Measuring sensitivity in pharmacoeconomic studies. Refining point sensitivity and range sensitivity by incorporating probability distributions.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) are increasingly advocated as a way to quantify preferences for health. However, increasing support does not necessarily result in increasing quality. Although specific reviews have been conducted in certain contexts, there exists no recent description of the general state ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Soekhai V,de Bekker-Grob EW,Ellis AR,Vass CM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(i) To project vaccine parameters, economic consequences and market size associated with HIV-1 vaccination of infants in sub-Saharan Africa through the Expanded Program on Immunisation (EPI); and (ii) to assess threshold values for price and effectiveness. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Cost-effectiveness analysi...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Bos JM,Postma MJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade, there has been a proliferation in the number of economic evaluations of pharmaceuticals to meet the growing demand for information about the economic benefits of healthcare technologies. The majority of these studies have been commissioned by pharmaceutical companies for the purposes of drawing a...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Pang F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mapping functions are estimated using regression analyses and are frequently used to predict health state utility values (HSUVs) in decision analytic models. Mapping functions are used when evidence on the required preference-based measure (PBM) is not available, or where modelled values are required for a decision an...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Ara R,Rowen D,Mukuria C

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with cancer-associated neutropenia are at high risk of developing severe infections which can be fatal if treatment is not promptly administered. For this reason, fever is treated as soon as possible with broad spectrum antibacterial therapy. The objective of this study was to conduct a cost analysis...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Bucaneve G,Menichetti F,Del Favero A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) is a well-recognized public health concern and imposes high economic and societal costs. Decision analytic models exist for evaluating the economic ramifications associated with HF. Despite this, studies that appraise these modelling approaches for augmenting best-practice decisions remain...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Di Tanna GL,Bychenkova A,O'Neill F,Wirtz HS,Miller P,Ó Hartaigh B,Globe G

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common diagnosis and care of CAP is responsible for significant healthcare expenditures, the majority of which are for patients who require hospitalisation. Studies have shown that significant variation exists among institutions with respect to antibacterial costs and length of ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Brown PD

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total hip and knee replacements (THR and TKR) are high-risk settings for venous thromboembolism (VTE). This review summarizes the cost effectiveness of VTE prophylaxis regimens for THR and TKR. We searched MEDLINE (January 1997 to October 2009), EMBASE (January 1997 to June 2009) and the UK NHS Economic Evaluation Dat...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Kapoor A,Chuang W,Radhakrishnan N,Smith KJ,Berlowitz D,Segal JB,Katz JN,Losina E

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the method of willingness to pay (WTP), this study assesses the value of a new antidepressant, moclobemide, relative to that of tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), which have equivalent efficacy but less favourable adverse effect profiles. From a published meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials, we identified...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： O'Brien BJ,Novosel S,Torrance G,Streiner D

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential economic implications of using etoricoxib versus non-selective NSAID alternatives in the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the UK. STUDY DESIGN:Decision-analytical modelling was used to calculate the exp...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Moore A,Phillips C,Hunsche E,Pellissier J,Crespi S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of pharmacoeconomic tools has grown dramatically in the past decade as provision of healthcare throughout the industrialised world has required increased cost consciousness. However, pharmacoeconomic analysis has not yet been fully exploited as a conceptual underpinning for public or private health policy deci...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Greenberg PE,Arcelus A,Birnbaum HG,Cremieux PY,LeLorier J,Ouellette P,Slavin MB

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：AIM:To estimate the direct and indirect costs of morbidity and mortality attributable to alcohol consumption in Germany from a societal perspective in 2002. METHODS:Using the concept of attributable risks and the prevalence-based approach, age- and gender-specific alcohol-attributable fractions for morbidity and morta...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Konnopka A,König HH

更新日期：2007-01-01 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:In Australia, many patients who are initiated on asthma controller inhalers receive combination inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta2-agonist (ICS/LABA) despite having asthma of sufficiently low severity that ICS-alone would be equally effective and less costly for the government. METHODS:We conducted a ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Laba TL,Reddel HK,Zwar NJ,Marks GB,Roughead E,Flynn A,Goldman M,Heaney A,Lembke K,Jan S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:External genital warts (EGW) are a sexually transmitted infection caused by various strains of human papillomavirus (HPV). Several studies have described the direct and indirect costs of EGW, while others have reported on the burden of EGW in terms of the impact on the quality of life (QOL) of patients. The arrival of...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Raymakers AJ,Sadatsafavi M,Marra F,Marra CA

更新日期：2012-01-01 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:A cost-effectiveness analysis of oral capecitabine versus intravenous bolus 5-fluorouracil/l-leucovorin (FU/LV) as adjuvant therapy in patients with stage 3 colon cancer was performed from a Japanese healthcare payer perspective. METHODS:Adjuvant therapy comprised 24 weeks of treatment with either oral capec...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Shiroiwa T,Fukuda T,Shimozuma K,Ohashi Y,Tsutani K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive fungal infections in neutropenic patients treated for haematological malignancies are associated with a high mortality rate and, therefore, require early treatment. As the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections is difficult, effective antifungal prophylaxis is desirable. So far, fluconazole has bee...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： de Vries R,Daenen S,Tolley K,Glasmacher A,Prentice A,Howells S,Christopherson H,de Jong-van den Berg LT,Postma MJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Combination therapies with cetuximab (Erbitux®; Merck Serono UK Ltd) and panitumumab (Vectibix®; Amgen UK Ltd) are shown to be less effective in adults with metastatic colorectal cancer who have mutations in exons 2, 3 and 4 of KRAS and NRAS oncogenes from the rat sarcoma (RAS) family. OBJECTIVE:The objecti...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Tikhonova IA,Huxley N,Snowsill T,Crathorne L,Varley-Campbell J,Napier M,Hoyle M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) invited GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturer of dabrafenib, to submit evidence for the clinical and cost effectiveness of dabrafenib for the treatment of unresectable, advanced or metastatic BRAF V600 mutation-positive melanoma in accordance with the Institute'...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Fleeman N,Bagust A,Beale S,Boland A,Dickson R,Dwan K,Richardson M,Dundar Y,Davis H,Banks L

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors enhance thrombolysis in patients with acute coronary syndromes. This analysis evaluates the economic impact of abciximab, a GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor, as an adjunct to urokinase in peripheral artery occlusions of less than 6 weeks duration. STUDY DESI...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Duda SH,Tepe G,Bala M,Luz O,Ziemer G,Ouriel K,Pusich B,Wiskirchen J,Claussen CD,Banz K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rufinamide (Inovelon®), a triazole derivative, is an oral antiepileptic drug approved in the EU as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in patients aged ≥4 years. The efficacy of oral rufinamide as adjunctive therapy in patients with LGS uncontrolled on one to t...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： McCormack PL

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccination is an underutilised, low cost and effective method of preventing illness. Cost-effectiveness analysis discloses a beneficial role of influenza vaccination in preventing illness especially in patients over 65 years of age and in high risk patients. In one large study, when 150 million doses of influenza v...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Perez-Tirse J,Gross PA

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a global perspective to the economic consequences of diabetes, which is illustrated in the many publications now being produced on this subject. Because of the higher prevalence of type II diabetes, its impact is greater than that of type I diabetes in both developed and developing countries (but particularly...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Williams R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent multinational, randomised, prospective studies Clopidogrel in Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent Events (CURE), Percutaneous Coronary Intervention substudy of CURE (PCI-CURE) and Clopidogrel for the Reduction of Events During Observation (CREDO) have demonstrated the clinical efficacy and safety of clopid...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Weintraub W,Jönsson B,Bertrand M

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:The progressive disability of Parkinson's disease results in substantial burdens for patients, their families and society in terms of increased health resource use, poorer quality of life, caregiver burden, disrupted family relationships, decreases in social and leisure activities, deteriorating emotional well-being, ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Rubenstein LM,DeLeo A,Chrischilles EA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00