Journal of medical economics
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Comparative Study
Comparing healthcare costs of Medicaid patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) treated with lidocaine patch 5% versus gabapentin or pregabalin.
To compare healthcare resource utilization and costs of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) patients initiating lidocaine patch 5% (lidocaine patch) or oral gabapentin/pregabalin. ⋯ Findings are based on a Medicaid sample and may not be generalizable to all PHN patients.
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Comparative Study
A comparison of diabetes medication adherence and healthcare costs in patients using mail order pharmacy and retail pharmacy.
To compare long-term diabetes medication adherence and healthcare costs in patients using mail order pharmacy versus retail pharmacy. ⋯ After adjusting for measured confounders of medication adherence and disease severity, individuals who switched to mail order pharmacy had higher medication possession ratios and trended toward lower total and diabetes-related medical costs over time.
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To determine the cost-effectiveness of vaccination against herpes zoster (HZ) and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) in individuals aged 60 years and older in Belgium. ⋯ HZ vaccination in individuals aged 60 years and older would represent a cost-effective strategy in Belgium.
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To evaluate changes in healthcare resource use and costs after initiating pregabalin or duloxetine in employees with pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (pDPN). ⋯ There were no significant pre-to-post differences between pregabalin and duloxetine treatment groups in pDPN-related analgesic medication use, or pDPN-attributable, all-cause, and indirect expenditures.
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This paper reports on the results of a series of quantitative assessments of the association of severe and frequent pain with health-related quality of life and healthcare resource utilization in five European countries. ⋯ For the five largest EU countries, the societal burden of pain is considerable. The experience of pain far outweighs the contribution of more traditional explanations of HRQoL deficits as well as being the primary factor associated with increased provider visits, emergency room visits and hospitalizations.