new Essential Medicines Program (...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Chen M,Wang L,Chen W,Zhang L,Jiang H,Mao W

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with impairment in multiple domains of health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). HR-QOL of children with ADHD has been assessed by relatively long multidimensional questionnaires. A review of the literature found no studies using t...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Matza LS,Secnik K,Mannix S,Sallee FR

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Answering the demanding questions asked of pharmacotherapy in the 21st century will require more reliance on the disciplines of pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomics. Pharmacoepidemiology can help assess patterns and appropriateness of drug utilisation, provide explanations for poor compliance, quantify the frequ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Avorn J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly are a heterogeneous population group who range from well and completely independent individuals to a smaller proportion who are frail, require help and are high users of the healthcare system. Since health is a state of well-being which includes the domains of social, spiritual, psychological and physical ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Turpie I,Strang D,Darzins P,Guyatt G

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to estimate the per-patient-per-month (PPPM) costs of medications in the six Medicare Part D protected classes based on findings among Medicare and dual eligible beneficiaries with drug coverage before the enactment of the benefit. DESIGN:Data were from the Thomson Medstat Mar...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Mucha L,Masia NA,Axelsen KJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International phase III studies (CHIB 201 and 352) showed that basiliximab, a high affinity chimeric monoclonal antibody interleukin-2 receptor antagonist, is highly effective in preventing acute rejection when used as immunoprophylaxis in patients receiving cyclosporin (Neoral). We conducted a cost evaluati...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Hasegawa T,Imai H,Miki S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are insufficient resources in the UK to fund all new technologies and new indications approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Diverting funding from existing sources will have a detrimental effect on the provision of other priority services. The UK Office of Fair Trading (OF...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Godman B,Haycox A,Schwabe U,Joppi R,Garattini S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This century has seen a phenomenal growth in the development, understanding and use of pharmaceuticals. Additionally, this period has seen the balance of the treatment needs of patients shift dramatically from infectious to cardiovascular and cancer diseases, and from infancy and middle-age to old age. The value of mo...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Mason J,Freemantle N

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Within the framework of economic evaluations, the transferability of utility scores between jurisdictions remains unclear. The EQ-5D is a generic instrument for measuring health-related quality of life in economic evaluations, which can be used for comparing utility scores across countries. At present, the E...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Knies S,Evers SM,Candel MJ,Severens JL,Ament AJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke remains the leading cause of neurological disability and the third leading cause of death worldwide, consuming a large share of total healthcare expenditures. In this review, we discuss the cost effectiveness of stroke prevention for various risk factor-modification programmes and pharmacological interventions ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Alexandrov AV,Smurawska LT,Bartle W,Oh P

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00