Economic evaluation of influenza vaccination and economic modelling. Can results be pooled?

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few empirical studies on the valuation of health profiles that describe the short-term fluctuations of chronic diseases. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to value chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) health profiles, which describe the health of these patients over the course of 1 year from a so...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Rutten-van Mölken MP,Hoogendoorn M,Lamers LM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Buprenorphine offers an alternative to methadone in the treatment of heroin dependence, and has the advantage of allowing alternate-day dosing. This study is the first to examine the cost effectiveness of buprenorphine as maintenance treatment for heroin dependence in a primary care setting using eco...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Harris AH,Gospodarevskaya E,Ritter AJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past few years have seen rapid changes in the methods of decision-analytic modelling of healthcare programmes for the purposes of economic evaluation. This paper focuses on four developments in modelling that have emerged over the past few years or have become more widely used. First, no one optimal method for ext...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Weinstein MC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to establish the incidence of surgical amputation for critical leg ischaemia in New Zealand, and estimate the hospital, prostheses and indirect costs of this intervention. The cost of amputations was then compared with the cost of treating such patients with iloprost. The study was retr...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Scott HM,Scott WG

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Which costs and benefits to consider in economic evaluations of healthcare interventions remains an area of much controversy. Unrelated medical costs in life-years gained is an important cost category that is normally ignored in economic evaluations, irrespective of the perspective chosen for the analysis. National gu...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Rappange DR,van Baal PH,van Exel NJ,Feenstra TL,Rutten FF,Brouwer WB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Economic evaluations of new diabetes therapies rely heavily upon the UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) equations for prediction of cardiovascular events; however, concerns persist regarding their relevance to current clinical practice and appropriate use in populations other than newly diagnosed patients....

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： McEwan P,Bennett H,Ward T,Bergenheim K

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a major orthopaedic procedure with a high risk of postoperative thromboembolism. Increasing demand for this type of surgery, together with its high cost, has led to examination of means by which the cost of THA may be minimised. Current clinical opinion favours the use of suitable pharm...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Dunn CJ,Goa KL

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to identify, among the information routinely collected on patients in intensive care units (ICUs), data that determine the total cost for a given patient. DESIGN:We developed a model that could help physicians in medical ICUs to estimate the cost of care for their patients when no cost data...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Chaix C,Durand-Zaleski I,Alberti C,Brun-Buisson C

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The broad spectrum of antibacterial activity and favourable pharmacokinetic profile of ciprofloxacin permit oral treatment of many serious infections which have traditionally necessitated parenteral antibacterial therapy. This has been demonstrated in comparative studies, in which ciprofloxacin was as effective and w...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Balfour JA,Faulds D

更新日期：1993-05-01 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:The apparent decrease in the rate of approval of new molecular entities has provoked extensive discussion and fears that the productivity of biopharmaceutical research and development has severely declined in recent years. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the extent to which traditional measures of innovative outpu...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Berndt ER,Cockburn IM,Grépin KA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to develop a generic treatment algorithm for influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) that could be used to estimate the costs and outcomes of current and new treatments for influenza in different countries for different patient subgroups. METHODS:A series of possible treatment pa...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Mauskopf JA,Cates SC,Griffin AD

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：: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：:Fluconazole (FLU) is an alternative to amphotericin B (AMB) for the treatment of candidemia in non-neutropenic patients. This agent has similar clinical efficacy but significantly reduced adverse effects compared with AMB. Using the database from a Canadian randomised multicentre comparative trial of FLU versus AMB in...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Dranitsaris G,Phillips P,Rotstein C,Puodziunas A,Shafran S,Garber G,Smaill F,Salit I,Miller M,Williams K,Conly J,Singer J,Ioannou S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Candidaemia and other forms of invasive candidiasis (C/IC) are serious and costly events for hospitalized patients, particularly those in the ICU. Both fluconazole and the echinocandins are recommended as first-line therapy for C/IC. Resource use and cost considerations are important in selecting appropriate...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Reboli AC,Rotstein C,Kett DH,Maschio M,Cartier S,Chambers R,Tarallo M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high consumption of hypolipidaemic agents warrants the study of the costs caused by these medicines being inadequately prescribed. OBJECTIVE:To quantify the economic cost generated in 1 year in primary care by inadequate (or unnecessary) prescriptions for hypolipidaemic drugs. METHODS:A cross-sectional...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Ballesteros LC,Fernández San Martín MI,Sanz Cuesta T,Escortell Mayor E,López Bilbao C

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Venetoclax is licensed to treat relapsed or refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). As part of the Single Technology Appraisal (STA) ID944, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) invited AbbVie, the manufacturer, to submit evidence on the use of venetoclax, within its licensed indic...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Mistry H,Nduka C,Connock M,Colquitt J,Mantopoulos T,Loveman E,Walewska R,Mason J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cost is an issue when prescribing two drugs with equivalent efficacy. We compared the direct medical costs of topical brinzolamide 1% (twice a day or three times daily) with topical dorzolamide 2% (twice a day or three times daily) in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain in patients with ocular hypertension or p...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Rouland JF,Le Pen C,Gouveia Pinto C,Berto P,Berdeaux G

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the economic value of pharmacological treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in overweight and obese patients using orlistat in addition to standard diabetes therapy (i.e., a sulphonlyurea, metformin or insulin) and weight management strategies as compared with standard diabetes therapy and weight ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Maetzel A,Ruof J,Covington M,Wolf A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic review of dementia cost-of-illness (COI) studies in the US and Canada was conducted to explore the policy-making relevance of these studies. MEDLINE, CINAHL, EconLit, AMED and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to March 2010 for English-language COI articles. Content analysis was used to ex...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Oremus M,Aguilar SC

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the economic impact (cost-benefit analysis) of childhood varicella vaccination, with the Oka/Merck varicella zoster virus vaccine live (Varivax) in Italy. METHODS:This analysis is based on an epidemiological model of varicella zoster virus (VZV) dynamics adapted to the Italian situation. Cost data (Eu...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Coudeville L,Brunot A,Giaquinto C,Lucioni C,Dervaux B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low-dose aspirin (ASA) is effective for secondary prevention of ischemic stroke but can increase the risks of hemorrhagic stroke, upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), and dyspepsia. Prophylactic administration of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) reduces the risks of these digestive symptoms. We investigated ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Takabayashi N,Murata K,Tanaka S,Kawakami K

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over 200 million people have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) worldwide. The number of disease-year equivalents and deaths attributable to COPD are high. Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of the disease recommend an individualized step-up approach in which treatment is intensified when...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Rutten-van Mölken MP,Goossens LM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relative cost effectiveness of topical calcipotriol and short-contact dithranol in the treatment of mild to moderate plaque psoriasis. DESIGN AND SETTING:This was a modelling study from the perspective of the UK National Health Service as payer. METHODS:The interventions were compared using 2...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Ashcroft DM,Li Wan Po A,Williams HC,Griffiths CE

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carcinoid syndrome, a rare condition in patients with neuroendocrine tumours, characterised by flushing and diarrhoea, severely affects patients' quality of life. The current carcinoid syndrome standard of care includes somatostatin analogues, but some patients experience uncontrolled symptoms despite somato...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Fust K,Maschio M,Kohli M,Singh S,Pritchard DM,Marteau F,Myrenfors P,Feuilly M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The symptoms of onychomycosis and their impact on personal appearance are important determinants of patients' perceptions of their own health. The effect of onychomycosis is greater on psychosocial than physical functioning and is directly related to the extent of nail involvement. This review identified a number of d...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Shaw JW,Joish VN,Coons SJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and economic factors that are important to consider when selecting anaesthesia for day-case surgery can differ from those for inpatient anaesthesia. Patients undergoing day-case surgery tend to be healthier and have shorter durations of surgery. They expect less anxiety before surgery, amnesia for the surgica...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Eger EI,White PF,Bogetz MS

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00