| Cost- Utility Analysis of the Inhaled Steroids Available in a Developing Country for the Management of Paediatric Patients with Persistent Asthma. | |
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PMID: 23356720 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Introduction: The choice between the different treatments available can have a great impact on the costs of asthma. Objectives: The objective of this study was to estimate the incremental cost-utility ratio of three inhaled corticosteroids (ICs): budesonide (BUD), fluticasone propionate (FP) and ciclesonide, compared to beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) (the only IC included in the Compulsory Health Insurance Plan of Colombia). Methods: A Markov-type model was developed to estimate costs and health outcomes of a simulated cohort of patients less than 18 years of age with persistent asthma treated over a 12 months period. Effectiveness parameters were obtained from a systematic review of the literature. Cost data were obtained from a hospital's bills and from the national manual of drug prices. The study assumed the perspective of the national healthcare in Colombia. The main outcome was the variable "quality-adjusted life years" (QALY). Results: While treatment with BDP was associated with the lowest cost (£106.16 average cost per patient during 12 months), treatment with FP resulted in the greatest gain in QUALYs (0.9325 QALYs). FP was associated with a greater gain in QALYs compared to BUD and ciclesonide (0.9325 vs. 0.8999 and 0.9051 QALYs, respectively) at lower costs (£231.19 vs. £309.27 and £270.15, respectively), thus leading to dominance. The incremental cost-utility ratio of FP compared to BDP was £19,835.28 per QALY. Conclusions: BDP is the most cost-effective therapy for treating pediatric patients with persistent asthma when willingness to pay (WTP) is less than £21,129.22/QALY, otherwise, FP is the most cost-effective therapy. |
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Carlos E Rodríguez-Martínez; Mónica P Sossa-Briceño; Jose A Castro-Rodriguez |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-28 |
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Title: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma Volume: - ISSN: 1532-4303 ISO Abbreviation: J Asthma Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8106454 Medline TA: J Asthma Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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1. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad El Bosque ; Research Unit, Military Hospital of Colombia, Bogota , Colombia. |
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