Bayesian Hierarchical Models for Meta-Analysis of Quality-of-Life Outcomes: An Application in Multimorbidity.

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：BACKGROUND:In many healthcare systems, affordability concerns can lead to restrictions on the use of expensive efficacious therapies. However, there does not appear to be any consensus as to the terminology used to describe affordability, or the thresholds used to determine whether new drugs are affordable. OBJECTIVES...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Antoñanzas F,Terkola R,Overton PM,Shalet N,Postma M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the cost effectiveness of fluvoxamine compared with tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) in the treatment of patients with depressive episodes. DESIGN AND SETTING:A Markov process model was constructed to model the effectiveness, as measured by time without depression, ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Nuijten M,Hadjadjeba L,Evans C,van den Berg J

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Results from the PROVE IT trial suggest that patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with atorvastatin 80 mg/day (A80) have significantly lower rates of cardiovascular events compared with patients treated with pravastatin 40 mg/day (P40). In a genetic post hoc substudy of the PROVE IT trial, the...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Parthan A,Leahy KJ,O'Sullivan AK,Iakoubova OA,Bare LA,Devlin JJ,Weinstein MC

更新日期：2013-06-01 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 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：: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 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) invited the manufacturer of denosumab (Amgen Inc., UK) to submit evidence for the clinical and cost effectiveness of denosumab for the prevention of fragility fractures in post-menopausal women, as part of the Institute's single technology appraisal (STA...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Scotland G,Waugh N,Royle P,McNamee P,Henderson R,Hollick R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The process of "mapping" is increasingly being used to predict health utilities, for application within health economic evaluations, using data on other indicators or measures of health. Guidance for the reporting of mapping studies is currently lacking. OBJECTIVE:The overall objective of this research was ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Petrou S,Rivero-Arias O,Dakin H,Longworth L,Oppe M,Froud R,Gray A

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Pertussis is a highly contagious infection affecting mainly children. Acellular pertussis vaccines were recently introduced in Canada based on evidence of improved safety and efficacy over whole cell vaccines, the current standard of care. The following study reports the economic impact of replacing the whole...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Iskedjian M,Einarson TR,O'Brien BJ,De Serres JG,Gold R,Gemmill IM,Milkovich N,Rosner A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced controlled release (CR) dosage forms are relative newcomers to pharmaceutical markets, and few studies relate their efficacy, safety or compliance benefits to economic value. This literature review was undertaken to assess the cost effectiveness of CR dosage forms using such measures as purchase costs, total ...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Cramer MP,Saks SR

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：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 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

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：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：:Germany is in a period of transition with regard to healthcare reform. The number and intensity of cost control interventions increased during the last decade in an attempt to contain healthcare expenditure. The German legislature has implemented long term macroeconomic measures such as contribution rate stability and...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Ulrich V,Wille E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mixture modelling is increasingly being considered where a potential cure leads to a long life. Traditional methods use relative survival models for frail populations or cure models that have improper survival functions with theoretical infinite lifespans. Additionally, much of the work uses population dat...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Grant TS,Burns D,Kiff C,Lee D

更新日期：2020-04-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Assessment of health state and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) are limited by a child's age and cognitive ability. Parent-proxy reports are known to differ from children's reports. Simultaneous assessment using a parent-child dyad is an alternative approach. OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to assess the...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Ungar WJ,Boydell K,Dell S,Feldman BM,Marshall D,Willan A,Wright JG

更新日期：2012-08-01 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

abstract：:To review and critically evaluate published cost-utility analyses (CUAs) pertaining to pharmaceuticals for the past 3 decades. We examined data from the Tufts Medical Center Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Registry (www.cearegistry.org), which contains detailed information on English-language CUAs and their ratios (in $US...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Neumann PJ,Fang CH,Cohen JT

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To estimate indirect costs in Spanish ambulatory patients with HIV/AIDS and to identify changes in employment status and their current QOL. METHOD:Information was obtained through 32 interviews/enquiries carried out with ambulatory patients receiving medical attention at Gregorio Marañón and Puerta de Hierro...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Oliva J,Roa C,del Llano J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About half of the world's population live in Asia. Mandarin (the official language of China), Hindi and Japanese are among the ten languages spoken by the largest number of primary speakers. The numbers of Tamil and Malay speakers are expected to grow rapidly in the next few decades. Most health-related quality-of-lif...

journal_title：PharmacoEconomics

authors： Cheung YB,Thumboo J

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：: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：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