Measuring quality of life in paediatric patients.

abstract：:Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used for the relief of the symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), sprains and strains, sports injuries and menstrual disorders, and have a small role in the management of patent ductus arteriosus in the neonate. In patients with RA, symptom...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Wynne HA,Campbell M

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate savings in the cost of caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) during 6 months, 1 year and 2 years of treatment with rivastigmine. An intermediate objective was to estimate the relationship between disease progression and institutionalisation. DESIGN AND SETTING:We assessed the relation...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Hauber AB,Gnanasakthy A,Snyder EH,Bala MV,Richter A,Mauskopf JA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The English community pharmacy New Medicine Service (NMS) significantly increases patient adherence to medicines, compared with normal practice. We examined the cost effectiveness of NMS compared with normal practice by combining adherence improvement and intervention costs with the effect of increased adher...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Elliott RA,Tanajewski L,Gkountouras G,Avery AJ,Barber N,Mehta R,Boyd MJ,Latif A,Chuter A,Waring J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue disease poses a great economic burden in Malaysia. METHODS:This study evaluated the cost effectiveness and impact of dengue vaccination in Malaysia from both provider and societal perspectives using a dynamic transmission mathematical model. The model incorporated sensitivity analyses, Malaysia-speci...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Shafie AA,Yeo HY,Coudeville L,Steinberg L,Gill BS,Jahis R,Amar-Singh Hss

更新日期：2017-05-01 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: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：OBJECTIVE:To develop incidence-based estimates of the cost of several diabetes-related complications. DESIGN AND SETTING:This was a retrospective cohort study in a large health maintenance organisation. A total of 8905 patients with type 1 (insulin-dependent) and type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and 36...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Ramsey SD,Newton K,Blough D,McCulloch DK,Sandhu N,Wagner EH

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the annual direct cost of managing erectile dysfunction (ED) to the UK National Health Service (NHS) and to examine the impact of the introduction of sildenafil in 1998 and Schedule 11 restrictions in 1999. DESIGN:A prevalence-based cost-of-illness approach was used. The period 1997 to 2000 was c...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Wilson EC,McKeen ES,Scuffham PA,Brown MC,Wylie K,Hackett G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the CNS, typically striking adults during the primary productive time of their life. The symptoms of MS can restrict the individual's physical activity and income-earning ability, resulting in a major financial burden on the patient, family, health system and society. This syste...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Naci H,Fleurence R,Birt J,Duhig A

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:There is evidence that the earlier a patient reaches hospital and receives thrombolysis, the better the outcome. The GREAT (Grampian Region Early Anistreplase Trial) directly addressed the issue of early thrombolysis by evaluating, in a randomised controlled trial, the efficacy of thrombolysis in the communi...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Vale L,Steffens H,Donaldson C

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:As part of the Single Technology Appraisal (STA) process, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) invited the manufacturer (AstraZeneca) of durvalumab (IMFINZITM) to submit evidence for the clinical and cost effectiveness of durvalumab for the treatment of patients with locally advanced, unresecta...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Witlox WJA,van Asselt ADI,Wolff R,Armstrong N,Worthy G,Chalker A,Buksnys T,Stirk L,Kleijnen J,Joore MA,Grimm SE

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lack of a uniform costing methodology is often considered a weakness of economic evaluations that hinders the interpretation and comparison of studies. Standardisation is therefore an important topic within the methodology of economic evaluations and in national guidelines that formulate the formal requirements fo...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Oostenbrink JB,Koopmanschap MA,Rutten FF

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recent clinical trial results have demonstrated that, in patients with type 2 diabetes, second-line treatment of rosiglitazone in combination with metformin can lead to significant improvements in the control of fasting plasma glucose/ glycosylated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) after the failure of metformin mon...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Beale S,Bagust A,Shearer AT,Martin A,Hulme L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recently completed ALEX trial demonstrated that alectinib improved progression-free survival, and delayed time to central nervous system progression compared with crizotinib in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive non-small-cell lung cancer. However, the long-term clinical and economic impac...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Carlson JJ,Suh K,Orfanos P,Wong W

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study is to describe a refinement of a previously presented method, based on the concept of point sensitivity, to deal with uncertainty in economic studies. DESIGN:The original method was refined by the incorporation of probability distributions which allow a more accurate assessment o...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Nuijten MJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bipolar disorder has a significant impact upon a patient's quality of life, imposing a considerable economic burden on the individual, family members and society as a whole. Several medications are indicated for the acute treatment of mania and depression associated with bipolar disorder as well as for maint...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Ekman M,Lindgren P,Miltenburger C,Meier G,Locklear JC,Chatterton ML

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Currently, the most important issue in US pharmaceutical policy is probably cost containment. Research into pharmaceutical issues should therefore concentrate on this area. Analysis of changing trends in pharmaceutical expenditures, particularly during the early 1990s, would be a useful starting point. Research into t...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Meyer PR

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidural analgesia and intravenous analgesia with opioids are two techniques for providing pain relief for women in labour. Labour pain is comparable to surgical pain in its severity, and epidural analgesia provides better relief from this pain than intravenous analgesia; a meta-analysis quantified this improvement to...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Huang C,Macario A

更新日期：2002-01-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a public health priority in the UK. The National Service Framework (NSF) has set standards for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of CHD, which include the use of cholesterol-lowering agents aimed at achieving targets of blood total cholesterol (TC) < 5.0 mmol/L and low d...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Wilson K,Marriott J,Fuller S,Lacey L,Gillen D

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study objective was to evaluate and compare quality-of-life (QOL) parameters between patients with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus who changed therapy from an oral hypoglycaemic agent (OHA) to insulin and those who remained on an OHA. DESIGN:The World Health Organization Quality of Life ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Pibernik-Okanović M,Szabo S,Metelko Z

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study provides the results of a cost-effectiveness analysis of levetiracetam as an adjunctive treatment for refractory epilepsy from the Canadian Ministry of Health perspective. The main objective is to estimate the expected cost-effectiveness ratio expressed as the incremental cost per seizure-free day...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Blais L,Sheehy O,St-Hilaire JM,Bernier G,Godfroid P,LeLorier JJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Simulation models utilizing real-world data have potential to optimize treatment sequencing strategies for specific patient subpopulations, including when conducting clinical trials is not feasible. We aimed to develop a simulation model to estimate progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival for fi...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Degeling K,Wong HL,Koffijberg H,Jalali A,Shapiro J,Kosmider S,Wong R,Lee B,Burge M,Tie J,Yip D,Nott L,Khattak A,Lim S,Caird S,Gibbs P,IJzerman M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that ACE inhibitors reduce morbidity and mortality after myocardial infarction (MI). While these trials have obvious clinical implications, the widespread introduction of a new treatment for a condition as common as MI also has clear cost implications. The results of the post-MI studies with ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Hummel S,Piercy J,Wright R,Davie A,Bagust A,McMurray J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of problems are associated with the operation, quality, costs, and benefits of therapeutic substitution programmes. Adequate communication of procedures, events, and failures are essential features of a safe therapeutic substitution policy. However, case reports of suboptimal therapy and differences in pha...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Levy RA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing interest in using observational data to assess the safety, effectiveness, and cost effectiveness of medical technologies, but operational, technical, and methodological challenges limit its more widespread use. Common data models and federated data networks offer a potential solution to many of these ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Kent S,Burn E,Dawoud D,Jonsson P,Østby JT,Hughes N,Rijnbeek P,Bouvy JC

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00