Testing the validity of cost-effectiveness models.

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：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the cost effectiveness (from the UK NHS and personal social services perspective) of the cholinesterase inhibitors donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine compared with usual care in the treatment of mild to moderately severe Alzheimer's disease. Patients had a mean age of 74 years, a mean disease...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Green C,Picot J,Loveman E,Takeda A,Kirby J,Clegg A

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：: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：:Diseases of the prostate currently represent a major health problem worldwide. As the age of the male population increases in the future, so will the number of patients suffering from these disorders and the cost for treatment increase. Currently, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer are common in ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Amin EA,Amin M

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to assess the quality of reporting of original economic research articles in PharmacoEconomics from inception to the end of 1995, in order to identify areas of strength and weakness, and analyse trends over time. Each regular issue of the journal was examined for original economic evaluations. Accept...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Iskedjian M,Trakas K,Bradley CA,Addis A,Lanctôt K,Kruk D,Ilersich AL,Einarson TR

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to obtain an appropriate estimate of the excess costs of production losses arising from morbidity in patients with diabetes, we compared the number of sick days and permanently disabled individuals in a diabetic population and the corresponding general population. These comparisons show that the rate of ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Persson U

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About one-quarter of men aged 50 years and older experience voiding problems due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Until about 10 years ago, surgery (particularly transurethral resection of the prostate) was the only effective treatment for symptomatic BPH. Over the last decade, several new treatments have been i...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Stoevelaar HJ,McDonnell J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to a single error in the annual cost of sarilumab the following needs to be corrected in the article. ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Wehler E,Boytsov N,Nicolay C,Herrera-Restrepo O,Kowal S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to control escalating health expenditures, especially in hospitals, many countries are planning or experimenting with prospective budgeting systems. Belgium is no exception and has recently introduced, with some success, limited fixed charges per hospital admission and/or per hospitalisation day for labor...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Closon MC,Crott R,Even-Adin D

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health economic evaluation is a framework for the comparative analysis of the incremental health gains and costs associated with competing decision alternatives. The process of developing health economic models is usually complex, financially expensive and time-consuming. For these reasons, model development is someti...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Bermejo I,Tappenden P,Youn JH

更新日期：2017-11-01 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: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：:Decision-analytic models play a key role in informing healthcare resource allocation decisions. However, there are ongoing concerns with the credibility of models. Modelling methods guidance can encourage good practice within model development, but its value is dependent on its ability to address the areas that modell...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Husbands S,Jowett S,Barton P,Coast J

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：: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：:Appropriate discounting rules in economic evaluations have received considerable attention in the literature and in national guidelines for economic evaluations. Rightfully so, as discounting can be quite influential on the outcomes of economic evaluations. The most prominent controversies regarding discounting involv...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Attema AE,Brouwer WBF,Claxton K

更新日期：2018-07-01 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: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：:Weight Reduction is Cost-Effective for the Treatment of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Thailand. ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Chongmelaxme B,Phisalprapa P,Manthaisong R,Dilokthornsakul P,Chaiyakunapruk N

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of using different cost-effectiveness measures in the economic evaluation of cholesterol-modifying pharmacotherapy. DESIGN AND SETTING:An economic model was used to examine the extent to which the relative cost effectiveness of cholesterol-modifying agents varies depending upon the cos...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Morris S,Godber E

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open-heart surgery (OHS) is performed to bypass occluded arteries, replace malfunctioning cardiac valves or correct congenital abnormalities. The average cost of OHS varies from $US25 057-$US79 795 (1997 values). The objective of this paper was to review economic studies of pharmacological strategies in open-heart sur...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Reddy P,Song J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To calculate costs for the management of deep foot infections and to identify the most important factors related to treatment costs. DESIGN:Costs for in-hospital care, surgery, investigations, antibacterials, visits to the foot-care team, orthopaedic appliances and topical treatment were calculated retrospec...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Tennvall GR,Apelqvist J,Eneroth M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the cost utility of adding interferon-alpha 2b to conventional treatment in patients with multiple myeloma. It also provides a methodology for transforming complex quality-of-life profiles into a single index value on the conventional 0 to 1 quality-adjusted life-year scale (QALY). From 1990 to 19...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Nord E,Wisløff F,Hjorth M,Westin J

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：:The original article can be found online. ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Paulden M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost effectiveness of dabrafenib versus dacarbazine and vemurafenib as first-line treatments in patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive unresectable or metastatic melanoma from a Canadian healthcare system perspective. METHODS:A partitioned-survival analysis model with three mutually exclus...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Delea TE,Amdahl J,Wang A,Amonkar MM,Thabane M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To obtain utility estimates suitable for use in economic models for chronic spontaneous (idiopathic) urticaria (CSU). METHODS:Patient-level data from three randomized clinical trials-ASTERIA I, ASTERIA II and GLACIAL-were analysed. Health states were derived from the Urticaria Activity Score over 7 days (UA...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Hawe E,McBride D,Balp MM,Tian H,Halliday A,Stull DE

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the potential savings in overall cardiovascular disease (CVD) treatment costs for the US population with coronary artery disease (CAD) resulting from the use of amlodipine. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Using patient-level data from a retrospective analysis of the Prospective Evaluation of the Vascula...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Casciano R,Doyle JJ,Chen J,Arikian S,Casciano J,Kugel H,Arocho R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of cost-effectiveness methodology is particularly important in widespread diseases such as hypertension. However, because prospective cost-effectiveness analyses comparing different antihypertensive drugs are not currently available, differences in the cost effectiveness of these drugs can only be esti...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Van Bortel LM,Ament AJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00