Poster Presentations – SESSION I

  HEALTH POLICY
Healthcare Reimbursement Studies
PHP1 ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR PHARMACOECONOMIC SUBMISSIONS IN GREECE: OVERVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION PROBLEMS
Geitona M1, Karokis A2, Vandoros C3, Karamalis M4, 1National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece; 2AstraZeneca SA, Maroussi, Greece; 3Janssen-Cilag Pharmaceutical S.A.C.I, Pefki, Greece; 4Novo Nordisk A/S, Vouliagmeni, Greece
PHP2 VARIABILITY IN EUROPEAN REIMBURSEMENT SCHEMES FOR ANTIBIOTICS: CONSEQUENCES FOR EUROPEAN SURVEILLANCE OF ANTIBIOTIC CONSUMPTION (ESAC PROJECT)
Ferech M, Elseviers MM, Vander Stichele RH, Goossens H, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium
PHP3 IMPROVING PATIENT ACCESS TO INNOVATION - THE NEW BELGIAN REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE
Umbach I, Quaetaert M, Vannecke C, Dewitte M, Ravelingien I, Verpooten G, Tomas M, NIHISB, Brussels, Belgium
PHP4 OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENT IN BELGIUM: AN ANALYSIS IN RELATION TO PATHOLOGY
Ooms D, Puttevils D, Wissels G, Koen P, Dirk C, Beeckmans J, Free University Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
PHP5 “AUT IDEM” – 250 MILLION € SAVINGS P. A. FOR STATUARY HEALTH INSURANCE IN GERMANY?
Pirk O, Rosenfeld S, Hass B, Fricke FU
Fricke & Pirk GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany
PHP6 DRUG COSTS REGULATION SYSTEM IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Tomek D
Health Insurance Fund APOLLO, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Healthcare Management/Practice Guidelines/Prescribing Studies
PHP7 MODELLING, ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES: A SURVEY OF 38 GUIDELINES IN THE NETHERLANDS
Redekop WK1, Niessen LW1, de Laet C1, Kok E1, Grijseels E1, Koopmanschap M2, Rutten FFH2
1Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
PHP8 AN ECONOMIC MODEL FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HMO AND A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY IN A DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: TRANSFORMING CONFLICT OF INTERESTS INTO UTILITY MAXIMIZATION
Shavit O1, Raz M2, Chen M3, Blay A3, Friedman N2, Hoffman A1
1Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; 2Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel-Aviv, Israel; 3Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Netanya, Israel
PHP9 RISK SHARING IN A STATE FUNDED HEALTH SERVICE: OUTCOMES GUARANTEE PROJECT
Chapman SR, Reeve E
Keele University, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
PHP10 WITHDRAWN
PHP11 DESCRIPTIVE AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PATIENT-MANAGEMENT BY HOMEOPATHIC GPS VERSUS ALLOPATHIC GPS
Vainchtock A1, Lamarsalle L1, Trichard M2, Chaufferin G2, Nicoloyannis N3
1GYD Institut, Lyon, France; 2Laboratoires Boiron, Sainte-Foy-Lčs-Lyon, France; 3Université Lumičre Lyon 2, Bron, France
PHP12 SELF-REPORTED PATIENT EXPERIENCE DATA, PROVIDED TO PHYSICIANS AT THE POINT-OF-CARE, OFFERS AN IMPORTANT COMPLEMENT TO TRADITIONAL EFFICACY DATA AND ENABLES THE DERIVATION OF PRACTICE-WIDE TREATMENT GUIDELINES
Schmeichel CJ, Netherton DR,
InfoMedics, Inc, Woburn, MA, USA
PHP13 INFLUENCING PRESCRIBING IN ENGLISH PRIMARY CARE: FINDINGS FROM THE MANMED SURVEY
Mason A1, Drummond M1, Towse A2, Cooke J3
1University of York, York, United Kingdom; 2Office of Health Economics, London, United Kingdom; 3South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
PHP14 MANAGING THERAPEUTICS NOVELTIES USING A SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE-BASED METHOD
Catalan A, Perez MT, Gene J
Catalonian Health Institute, Barcelona, Spain
Healthcare Expenditure Studies
PHP15 THE USE OF PATHOLOGY-RELATED PARAMETERS IN EXPLAINING THE VARIATION OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON MEDICAL IMAGING
Puttevils D, Ooms D, Wissels G, Putman K, Corens D, Beeckmans J
Free University Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
PHP16 GENERIC DRUG PRICES ARE TYPICALLY HIGHER IN CANADA THAN IN THE UNITED STATES
Palmer WN, D'Angelo J
Palmer D'Angelo Consulting Inc, Ottawa, ON, Canada
PHP17 SPANISH NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (NHS): PHARMACEUTICAL CONSUMPTION AND ESTIMATION OF THE SAVING WITH GENERIC DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS
Gaspar D, Marińo E
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
PHP18 ESTIMATING THE ECONOMIC BURDEN OF HOSPITALIZATION DUE TO PATIENT NONADHERENCE IN CANADA
Iskedjian M1, Addis A2, Einarson T3
1Pharmideas Research and Consulting Inc, Oakville, ON, Canada; 2Centro per la Valutazione della Efficacia della Assistenza Sanitaria, Modena, Italy; 3University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
PHP19 HEALTH EXPENDITURE FOR THE DURATION OF LAST YEAR OF LIFE IN TAIWAN
Liang LY, Lan CF
National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
PHP20 HARMONIZATION OF HOSPITAL COSTS
Jacobs P1, Finlayson G2, Rapoport J3
1University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; 2Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Oak Park, IL, USA; 3Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA
Healthcare Information Studies
PHP21 WITHDRAWN
PHP22 WEBSITES AS TOOLS OF PROMOTING HEALTH IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE
Tasic Lj, Miljkovic B, Velickovic R
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Pharmacy, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Healthcare Study Methodology Issues
PHP23 THE CONTRIBUTION OF HEALTH ECONOMICS TO PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT DECISIONS: A VACCINE INDUSTRY EXAMPLE
Staginnus U
Baxter, Madrid, Spain
PHP24 USE OF POLICY MODELING TO PROMOTE INFORMED DECISION MAKING: DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE CANADIAN STROKE POLICY MODEL
Matchar DB1, Samsa GP1, Nichol G2, Peters KP1, Shurr E1, Engelhart L1, Bushnell CD1
1Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; 2University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
PHP25 METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES: RESOURCE-BASED ZERO WORK HOUR PROCEDURES IN U.S. PHYSICIANS' OFFICES
Baker JJ
University of Rochester, Pickton, TX, USA
PHP26 CLASSIFICATION AND REGRESSION TREES HELP IN DEVELOPING EMBEDDED EVIDENCE- AND CONSENSUS-BASED GUIDELINES
Marchetti M1, Barosi G1, Tura S2
1IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy; 2Policlinico S'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
PHP27 HEALTH STATE VALUATIONS IN SUMMARY MEASURES OF POPULATION HEALTH
Salomon J, Murray CJ, Ustun B, Chatterji S
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
PHP28 ECONOMIC STUDY OF MALNUTRITION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY: USE OF PROPENSITY SCORE TO ANALYZE OBSERVATIONAL DATA
Schmitt C1, Aussage P1, Arnaud-Battandier F2
1MDS Pharma Services, Sevres, France; 2Nestlé Clinical Nutrition, Noisiel, France
PHP29 HEALTH CARE REFORMS IN RUSSIA
Piquard Y, Späth H,
University of Lyon, Lyon, France
  ARTHRITIS/OSTEOPOROSIS
Economic Outcomes Presentations
PAR1 PHARMACOECONOMIC ANALISIS OF THE TREATMENT WITH LEFLUNOMIDE-METHOTREXATE OR INFLIXIMAB-METHOTREXATE IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS RESISTANT TO METHOTREXATE
Rubio Terrés C1, Romero F1, Burrell A2, Domínguez-Gil A3
1Aventis Pharma S.A, Madrid, Spain; 2Aventis, Bridgewater, NJ, USA; 3Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
PAR2 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF CELECOXIB AND NSAIDS WITH GASTROPROTECTIVE AGENTS FOR TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN UKRAINE
Zaliska O
Lviv Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine
PAR3 VARIATION IN RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND TREATMENT COSTS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) ACROSS 5 COUNTRIES IN AN ADALIMUMAB (D2E7) CLINICAL TRIAL
Van de Putte L1, Bergemann R2, Rosery H2, Pang F3, Dietz B4, Kupper H4, Ashraf T5
1University Hospital Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands; 2Institute for Medical Outcome Research, Lorrach, Germany; 3Abbott Laboratories UK Ltd, Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom; 4Abbott GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany; 5Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL, USA
PAR4 WITHDRAWN
PAR5 DISEASE SEVERITY AND COSTS AMONG PATIENTS STARTING A TREATMENT WITH COX-2 SPECIFIC INHIBITORS VERSUS NSAIDS PATIENTS IN ITALY: QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT IN 442 PATIENTS WITH ARTHRITIS
Lucioni C1, Chinellato A2, Mazzi S1, Roggeri D3, Chiroli S3
1ADIS International, Milano, Italy; 2Servizio Farmaceutico Territoriale, Treviso, Italy; 3Pharmacia Italia SpA, Milano, Italy
PAR6 ANALYSIS OF CONSUMPTION OF NON-STEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS (GROUP M01) AT NATIONAL LEVEL IN DDD/1000/DAY: 1999-2001
Borissov BN, Popova MJ, Kulaksazova RA
Bulgarian Drug Agency, Sofia, Bulgaria
PAR7 MODELLED COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS TREATMENT STRATEGIES IN OSTEOPOROTIC POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN POLAND
Orlewska E1, Lis J2
1Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 2Eli Lilly Polska, Warsaw, Poland
  CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES/DISORDERS (Including Smoking, Obesity, & Stroke)
Economic Outcomes Presentations
PCV1 AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CLOPIDOGREL IN SECONDARY PREVENTION OF ISCHEMIC EVENTS: HIGH RISK POPULATIONS
Levy E1, Gabriel S2, Carita P2, Dinet J2
1Mediconomie, Paris, France; 2Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bagneux, France
PCV2 PHYSICIAN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NAVIGATOR TRIAL PREDICT AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY (ALOS) IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME (ACS)
Friedman JY1, Curtis L1, Gnanasakthy A2, Schulman KA1
1Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ, USA
PCV3 WITHDRAWN
PCV4 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF N-3 POLYUNSATURED FATTY ACIDS (PUFA) AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, FRENCH ASSESSMENT
Taďeb C1, Abbadie S2, Myon E1
1Programmes Pharmaco Economiques Pierre Fabre, Boulogne Billancourt, France; 2Affaires économiques Pierre Fabre, Boulogne Billancourt, France
PCV5 COST IMPACT OF AMLODIPINE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA BASED ON THE PREVENT TRIAL RESULTS
Ali F1, McKenzie E2, Bruchet R1
1Pfizer Canada Inc, Kirkland, QC, Canada; 2Applied Management, Toronto, ON, Canada
PCV6 THE COST COMPARISON OF CARDIOVERSION AND ANTIARRHYTHMIC THERAPY IN NONVALVULAR CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Pietrasik AL1, Latek MM2, Niewada MP1, Kamiński B2, Kosior D1
1Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 2Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
PCV7 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE ATORVASTATIN VERSUS REVASCULARIZATION TREATMENT STUDY (AVERT): AN ITALIAN CUSTOMIZATION
Ruffo P1, Campanella S2, Bustacchini S1, Mantovani LG2
1Pfizer Italia S.r.l, Rome, Italy; 2Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
PCV8 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY AMLODIPINE RESTENOSIS STUDY (CAPARES): AN ITALIAN CUSTOMIZATION
Bustacchini S1, Rossetti F2, Ruffo P1, Mantovani LG2
1Pfizer Italia S.r.l, Rome, Italy; 2Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
PCV9 OUTCOMES AND COSTS OF THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS WITH LOW-MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN IN ACUTELY-ILL MEDICAL INPATIENTS
Thompson D, McGarry L
Innovus Research, Inc, Medford, MA, USA
PCV10 COST OF UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION IN CANADA
Ali F1, Scott DA2, Lloyd A2, Feldman RD3
1Pfizer Canada Inc, Kirkland, QC, Canada; 2Fourth Hurdle Consulting, London, United Kingdom; 3Robarts Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
PCV11 RESOURCE UTILIZATION DURING THE FOUR MONTHS FOLLOWING A DIAGNOSIS OF DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS
Kahn SR1, Ducruet T1, Johri M2, Arsenault L1, Venous Thrombosis Outcomes (VETO) Study Investigators3
1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; 3McGill University, Université de Montréal, Université de Laval, Montreal, QC, Canada
PCV12 COST-EFFECTIVENES OF ENOXAPARIN AS THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS IN ACUTELY ILL MEDICAL PATIENTS IN BRAZIL
Nuijten MJC1, Mussi N2, Kosa J1, Ramacciotti E1, Glancspiegel D1, Nadipelli V2
1MEDTAP International, Jisp, Netherlands; 2Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
PCV13 COST OF MANAGING UNSTABLE ANGINA PATIENTS OVER A NINE-MONTH PERIOD: A EUROPEAN APPROACH
Gabriel S, Spiesser J, Jourdan S, Carita P
Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bagneux, France
PCV14 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM IN PATIENTS WITH STATIN THERAPY – DESIGN AND PILOT PHASE OF THE ORBITAL STUDY
Upmeier H1, Müller-Nordhorn J1, Sonntag F2, Voeller H3, Wegscheider K4, Windler E5, Meyer-Sabellek W6, Katus HA7, Willich SN1
1Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité Hospital, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany; 2Cardiologist, Henstedt-Ulzburg, Germany; 3Rehabilitation Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Rüdersdorf, Germany; 4University of Hamburg, Berlin, Germany; 5University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; 6AstraZeneca GmbH, Wedel, Germany; 7Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
PCV15 MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS AND COST/UTILITY RATIO IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE: COMPARISON BETWEEN HEART FAILURE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DELIVERED BY DAY-HOSPITAL AND USUAL CARE
Capomolla S, Ceresa M, Febo O, Guazzotti G, Caporotondi A, Ferrari M, Lenta F, Pinna G, Maestri R, Cobelli F
Fondazione "S. Maugeri" IRCCS Pavia, Montescano, Pavia, Italy
PCV16 INCIDENCE AND ECONOMIC BURDEN OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS AFTER TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT IN HONG KONG
Lee KK, Tang P, Chan S, Liu P, Cheung K, Leung K
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
PCV17 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF TREATMENTS TO REDUCE CHOLESTEROL CONCENTRATION, BLOOD PRESSURE AND SMOKING FOR THE PREVENTION OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE
Plans-Rubió P
Departament de Sanitat of Catalonia SCS, Barcelona, Spain
PCV18 SOCIOECONOMIC RELEVANCE OF TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE STAGE NYHA II WITH CRATAEGUS EXTRACT WS® 1442 – TWO-YEAR-RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE PHARMACOECONOMIC STUDY
Rychlik R1, Pfeil T1, Daniel D1, Habs M2, Klapper HG2
1Institute of Empirical Health Economics, Burscheid, Germany; 2Dr. Willmar Schwabe Arzneimittel, Karlsruhe, Germany
PCV19 TWO METHODS OF ASSESSING COSTS OF PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY (CVI) IN POLAND
Czech M, Faluta T, Pachocki R
Servier Polska, Warsaw, Poland
PCV20 A COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF SPIRONOLACTONE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CHRONIC HEART FAILURE (CHF) IN THE IRISH HEALTHCARE SETTING
Tilson L1, McGowan B1, Barry M2, Ryan M2
1National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, Dublin, Ireland; 2National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, James's St, Ireland
PCV21 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED EVALUATION OF VASCULAR EFFECT OF NORVASC STUDY (PREVENT): AN ITALIAN CUSTOMIZATION
Mantovani LG1, Bustacchini S2, de Portu S1, Ruffo P2
1Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; 2Pfizer Italia S.r.l, Rome, Italy
PCV22 A PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATION OF AGGRESSIVE LIPID-LOWERING THERAPY COMPARED WITH ANGIOPLASTY IN STABLE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN SPAIN
Domingo E1, Macaya C2, Fernandez I3, Rejas J3, Hernández G4
1Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; 2Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; 3Pfizer, S.A, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain; 4Pfizer S.A, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
PCV23 PHARMACOECONOMIC COMPARISON OF THE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT WITH TWO DIFFERENT ANGIOTENSINE CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS: PERINDOPRIL AND ENALAPRIL
Hermanowski T1, Jaworski R2, Czech M2, Pachocki R2
1Drugs Institute, Warsaw, Poland; 2Servier Polska, Warsaw, Poland
PCV24 COST-EFFECTIVENSS OF ANTICOAGULATION MANAGEMENT IN TWO MODELS OF CARE
You JH, Lai MW, Chan EM, Cheng G
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
PCV25 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CVD EVENTS WITH ATORVASTATIN: AN ITALIAN PERSPECTIVE
Mantovani LG1, Ruffo P2, Bustacchini S2, Pisani M1
1Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; 2Pfizer Italia S.r.l, Rome, Italy
PCV26 THE HEALTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF TREATING ANEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Caro J1, Klittich W1, Caro G2
1Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA; 2Caro Research Institute, Dorval, QC, Canada
PCV27 COMPARING RESOURCE USE INTENSITY IN THREE POPULATIONS WITH ATHEROTHROMBOSIS
Migliaccio-Walle K, Ishak K, Caro J
Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA
PCV28 PERSISTENCE WITH ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG TREATMENT: AN EVALUATION BASED ON A BAYESIAN COST-EFFECTIVENESS APPROACH
Baio G1, Degli Esposti L2, Saragoni S2, Degli Esposti E3, Capone A4, Pammolli F1
1University of Florence, Florence, Italy; 2CliCon Srl - Health, Economics and Outcomes Research, Ravenna, Italy, Ravenna, Italy; 3Health Directorate, Ravenna Local Health Unit, Italy, Ravenna, Italy; 4Private Consultant, Ravenna, NA, Italy
PCV29 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF DIAGNOSTIC STRATEGIES WITH ANGIOGRAPHY AND/OR DUPLEX SCANNING FOR AORTOILIAC AND FEMOROPOPLITEAL ARTERIAL DISEASE
Coffi S, Dijkgraaf M, Ubbink D, Reekers J, Legemate D
Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
PCV30 PROBABILISTIC SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR EVALUATING COST-EFFECTIVENESS IN SECONDARY PREVENTION OF ISCHEMIC EVENTS
Lennes X1, Carita P2, Gabriel S2
1Cresge-Labores Lille University, Lille, France; 2Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bagneux, France
PCV31 ACCEPTANCE AND RELIABILITY OF A COST-MEASUREMENT QUESTIONNAIRE IN CARDIAC REHABILITATION
Schweikert B1, Hahmann HW2, Leidl R1
1University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; 2Klinik Schwabenland, Isny-Neutrauchburg, Germany
PCV32 THE USE OF STATINS IN SECONDARY CARE: EVIDENCE FROM ACTUAL PRACTICE DATA
Degli Esposti L1, Degli Esposti E2, Valpiani G1, Saragoni S1
1CliCon Srl - Health, Economics and Outcomes Research, Ravenna, Italy; 2Ravenna Local Health Unit, Ravenna, Italy
PCV33 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF METHODS TO QUIT SMOKING IN FINNISH HEALTH CARE
Jormanainen VJ, Hahl J
GlaxoSmithKline Oy, Espoo, Finland
PCV34 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PATHOGEN INACTIVATION FOR PLATELET TRANSFUSIONS IN DUTCH CARDIAC SURGERY
Postma MJ1, de Wolf JT2, van Hulst M1, Staginnus U3, Smit Sibinga CT4
1Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration/university of Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GUIDE/GRIP), Groningen, Netherlands; 2University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; 3Baxter, S.L, Madrid, Spain; 4Sanquin, Amsterdam, Netherlands
PCV35 COSTS OF STROKE: A COMPARISON OF REGULAR CARE AND THREE EXPERIMENTAL STROKE SERVICES IN THE NETHERLANDS
Van Exel J, Koopmanschap M
Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
PCV36 OBESITY AND POTENTIAL COST OFFSETS FROM WEIGHT LOSS - FINDINGS FROM THE SWEDISH MALMO PREVENTION STUDY
Persson U1, Odegaard K1, Nilsson JA2, Nilsson P2, Berglund G2
1IHE, Lund, Sweden; 2University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
Clinical Outcomes Presentations
PCV37 DOES COMPLIANCE WITH ACE-I, DIGOXIN AND SPIRONOLACTONE INFLUENCE THE TIME TO EVENT IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE?
Gwadry-Sridhar F1, Arnold M2, Weaver B1, Guyatt G1
1McMaster University, London, ON, Canada; 2London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
PCV38 LIPID LOWERING MEDICATIONS FOLLOWING CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION PROCEDURES
Brophy J, Bourgault C, Brassard P
McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
PCV39 A REVIEW OF THE PHARMACOTHERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Richard LJ, Howard PA, Thorpe T
Heron Evidence Development LTD, Stevenage, United Kingdom
PCV40 COMORBIDITIES CAUSING INCREASING MORTALITY AT AGES UNDER 65 IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION
Farquhar IV1, Summers KH2
1Health Services Solutions, Inc, Columbia, MD, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianalpolis, IN, USA
PCV41 SCREENING FOR ANEURYSMS AFTER SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT FOR SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE: DO WE HAVE THE EVIDENCE?
Buskens E1, Wermer M1, van der Schaaf I1, van Hout B1, Bossuyt P2, Rinkel G1
1UMCU, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
PCV42 UNCERTAINTIES IN COST-EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING
Janssen MP
University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Quality of Life Presentations
PCV43 IS THERE ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMPLIANCE AND HRQOL IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE?
Gwadry-Sridhar F1, Weaver B1, Guyatt G1, Arnold M2
1McMaster University, London, ON, Canada; 2London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
PCV44 THE IMPACT OF AN EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON MULTIPLE HEALTH REALTED QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURES IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE (HF)
Gwadry-Sridhar F1, Guyatt G1, Weaver B1, Arnold M2
1McMaster University, London, ON, Canada; 2London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
PCV45 DETERMINANTS OF FIRST-YEAR QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) AFTER SURGERY – INTERIM ANALYSIS OF A RANDOMISED TRIAL WITH LAPBAND-SURGERY AND VERTICAL BANDED GASTROPLASTY (VBG)
Mastrigt van G, Dielen van F, Nieman F, Voss G, Greve J
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
PCV46 CORRELATES OF SATISFACTION WITH PAIN CONTROL AMONG CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENTS IN THE US (2001)
Wolosin RJ
Press Ganey Associates, South Bend, IN, USA
PCV47 THE ASSESSMENT OF THE INFLUENCE OF AN EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON PATIENT IMPORTANT OUTCOMES INCLUDING HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL) AND MORTALITY USING A TIME-TO-EVENT SURVIVAL ANALYSIS IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
Gwadry-Sridhar F1, Weaver B1, Guyatt G1, Arnold M2
1McMaster University, London, ON, Canada; 2London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
PCV48 WHAT IS THE WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR FUTURE HEALTH BENEFITS AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS – A PILOT STUDY IN POLISH SETTING.
Czech M1, Splawiński J2, Hermanowski T2, Pachocki R1, Czech M3
1Servier Polska, Warsaw, Poland; 2Drug Institute, Warsaw, Poland; 3Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
PCV49 THE INFLUENCE OF COPAYMENTS ON THE DEMAND FOR DRUGS WITH THERAPEUTIC COMPETITORS: THE STATINS
Esposito D
University of California, Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA, USA
Healthcare Policy Presentations
PCV50 EVALUATION OF NITRATE PRESCRIPTION PATTERNS AMONG PHYSICIANS FROM DIFFERENT SPECIALITIES IN ISRAEL
Reuveni H, Preis M, Elhayani A, Lifshitz M, Peled R
Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
PCV51 POSSIBILITIES OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AMONG PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION: FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTANCE OF AN EDUCATIVE INTERVENTION THROUGH SHORT MESSAGES TO THE PATIENT’S CELLULAR PHONE
De la Figuera M1, Márquez E2, Ruilope LM3, Figueras M4, Ylla-Catalŕ A4, Balańŕ M5, Naval J6
1ABS La Mina, Grupo Cumplimiento SEHLELHA, Barcelona, Spain; 2C.S. La Orden, Grupo Cumplimiento SEHLELHA, Huelva, Spain; 3Hospital 12 de Octubre. SEHLELHA, Madrid, Spain; 4Novartis Farmacéutica, S.A, Barcelona, Spain; 5Excelent Farma, Barcelona, Spain; 6Infosciencia, S.L, Barcelona, Spain
PCV52 LOW LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY BETWEEN QUALITATIVE (NCEP-II) AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS TO RECOMMEND PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENT OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT CORONARY HEART DISEASE
Plans-Rubió P
Departament de Sanitat of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
PCV53 INFLUENCE OF THREE HYPERTENSION GUIDELINES ON RATES OF TREATMENT INDICATION
Rosery H1, Hense HW2
1Institute for Medical Outcome Research, Lorrach, Germany; 2University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
PCV54 SMOKING CESSATION: RELEVANCE IN THE UNDER 25 GROUP
Taďeb C1, Piergiovanni J2, Myon E1
1Programmes Pharmaco Economiques Pierre Fabre, Boulogne Billancourt, France; 2Centre de Formation Ste Cecile, Albi, France
PCV55 SMOKING DEPENDENCY: AUDIT CARRIED OUT AMONG THE UNDER 25 GROUP
Taďeb C1, Piergiovanni J2, Myon E1
1Programmes Pharmaco Economiques Pierre Fabre, Boulogne Billancourt, France; 2Centre de Formation Ste Cecile, Albi, France
PCV56 ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BETWEEN SMOKING CESSATION METHODS AND PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENT OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA BASED ON COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE FUNCTION
Plans-Rubió P
Departament de Sanitat of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
PCV57 IMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT GUIDELINES: WHAT STATINS DO WE REALLY NEED?
Haiderali A1, Rocchi A2
1AstraZeneca Canada, Mississauga, ON, Canada; 2Axia Research, Hamilton, ON, Canada
PCV58 RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED INTERVENTION IN CARDIOVASCULAR DRUG TREATMENT IN NURSING HOMES
Ulfvarson J1, von Bahr C1, Wredling R2
1Söder Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden; 2Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
  GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES/DISORDERS
Economic Outcomes Presentations
PGS1 EMPLOYMENT LOSSES RELATED TO INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL INTERVIEW SURVEY
Longobardi T1, Jacobs P2, Bernstein CN1
1University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 2Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
PGS2 ECONOMIC BURDEN OF IBS
Badia X1, Mearín F2, Caballero AM3, Díaz-Rubio M4, Domínguez E4, Garrigues V5, Pique J6, Cucala M7, Espinosa C7, Balańŕ M7, Roset M1
1Health Outcomes Research Europe, Barcelona, Spain; 2Centro Médico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain; 3Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain; 4Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; 5Hospital la Fé, Valencia, Spain; 6Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; 7Novartis Farmacéutica, Barcelona, Spain
PGS3 HEALTH CARE RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND COSTS OF TREATING NSAID-ASSOCIATED GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY IN JAPAN: FEASIBILITY OF A DELPHI-PANEL APPROACH IN JAPAN
Kamae I1, Yanagisawa S1, Aino H1, Niimi S2
1Kobe University, Kobe, Japan; 2Social Survey Research Information Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
PGS4 LOW-DOSE PPI AND STANDARD-DOSE PPI COMPARED WITH H2RA FOR MAINTENANCE THERAPY OF GERD – A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS USING MARKOV MODEL
You JH, Lee AC, Wong SC, Chan FK
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
PGS5 A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ESOMEPRAZOLE VS. OMEPRAZOLE IN THE ACUTE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH REFLUX OESOPHAGITIS IN GREECE
Christodoulopoulou A1,  Karokis A1,  Wahlqvist P2
1AstraZeneca SA, Athens, Greece; 2AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, Mölndal, Sweden
PGS6 COST COMPARISON OF ESOMEPRAZOLE BASED AND OMEPRAZOLE BASED HELICOBACTER PYLORI ERADICATION STRATEGIES IN DUODENAL ULCER DISEASE IN GREECE
Christodoulopoulou A1, Karokis A1, Wahlqvist P2
1AstraZeneca SA, Athens, Greece; 2AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, Mölndal, Sweden
PGS7 ANALYSIS OF RESOURCE USE AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MINOR NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAID) RELATED GASTRO-INTESTINAL (GI) EVENTS
Annemans L1, Vanoverbeke N2
1Ghent University/HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 2HEDM, Meise, Belgium
Clinical Outcomes Presentations
PGS8 META-ANALYSIS OF ESOMEPRAZOLE 40MG AND LANSOPRAZOLE 30MG IN THE HEALING OF REFLUX OESOPHAGITIS
Edwards S
AstraZeneca UK Ltd, Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
PGS9 OUTCOMES ANALYSIS OF RABEPRAZOLE (ACIPHEX) USE AT A VETERAN AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
Gordon M
McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
PGS10 TOWARDS A MULTISTAGE DECISION ANALYSIS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FAECAL INCONTINENCE
Dijkgraaf M1, Deutekom M1, Bossuyt P1, Terra M1, Dobben A1, Berghmans L2, Stoker J1
1Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 2University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Quality of Life/Utility/Preference/Productivity Presentations
PGS11 IMPACT OF IBS ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN PATIENTS AND RELATIVES
Badia X1, Mearín F2, Pique J3, Garrigues V4, Domínguez E5, Díaz-Rubio M5, Caballero AM6, Cucala M7, Espinosa C7, Balańŕ M7, Roset M1
1Health Outcomes Research Europe, Barcelona, Spain; 2Centro Médico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain; 3Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; 4Hospital la Fé, Valencia, Spain; 5Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; 6Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain; 7Novartis Farmacéutica, Barcelona, Spain
PGS12 IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS) SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTS PATIENT QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGH COSTS IN FRANCE: THE ENCOLI STUDY
Brun-Strang C1, Lafuma A2, Dapoigny M3, Wainsten JP4
1Novartis-Pharma, Rueil-Malmaison, France; 2CEMKA-EVAL, Bourg La Reine, France; 3Hotel Dieu, Clermont-Ferrand, France; 4Université Paris XII, Paris, France
PGS13 HEALTH STATE UTILITIES AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY IN GERD PATIENTS WITH HEARTBURN
Kartman B
AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, Mölndal, Sweden
PGS14 CORRELATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT PRODUCTIVITY VARIABLES OBTAINED FROM THE WPAI-GERD QUESTIONNAIRE
Wahlqvist P, Carlsson J
AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, Mölndal, Sweden
Health Policy Presentations
PGS15 FORMULARY CONVERSION OF PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS: MONITORING FOR POTENTIAL DRUG INTERACTION
DeLattre ML, Le GH, Schaefer MG, Morreale A, Plowman B
VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
PGS16 EVALUATION OF THE USE OF PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS IN A PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN HONG KONG
Lee VW1, Yick PK2, Yung G1, Tam KY1
1The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong; 2Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong
  NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES/DISORDERS & PAIN
(Including Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Headache, Migraine, Pain, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Multiple Sclerosis)
Healthcare Policy Presentations
PNP1 CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS REDUCE INSTITUTIONALIZATION RISK AND MAY REDUCE OVERALL ECONOMIC BURDEN FOR PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA IN A NATURALISTIC TREATMENT SETTING
Luong D1, Sambrook R2, Yu A2, COSID Investigators3
1Janssen Ortho Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Syreon Corporation, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 3Canada
PNP2 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA FOR GERMANY – A PROGNOSIS TO 2050
Happich MV1, Hallauer J2
1Technical University, Berlin, Germany; 2Charité, University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
PNP3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE IN THE GENERAL POPULATION IN FRANCE
Lantéri-Minet M1, Auray JP2, Chazot G3, Dartigues JF4, Duru G5, Henry P6, Lucas C7, Pradalier A8, el Hasnaoui A9, Gaudin AF9
1Hospital Pasteur, Nice, France; 2Université Lyon, Villeurbanne, France; 3Hopital Cardio
PNP4 SWITCHING AND PERSISTENCY IN A NSAID AND COX-2 SPECIFIC INHIBITOR USER POPULATION IN MANAGED CARE
Harley C1, Wagner S2, Nelson M1
1Ingenix, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; 2Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ, USA
PNP5 DIRECT COSTS OF BACK PAIN IN THE UNITED STATES: A NATIONAL ESTIMATE
Mychaskiw MA, Thomas III J
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
PNP6 THE BURDEN OF MIGRAINE: BEYOND DIRECT HEALTH CARE COSTS
Badia X, Magaz S, Gutiérrez L
Health Outcomes Research Europe, Barcelona, Spain
PNP7 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF LEVETIRACETAM AS ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY IN REFRACTORY EPILEPTIC PATIENTS
Blais L1, Sheehy O1, St-Hilaire JM1, Bernier JP1, Godfroid P2, Le Lorier J1
1Centre de Recherches, CHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2UCB Pharma, Outcomes Research Unit, R&D, Braine l'Alleud, Belgium
PNP8 ADJUNCTIVE TOPIRAMATE THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH REFRACTORY SEIZURES: A LIFETIME COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS
Maltoni S, Messori A
Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
PNP9 RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF DYSPORT™ AND BOTOX™ DRUG UTILIZATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CERVICAL DYSTONIA OR BLEPHAROSPASM
Magar R1, Marchetti A1, Ahmed F2, Ferguson I3
1Thomson Physicians World, Secaucus, NJ, USA; 2Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, United Kingdom; 3Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
PNP10 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GLATIRAMER ACETATE IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Ollendorf DA1, Jilinskaia E1, Oleen-Burkey M2
1PharMetrics Inc, Watertown, MA, USA; 2Teva Neuroscience, Kansas City, MO, USA
Quality of Life Presentations
PNP11 USE OF THE TOPS AS A PAIN-SPECIFIC HRQOL INSTRUMENT
Oderda GM, Lipman AG, Ashburn MA, Stockdale W
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
PNP12 PHYSICIAN PREFERENCE FOR ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG CONCENTRATION TESTING
Baumann RJ, Ryan M, Yellowitz AS
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
PNP13 QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) AND PHARMACOECONOMICAL ASPECTS IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC LOCALIZATION-RELATED EPILEPSIES (SLE) IN MOSCOW
Guekht AB1, Gusev EI1, Belousov JB1, Bykov AV2, Dzugaeva FK1, Milchakova LE1, Mitrokhina TV1
1Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia; 2Russian Society for Pharmacoeconomics Research, Moscow, Russia
PNP14 WITHDRAWN
PNP15 EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EPILEPSY SEVERITY AND UTILITY
Selai C1, Kaiser S2, Trimble M1, Price M3
1UCL Institute of Neurology, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom; 2University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; 3Janssen-Cilag, High Wycombe, Bucks, United Kingdom
Healthcare Policy Presentations
PNP16 MEDICATION USE IN PATIENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN: DATA FROM MANAGED CARE
Harley C1, Wagner S2, Nelson M1
1Ingenix, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; 2Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ, USA
PNP17 COMPLIANCE OF TWO TREATMENTS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Barbeau M, Baladi JF
Novartis Pharma Canada Inc, Dorval, QC, Canada
PNP18 FORMULARY DECISION SUPPORT FOR INTERFERON-BETA-1A USING ANALYSIS OF CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Meyer C1, Phipps R2, Cooper D1, Neff S1, Wright A1
1AdvancePCS, Hunt Valley, MD, USA; 2Serono, Inc, Rockland, MA, USA
  MENTAL HEALTH
Economic Outcomes Presentations
PMH1 THE HEALTH CARE COSTS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN AUSTRALIA: 18-MONTH FOLLOW-UP RESULTS
Christova L1, Davey P1, Jackson D1, Montgomery W2, deCastella A3, Fitzgerald P3, Brewer K3, Filia K3, Collins J3, Kulkarni J3
1Medical Technology Assessment Group, Chatswood West, NSW, Australia; 2Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd, West Ryde, NSW, Australia; 3Dandenong Hospital Dept of Psychiatry, Dandenong, VIC, Australia
PMH2 ANTIPSYCHOTIC USE PATTERNS AND HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA TREATED WITH HALOPERIDOL, OLANZAPINE OR RISPERIDONE IN A MEDICAID POPULATION
Ramsey JL1, Hutchins D2, Zhu B1, Zhao Z1, Gibson PJ1, Lothgren M3
1Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 2Advance PCS, Scottsdale, AZ, USA; 3Eli Lilly and Company, Windelsham, Surrey, United Kingdom
PMH3 A COST-EFFECTIVENESS COMPARISON OF OLANZAPINE AND RISPERIDONE IN THE TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN ITALY
Beard S1, Lothgren M2, Giudi L3, Ramacciotti F4, Nardini M5, Berardi D6
1RTI Health Solutions, Manchester, United Kingdom; 2Eli Lilly & Company Ltd, Windlesham, United Kingdom; 3Eli Lilly Italia S.P.A, Florence, Italy; 4Centro di Igene Mentale di Palazzo Boldu, Venezia, Italy; 5Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy; 6Instituto di Psichiatrica, Bologna, Italy
PMH4 ESTIMATING MEDICAL COST REDUCTION IN TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA WITH CLOZAPINE
Sendersky V
Duke University/Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA
PMH5 A DISCRETE EVENTS MODEL OF LONG-TERM OUTCOMES AND COST OF TREATMENT WITH LONG ACTING RISPERIDONE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Heeg BM1, van Aalst G2, van den Arend IJ3, Mehnert A4, van Hout B1
1PharMerit BV, Capelle a/d IJssel, Netherlands; 2Mentrum Mental Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3Janssen-Cilag Nederland BV, Tilburg, Netherlands; 4Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium
PMH6 DIRECT MEDICAL COSTS FOR TREATMENT OF PATIENTS EXPERIENCING BIPOLAR DISORDER EPISODES IN THE UK
Finnern HW1, Lothgren M1, Gandhi G2
1Eli Lilly & Company Ltd, Windlesham, United Kingdom; 2Lilly Research Centre, Windlesham, UK
PMH7 BOTTOM-UP OR TOP-DOWN? IMPACT OF PATIENT SELECTION ON COST-OF-ILLNESS RESULTS
van Asselt ADI1, Dirksen CD1, Severens JL2, Arntz A2
1University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands; 2University Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
PMH8 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF MIRTAZAPINE COMPARED TO FLUOXETINE IN THE TREATMENT OF MODERATE AND SEVERE DEPRESSION IN HUNGARY
Van Loon J1, Horvath LZ2, Faludi G3
1Mapi Values Netherlands, Houten, Netherlands; 2Organon Hungary, Budapest, Hungary; 3Semmelweis Medical University, Kútvölgyi Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
PMH9 ESTIMATING COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CONCERTA OROS IN ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) – ADAPTING THE CANADIAN COORDINATING OFFICE FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT’S (CCOHTA) ECONOMIC MODEL OF METHYLPHENIDATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE VERSUS BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTIONS FROM A PARENT’S PERSPECTIVE
Annemans L1, Ingham M2
1HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 2Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium
PMH10 LENGTH OF STAY AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC TREATMENT COSTS OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE PSYCHOSIS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL: DESCRIPTION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS – THE PSYCHOSP STUDY
Peiró S1, Gómez G2, Navarro M3, Guadarrama I4, Rejas J5
1Fundación Instituto de Investigación en Servicios de Salud, Escuela Valenciana de Estudios para la Salud, Valencia, Spain; 2Fundación Instituto de Investigación en Servicios de Salud, Valencia, Spain; 3Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lleida, Spain; 4División Corporativa e Institucional, Pfizer SA, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain; 5Pfizer, S.A, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
Clinical Outcomes Presentations
PMH11 ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION PATTERNS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA OUTPATIENTS AND INPATIENTS TREATED WITH OLANZAPINE AND HALOPERIDOL IN GERMANY: RESULTS FROM THE GEO OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Eichmann F1, Reitberger U1, Spannheimer A1, Lothgren M2, Clouth J3, Naber D4
1Kendle International Inc, Munich, Germany; 2Eli Lilly & Company Ltd, Windlesham, United Kingdom; 3Lilly Deutschland, Bad Hamburg, Germany; 4Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
PMH12 PATIENT AND DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA OUTPATIENTS AND INPATIENTS TREATED WITH OLANZAPINE AND HALOPERIDOL IN GERMANY: RESULTS FROM THE GEO OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Eichmann F1, Reitberger U1, Spannheimer A1, Lothgren M2, Clouth J3, Naber D4
1Kendle International Inc, Munich, Germany; 2Eli Lilly & Company Ltd, Windlesham, United Kingdom; 3Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Hamburg, Germany; 4Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
PMH13 STUDY DESCRIPTION AND BASELINE RESULTS OF THE SCHIZOPHRENIA OUTCOMES SURVEY (SOS) OBSERVATIONAL STUDY IN BELGIUM
Annemans L1, Moeremans K2, Peuskens J3, Gillain B4, De Graeve D5, Albert A6, Deberdt W7, Lothgren M8, Gilis P9
1Ghent University, HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 2HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 3Universitair Centrum St Jozef, Kortenberg, Belgium; 4Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Brussels, Belgium; 5University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium; 6Université de Ličge, Liege, Belgium; 7Eli Lilly, Brussels, Belgium; 8Eli Lilly and Company, Windelsham, Surrey, United Kingdom; 9Eli Lilly Benelux s.a, Brussels, Belgium
PMH14 INCIDENCE OF HYPERLIPIDEMIA DURING TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: FINDINGS IN A CLAIMS DATABASE
Zhao Z1, Ascher-Svanum H1, Baker RW2, Cavazzoni P2
1Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 2Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PMH15 SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUG ADHERENCE IN PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Weiden PJ1, Mackell J2, McDonnell DD3
1SUNY Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, USA; 2Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA; 3Consumer Health Sciences, Princeton, NJ, USA
PMH16 RECRUITMENT FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH: EXPLORING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS AND NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL
Mackell J1, McDonnell DD2
1Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA; 2Consumer Health Sciences, Princeton, NJ, USA
PMH17 TREATMENT SATISFACTION AND COMPLIANCE WITH RISPERIDONE USE IN PATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER
Bolge SC1, Meletiche D2, Lasser R2
1Consumer Health Sciences, Princeton, NJ, USA; 2Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ, USA
PMH18 EVALUATION OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF WEEKLY FLUOXETIN COMPARED WITH DAILY FLUOXETIN 40 MG IN AMBULATORY PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSION
Ortega T1, Karki SD2, Bellnier T2
1Geriatric Pharamcotherapy Institute Inc, Pittsford, NY, USA; 2School of Pharmacy, SUNY at Buffalo, Rochester, NY, USA
PMH19 GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION TREATMENT FOR ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER(AD/HD): RESULTS FROM A POPULATION-BASED STUDY
Barbaresi WJ1, Katusic SK1, Colligan RC1, Weaver AL1, Pankratz VS1, Mrazek DA1, Hankin CS2, Jacobsen SJ1
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; 2McNeil Consumer and Specialty Pharmaceuticals, Mountain View, CA, USA
PMH20 THE EFFECTS OF ETHNICITY AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT ON MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN A MEDICAID POPULATION
Opolka J1, Rascati K1, Brown C1, Gibson P2
1The University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA; 2Eli Lilly & Co, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Quality of Life Presentations
PMH21 IMPROVING THE MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN DEPRESSION SCALE
McKenna SP, Whalley D, Doward LC
Galen Research, Manchester, UK
Healthcare Policy Presentations
PMH22 ADHD HAS A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN UPON THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND SOCIETY IN EUROPE
Ralston SJ1, Remak E2
1Eli Lilly and Company, Windlesham, Surrey, United Kingdom; 2MEDTAP International, London, UK
PMH23 ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD): A RECOGNISED DISORDER FOR CHILDREN IN EUROPE
Ralston SR1, Gregor KJ1, Engelfriet P2
1Eli Lilly and Company, Windlesham, Surrey, United Kingdom; 2MEDTAP International Inc, Utrecht, Netherlands
PMH24 THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ADHD IN EUROPE.
Ralston SJ1, Nuijten M2
1Eli Lilly and Company, Windlesham, Surrey, United Kingdom; 2MEDTAP International, Jisp, Netherlands
PMH25 CORRESPONDENCE COURSE FOR GPS IMPROVED QUALITY AND PERSISTENCY OF ANTI-DEPRESSIVE THERAPY (RESULTS FROM THE IMPROVE-D STUDY)
Michalek HE1, Juergens T2, Koenig A2, Landen H2, Mast O2, Stauch K2
1Physician for Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hausach, Germany; 2Bayer Vital GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany
Methodology Issues Presentations
PMH26 SIMULATING THE COURSE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA USING DISCRETE EVENTS MODELLING
Heeg BM1, van Aalst GD2, Mehnert A3, van Hout B1
1PharMerit BV, Capelle a/d IJssel, Netherlands; 2Mentrum Mental Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium
  RESPIRATORY DISEASES/DISORDERS
Economic Outcomes Presentations
PRP1 INPATIENT AND OBSERVATION UNIT COSTS FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
O'Brien JA, Patrick AR, Duran P, Caro JJ
Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA
PRP2 STUDY TO EVALUATE HOSPITAL COSTS FOR ACUTE EXACERBATION IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN SPAIN (EPOC-COST STUDY)
García A1, Fernandez I2, Rejas J2, De-Miguel G3
1Carlos Haya Hospital, Malaga, Spain; 2Pfizer, S.A, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain; 3Boehringer Ingelheim, San Cugat del Valles, Barcelona, Spain
PRP3 AN ANALYSIS OF THE LENGTH AND COSTS OF RESPIRATOR USE WITH OBSERVATIONAL DATA BASED ON MEDICAL RECORDS
Watanabe R1, Ohkusa Y2
1Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; 2Osaka University, Ibaragi, Osaka, Japan
Clinical Outcomes Presentations
PRP4 INHALED ANTIINFLAMMATORY MEDICATION USE AND SUBSEQUENT HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG TEXAS MEDICAID PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT ASTHMA
Smith M, Rascati K
The University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
PRP5 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ESTIMATING THE PREVALENCE OF ACUTE SINUSITIS AND ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC SINUSITIS IN GERMANY
Elies W1, Thate-Waschke IM2, Bestehorn M3, König A2, Evers T2
1Staedtische Krankenanstalten Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany; 2Bayer Vital GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany; 3TNS EMNID, Pullach, Germany
Quality of Life Presentations
PRP6 ASSESSMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE SEVERITY USING POSTAL QUESTIONNAIRES
Hazell ML, Frank TL, Frank PI
North West Lung Research Centre, Manchester, UK
PRP7 HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL) IN ASTHMA PATIENTS IN RELATIONSHIP TO ASTHMA SEVERITY DEGREE
Rebollo P1, Ferrer M1, Serra-Batlles J2, Plaza V3, Morejon E4, Alonso J1
1Institut Municipal d´Investigació Mčdica (IMIM-IMAS); Hospital Central de Asturias, Barcelona, Spain; 2Hospital General de Vic, Barcelona, Spain; 3Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; 4GlaxoSmithKline Espańa, Madrid, Spain
PRP8 QUALITY OF LIFE AND COSTS FOR MODERATE AND SEVERE ASTHMA IN FRANCE
Lafuma A1, Brun-Strang C2, Leynadier F3, Grimfeld A4, Everhard F5
1CEMKA-EVAL, Bourg La Reine, France; 2Novartis-Pharma, Rueil-Malmaison, France; 3Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France; 4Hôpital Trousseau, Paris, France; 5Novartis Pharmaceuticals AG, Basel, Switzerland
Healthcare Policy Presentations
PRP9 EVALUATION OF A DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (DMP) FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) IN GERMANY: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPOUNDS
Lorenz J1, Gillissen A2, Möller M3, Hartung HC4, Halbach E4, Eschweiler B5, Lindackers A5, Thate-Waschke IM6
1Gener
PRP10 A DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN FRANCE: LESSONS FROM THE RESALIS EXPERIMENT 18 MONTHS BEFORE AND 12 MONTHS AFTER PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
Launois R1, Mčgnigbęto AC2, Perez V3, Roy M3, Camus A4, Gailhardou M5, Lançon F5, Quéniart M5
1Rees, France (Réseau d'Evaluation en Economie de la Santé) Paris (France), Paris, France; 2Rees, France, Paris, France; 3Cpam de l'eure, Evreux, France; 4Medical Cabinet, Beaumont-le-Roger, France; 5Alliance Medica (GSK), Marly Le Roi, France


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