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Modeling
Types Of Pharmacoeconomics
Studies
Outcome unit
Cost minimization
Dollars
Cost benefit
Dollars
Dollars
Cost effectiveness
Dollars
Cost utility
Dollars
Drug A
Drug B
Drug C
Cost
GI SFDs
/year
130 days
200 days
250 days
% ulcer Healed
50 %
70 %
80 %
ICER= Cost for each unit in health improvement (per extra SFD)
Drug A
Drug B
Drug C
Cost
GI SFDs
/year
130 days
200 days
250 days
% ulcer Healed
50 %
70 %
80 %
Cost for each unit in health improvement (per extra healed ulcer)
Type of costs
Costs for
Outpatients
Costs for
Inpatients
Statistical
difference
Labor costs
575
902
Yes p 0.002
Delivery costs
471
453
No p 0.754
Pharmacy costs
150
175
No p 0.384
Hospital costs
3835
5049
Yes p 0.015
The perspective was that of the payer, so only direct medical costs were
included.
Disease state
Perfect health
90(0.9)
80(0.8)
70(0.7)
60(0.6)
50(0.5)
40(0.4)
30(0.3)
20(0.2)
10(0.1)
0(0.0)
Dead
YEARS OF LIFE
SAVED
UTILITY FOR
EACH YEAR OF
LIFE SAVED
QALYs
DRUG A
$10,000
0.8
4.0
DRUG B
$20,000
0.5
3.5
Drug B is cost
effective
Calculation
Result
CEA
$20,000-10,000/(7-5 Years(
$5,000
Per extra year of life
CUA
$20,000-10,000/(3.5-4.0 QALYs(
Drug A dominant
Incremental cost utility ratio estimate the added costs for the added
benefit of a treatment but it doesnt quantify if the added cost is worth
paying for the added benefit??
Ex:
Oncoplatin cost 3000 $ more than Oncotaxel & produced
An additional 0.04 QALY (Inc.Ratio $ 75000 per extra QALY)
Intervention
$230,000/case prevented
8.4:1
Vaccination program
Lower ratios
indicate
lower costs
$104,000/case prevented(preferred
options)
The
higher
,the more
cost
beneficial
0.3:1
Direct medical
Direct nonmedical
Costs ($)
benefits($)
Intangible benefits
Direct benefits
Indirect benefits
Direct
medical
savings
Direct non
medical
savings
productivity
Human capital
Patient preferences
Pain & suffering
Willingness to pay
No of days/year (365) - No of weekend days Days of vacations Sick leave days = 240
days
Cost
Effectiveness