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Contributed Poster Presentations Session 1 |
| ARTHRITIS, OSTEOPOROSIS & MUSCULAR-SKELETAL DISPRDERS (PAM) |
| PAM1 |
JOINT COUNTS IN PATIENTS WITH NEW ONSET RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: PATIENT VS. PHYSICIAN ASSESSMENT
Kim SS, Drabinski AM, Williams GR, Formica CA, Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, Mount Olive, NJ, USA |
| PAM2 |
AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF OSTEOPOROSIS MEDICATION USE PATTERNS IN A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION: A TIME TO FRACTURE ANALYSIS
Chen KS1, White TJ2, Chang E2, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Prescription Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA, USA |
| PAM3 |
THE COST OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Burge RT1, Worley D1, Johansen A2, Bose U3, 1Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Mason, OH, USA; 2University of Wales, Cardiff, UK; 3Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Middlesex, UK |
| PAM4 |
USE OF COX 2 NSAIDS IN SUBJECTS wITHOUT RISK OF GASTROINTESTINAL SIDE eFFECTS
Harley CR, Ingenix Pharmaceutical Services, Eden Prairie, MN, USA |
| PAM5 |
INVESTIGATING THE CONSTRUCT vALIDITY OF A DISEASE SPECIFIC AND A gENERAL QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENTS OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Lovas K1, Szende A2, Bàlint G3, Szebenyi B3, Héjj G3, 1Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; 2AstraZeneca, Torokbalint, Hungary; 3National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary |
| PAM6 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ROFECOXIB VERSUS NSAIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS
Sullivan P, Hay J, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| PAM7 |
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN ARTHRITIS SPECIFIC MEASURES AND SF-36 SCALES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS
Lubeck DP1, Yelin E1, Katz P1, Roepke L1, Wanke LA2, Buatti M3, 1University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2Immunex Corporation, Seattle, WA, USA; 3Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| PAM8 |
COST COMPARISON OF TREATING OSTEOPOROSIS PATIENTS WITH ESTROGENS OR SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR IN A MANAGED CARE POPULATION
Liao E, Sweazy L, Huse D, PharMetrics, Inc, Watertown, MA, USA |
| PAM9 |
COST COMPARISON OF TREATING RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS WITH COX-2 INHIBITORS OR NSAIDS IN A MANAGED CARE POPULATION
Liao E, Kester G, Huse D, PharMetrics, Inc, Watertown, MA, USA |
| PAM10 |
THE IMPACT OF EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ON PRODUCTIVITY
Kim SS, Drabinski AM, Williams GR, Formica CA, Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, Mount Olive, NJ, USA |
| PAM11 |
APPLYING BACKGROUND RISK DISTRIBUTION TO EVALUATE THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE PREVENTIVE DRUG THERAPIES FOR OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES
Gao X1, Madhavan S2, Nau D2, Ambegaonkar A3, Islam S4, Rosenbluth S2, Amonkar M2, 1PPD Development, Morrisville, NC, USA; 2West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, USA; 3Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA; 4West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA |
| PAM12 |
COST-MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS OF THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WITH LEFLUNOMIDE IN COMPARISON WITH THE COMBINATION OF INFLIXIMAB AND METHOTREXATE
Rubio-Terrés C1, Domínguez-Gil A2, 1Aventis Pharma SA, Madrid, Spain; 2Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain |
| PAM13 |
A COST-EFFECTIVENESS MODEL COMPARING CELECOXIB AND ROFECOXIB TO TRADITIONAL NSAIDS FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS TREATMENT
Schaefer MG12, Morreale AP2, Plowman BK2, 1University of the Pacific, San Diego, CA, USA; 2VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA |
| PAM14 |
TREATMENT WITH LEFLUNOMIDE IMPROVES THE UTILITY OF PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: AN APPLICATION OF THE SF-6D
Crawford B1, Brazier JE2, Strand V3, Doyle J4, 1Mapi Values, Boston, MA, USA; 2University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; 3Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA; 4Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany, NJ, USA |
| PAM15 |
EVALUATING DIRECT AND INDIRECT MEASURES OF UTILITY: STABILITY OF THE SF-6D IN A RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS POPULATION
Crawford B1, Brazier JE2, 1Mapi Values, Boston, MA, USA; 2University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK |
| PAM16 |
COST IMPACT OF COX-2 INHIBITORS IN A MANAGED CARE PLAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR FORMULARY DECISION-MAKING
Atherly DE1, Fullerton DS2, Sturm LL2, Bryant A1, Sullivan SD1, 1University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 2Regence BlueShield, Seattle, WA, USA |
| PAM17 |
IMPORTANT ISSUES IN NUMBER NEEDED TO TREAT ANALYSIS IN OSTEOPOROSIS TREATMENT
Kemner JE, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA |
| PAM18 |
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF TWO FATIGUE INSTRUMENTS IN AN EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS COHORT
Drabinski A, Kim SS, Williams G, Formica C, Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, Mount Olive, NJ, USA |
| PAM19 |
A REVIEW OF FUNCTIONAL STATUS MEASURES FOR WORKERS WITH UPPER EXTREMITY DISORDERS
Salerno DF1, Copley-Merriman C1, Taylor TN1, Shinogle J2, Schulz RM2, 1Pfizer, Inc-Ann Arbor Laboratories, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA |
| PAM20 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ACETYLCISTEINE AND DIMETHYLSULPHOXIDE (DMSO) 50% FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH REFLEX SYMPATHIC DYSTROPHY
van Dieten HEM, Perez RSG, Tulder MW, Boers M, Zuurmond WWA, de Lange JJ, Vondeling H, Boers M, Free University, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| PAM21 |
MANUAL THERAPY IS MORE COST-EFFECTIVE THAN PHYSICAL THERAPY AND GP CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH NECK PAIN
Korthals-de Bos IBC, Hoving J, Tulder M, Bouter L, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| PAM22 |
STUDYING PREDICTORS OF FRACTURES AMONG OMNICARE NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
Oderda GM1, Gause D2, Stuart B3, Erwin G4, 1University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Inc, East Hanover, NJ, USA; 3University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA; 4Omnicare, King of Prussia, PA, USA |
| PAM23 |
VERTEBRAL FRACTURES AMONG GLUCOCORTICOID PATIENTS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE MEDICAL CARE COSTS
Meyer JW1, Burge RT2, Steinbuch M2, 1Ingenix Pharmaceutical Services, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; 2Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Mason, OH, USA |
| ASTHMA & RESPIRATORY DISORDERS (PAR) |
| PAR1 |
COST OF ASTHMA IN CHILDREN IN VLADIVOSTOK
Prosekova E1, Geltzer B2, Dercach V1, Bogdanovskiy P2, 1Child's Municipal Asthma-centre, Vladivostok, Russia; 2Vladivostok State Medical University, Vladivostok, Russia |
| PAR2 |
USE OF RESPIRATORY ASSIST DEVICES BY MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES
Silverman BG, Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, MD, USA |
| PAR3 |
THE STANDARDIZED ASTHMA-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE (AQLQ-S): DOES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS EFFECT MEASUREMENTS?
Lynd LD1, Guh D2, Pare P2, Anis A1, 1University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| PAR4 |
COMPARISON OF TWO QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Aubert RE, Alemayehu B, Feifer R, Merck-Medco Managed Care, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA |
| PAR5 |
DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
Birnbaum HG1, Morley MA1, Greenberg PE1, Cifaldi M2, Colice GL3, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Cambridge, MA, USA; 2Independent Consultant, Leawood, KS, USA; 3Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA |
| PAR6 |
PROPHYLACTIC MEDICATION UTILIZATION AND HEALTH CARE COSTS IN OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRONIC PULMONARY AILMENTS
Balkrishnan R1, Christensen D2, Bowton D1, 1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| PAR7 |
VALIDATION OF A MODEL OF SEVERITY OF ILLNESS IN CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE
Sullivan P, Nichol M, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| PAR8 |
A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS COMPARING LEVALBUTEROL AND ALBUTEROL IN THE TREATMENT OF MODERATE TO SEVERE ASTHMA
Carter CT, McGee MD, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA |
| PAR9 |
VALIDATION OF A RATING INSTRUMENT ASSESSING THE INHALATION SKILLS OF CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA
Pradel FG, Weiss S, Tsoukleris M, Bollinger MB, Fahlman C, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA |
| PAR10 |
IMPLEMENTING RASCH ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF PATIENT-PHYSICIAN INTERACTION SCALE
Dalal M, Smith E, Lambert B, Olopade C, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA |
| PAR11 |
THE LONG-TERM SOCIETAL ECONOMIC AND HUMANISTIC BENEFITS OF TREATING ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF CHRONIC BRONCHITIS (AECB) WITH GEMIFLOXACIN VERSUS LARITHROMYCIN
Halpern M1, Kirsch JM2, Palmer C3, Zodet M3, Wilson R4, 1Charles River Associates, Washington, DC, USA; 2GlaxoSmithKline, Harlow, UK; 3MEDTAP International, Bethesda, MD, USA; 4Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK |
| PAR12 |
PROSPECTIVE USE OF WEB BASED TECHNOLOGY TO EVALUATE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN A LARGE COHORT OF SEVERE OR DIFFICULT TO TREAT ASTHMATICS
Dolan CM1, Fisher KA1, Johnson C1, Fraher KE1, Rothermich EA2, Fine JT1, Weiss ST3, Wenzel S4, 1Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, USA; 2The Lewin Group, San Francisco, CA, USA; 3Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; 4National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO, USA |
| PAR13 |
HYPOTHETICAL VERSUS REAL WILLINGNESS TO PAY IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR: RESULTS FROM A FIELD EXPERIMENT
Blumenschein K1, Johannesson M2, Yokoyama K3, Freeman P4, 1University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, Lexington, KY, USA; 2Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden; 3Scott & White Memorial Hospital Department of Pharmacy, Temple, TX, USA; 4American Pharmacy Services Corporation, Frankfort, KY, USA |
| PAR14 |
ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISEASE SEVERITY, QUALITY OF LIFE AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY IN ASTHMA
Zillich A1, Blumenschein K1, Johannesson M2, Freeman P3, 1University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington, KY, USA; 2Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden; 3American Pharmacy Services Corporation, Frankfort, KY, USA |
| PAR16 |
COMPARISON OF HEALTHCARE RESOURCE UTILIZATION OF COPD PATIENTS ON CILOMILAST, 15 MG BID VERSUS PLACEBO
Bagchi I, Bakst A, Edelson J, Amit O, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, USA |
| PAR16 |
COST OF TREATING ASTHMA IN A MANAGED CARE POPULATION
Armstrong EP, Malone DC, Rehfeld RA, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA |
| PAR18 |
PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH NON-SEDATING ANTIHISTAMINES
Sahu S, Millard R, Harris Interactive, Rochester, NY, USA |
| PAR18 |
COSTS OF TREATING COPD IN ITALY: A BURDEN OF ILLNESS STUDY
Bonzanini A, Avossa R, Scipioni E, Gianfrate F, GlaxoSmithKline, Verona, Italy |
| PAR19 |
IMPACT OF THE ADDITION OF SALMETEROL TO THE TREATMENT OF ASTHMA PATIENTS IN A MEDICAID FEE-FOR-SERVICE POPULATION
Klaurens LM, Dodd MA, Gupchup GV, Kelly HW, Hollarbush J, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA |
| PAR20 |
EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPLIANCE ON HEALTHCARE RESOURCE USE IN ASTHMA PATIENTS TREATED WITH MONTELUKAST VS. INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS
Kutikova L1, Bowman L2, Morris L3, 1University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 3IMS Health, Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA |
| PAR21 |
LEVALBUTEROL USE IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED HEALTHCARE COSTS IN PATIENTS WITH MORE SEVERE ASTHMA
Huse D1, McLoney A2, Yeager B3, Cerasoli F3, 1PharMetrics, Inc, Watertown, MA, USA; 2NDC Health Information Services, Phoenix, AZ, USA; 3Sepracor, Inc, Marlborough, MA, USA |
| PAR22 |
IMPACT OF LEVALBUTEROL VERSUS RACEMIC ALBUTEROL ON OUTPATIENT ASTHMA CARE CHARGES
Huse D1, McLoney A2, Yeager B3, Cerasoli F3, 1PharMetrics, Inc, Watertown, MA, USA; 2NDC Health Information Services, Phoenix, AZ, USA; 3Sepracor, Inc, Marlborough, MA, USA |
| PAR23 |
DETERMINANTS OF INAPPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING
Willis MK, NJ Carpenters Funds, Edison, NJ, USA |
| CANCER (PCN) |
| PCN1 |
CATEGORIZATION OF RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER: PILOT TEST OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND RISK PERCEPTIONS
Bruner DW, Parlanti AA, Ross E, Raysor S, Mazzoni SE, Hanks GE, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| PCN2 |
WHICH VARIABLES DO METASTATIC BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AND ONCOLOGY NURSES ANCHOR ON WHEN USING THE EUROQOL DESCRIPTIVE SYSTEM IN MEASURING UTILITIES WITH THE STANDARD GAMBLE TECHNIQUE
Hauser R12, Koeller J1, 1University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; 2Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| PCN3 |
PREDICTORS OF CHEMOTHERAPY-RELATED NEUTROPENIA: A REVIEW OF THE CLINICAL LITERATURE
Palmer C1, Brown R1, Wilson-Royalty M2, Lawless G2, 1MEDTAP International Inc, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2Amgen, Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA |
| PCN4 |
COMPARING MEAN VERSUS MEDIAN SURVIVAL AS A PRELUDE TO COST-EFFECTIVENESS (C/E) ANALYSES
Gagnon DD1, Martin SC1, van Hout B2, 1The R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Raritan, NJ, USA; 2Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| PCN5 |
DOCETAXEL/DOXORRUBICIN (DD) AS FIRST LINE CHEMOTHERAPY: QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) IN PATIENTS (PTS) WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER (MBC)
Bonicatto SC, FUNDONAR Foundation, La Plata, Argentina |
| PCN6 |
CAN ICD-9 CODES BE USED AS A PROXY FOR DISEASE STAGING IN ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS?
Thomas SK, Brooks SE, Mullins CD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA |
| PCN7 |
ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF GEMZAR AND BEST SUPPORTIVE CARE (BSC) RELATIVE TO BEST SUPPORTIVE CARE ALONE IN THE TREATMENT OF NON SMALL CELL LUNG (NSCLC) CANCER IN THE UK
McKendrick J1, Botwood N1, Aristides M2, Lees M2, Maniadakis N3, Wein W3, Stephenson D1, 1Eli Lilly, Basingtsoke, Hampshire, UK; 2M-TAG, London, UK; 3Eli Lilly, Windlesham Surrey, UK |
| PCN8 |
ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF GEMZAR IN THE TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC CANCER IN THE UK
Stephenson D1, Botwood N1, McKendrick J1, Aristides M2, Lees M2, Maniadakis N3, Wein W3, 1Eli Lilly, Basingstoke, UK; 2M-TAG, London, UK; 3Eli Lilly, Windlesham Surrey, UK |
| PCN9 |
ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF GEMZAR/CISPLATIN RELATIVE TO OTHER NEW AGENTS FOR NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) IN THE UK
Lees M1, Aristides M1, Botwood N2, McKendrick J2, Maniadakis N3, Wein W3, Stephenson D2, 1M-TAG, London, UK; 2Eli Lilly, Basingtsoke, Hampshire, UK; 3Eli Lilly, Windlesham Surrey, UK |
| PCN10 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS MODEL OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) SCREENING FOR PROSTATE CANCER
Sokolskiy L, Hay JW, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| PCN11 |
ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF LIPOSOMAL DOXORUBICIN VS TOPOTECAN FOR RECURRENT OVARIAN CANCER IN THE UK
Smith DH1, Drummond MF2, Johnston S3, Gordon A4, 1Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA; 2University of York, York, UK; 3Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; 4Sammons Cancer Center, U S Oncology, Dallas, TX, USA |
| PCN12 |
COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS COMPARING PACLITAXEL TO DOCETAXEL IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC BREAST CANCER
Hauser R13, Theriault R2, Shepherd M3, Lawson K3, Wilson J3, Koeller J3, 1Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA; 2University of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; 3University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA |
| PCN13 |
COST OF THROMBOCYTOPENIA-RELATED BLEEDING AMONG PATIENTS WITH CANCER
Elting LS, Martin CG, Hamblin L, Chau Q, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA |
| PCN14 |
CHOICE OF LOCALIZED BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS IN A MEDICARE POPULATION: A COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES AND COSTS
Polsky D1, Venditti L1, Mandelblatt JS2, Weeks JC3, Hadley J4, Hwang YT2, Schulman K5, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 2Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; 3Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 4The Urban Institute, Washington, DC, USA; 5Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA |
| PCN15 |
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PREFERENCES FOR HEALTH STATES: THE CHEMOTHERAPY ADVERSE EVENT SELF-ASSESSED RESPONSE (CAESAR) QUESTIONNAIRE
Purdum AG1, Globe D2, Mathes A3, Nichol MB2, 1Protocare Sciences, Santa Monica, CA, USA; 2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 3Independent Health Outcomes Consultant, Odessa, FL, USA |
| PCN16 |
CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED BREAST CANCER PATIENTS IN A MANAGED CARE POPULATION
Yazdani C1, McLaughlin T1, Koos F2, Hansen J1, 1NDC Health, Phoenix, AZ, USA; 2PharMetrics, Inc, Watertown, MA, USA |
| PCN17 |
AN ANALYSIS OF RESOURCE USE IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED COLORECTAL CANCER IN THE UK
Sorensen S1, Brown R1, De Cock E1, Bearne A2, 1MEDTAP International Inc, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2Aventis Pharma, Kent, UK |
| PCN18 |
COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING: AWARENESS, UTILIZATION, AND BARRIERS
Straus W1, Schaffner P1, Gold K2, Pashos C3, Mansley E1, 1Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, PA, USA; 2Abt Associates Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA; 3Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| PCN19 |
COlorectal cancer screening tests: variation in preferences based on gender and race
Straus W1, Schaffner P1, Gold K2, Pashos C3, Mansley E1, 1Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, PA, USA; 2Abt Associates Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA; 3Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| PCN20 |
COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS OF CEFEPIME VERSUS IMIPENEM-CILASTATINE IN CANCER PATIENTS WITH SHORT-DURATION FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA
Vorobjov P, Fisenko V, Gerasimov V, Avxentieva M, Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia |
| PCN21 |
HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY IN MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER
Lubeck DP, Grossfeld GD, Carroll PR, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. USA |
| PCN22 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS COMPARING PACLITAXEL TO DOCETAXEL IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC BREAST CANCER
Hauser R12, Koeller J1, 1University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; 2Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| PCN23 |
DISEASE MODELING: DEVELOPING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE, MULTI-NATIONAL, CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC BREAST CANCER TREATMENT MODEL
Becker RV1, Noe L1, Gore M2, Martino S3, Eiermann W4, Namer M5, Howell A6, Bianco A7, Watanabe T8, 1Ovation Resarch Group, Highland Park, IL, USA; 2Avalon Health Solutions, Wilmington, DE, USA; 3John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA, USA; 4Rot-Kreuz-Hospital, Munich, Germany; 5Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France; 6Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK; 7University Frederico II Department of Medical Oncology, Naples, Italy; 8National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan |
| PCN24 |
INCIDENCE AND COST OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR 5-FU TOXICITY AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER
Delea TE1, Vera-Llonch M1, Edelsberg JS1, McGarry L2, Anton S3, Ulcickas-Yood M4, Oster G1, 1Policy Analysis Inc, Brookline, MA, USA; 2Innovus Research Inc, Medford, MA, USA; 3Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT, USA; 4Bristol Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT, USA |
| PCN25 |
A QUALITY OF LIFE AUDIT OF PATIENTS WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER HAVING CHEMOTHERAPY AT ONE INSTITUTION
Musgrave KR, Wyld D, Abraham R, The Prince Charles & Royal Brisbane Hospitals, Brisbane, Australia |
| PCN26 |
SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN CLINICAL TRIALS OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Huang JC, Veenstra DL, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA |
| PCN27 |
COST OF TREATMENT FOR SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE HEAD AND NECK IN THE UNITED STATES
Cronin K, Lee B, Wang D, The Lewin Group, Falls Church, VA, USA |
| PCN28 |
DETECTING RECURRENT PAPILLARY OR FOLLICULAR THYROID CANCER IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: NEED FOR A CHANGE?
Hooft L, Hoekstra OS, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (PCV) |
| PCV1 |
A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF CLOPIDOGREL VERSUS ASPIRIN AS PREVENTION OF ISCHEMIC EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH ESTABLISHED PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE
Decerbo MC, Baroletti SA, Isopo S, Silva M, Talati DK, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA |
| PCV2 |
VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC (VTE) COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING MAJOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY: FREQUENCY AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES IN HOSPITAL
Gabriel S1, Dinet J1, Dispot T2, Radal C2, 1Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bagneux, France; 2Medcost, Paris, France |
| PCV3 |
AN ANALYSIS OF THE COST OF ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS
McBurney CR12, Smith D2, 1Pfizer Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
| PCV4 |
ASSESSING QUALTIY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS SIX MONTHS AFTER A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION USING THE SF-12
McBurney CR12, Erickson SR2, Kline-Rogers EM2, Cooper JV2, Mani OCM2, Eagle KA2, 1Pfizer Inc. Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
| PCV5 |
COST OF TREATMENT AND PREVALENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE COMORBIDITIES AND RISK FACTORS IN THE SEVERE AND PERSISTENTLY MENTALLY ILL
Bellnier TJ1, Labrum A2, Karki SD1, Sundberg J2, 1SUNY University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy, Buffalo, NY, USA; 2University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA |
| PCV6 |
ESTIMATING INCREMENTAL COSTS FOR ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL DAYS
Friedman JY1, Reed SD1, Gnanasakthy A2, Schulman KA1, 1Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA; 2Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp, East Hanover, NJ, USA |
| PCV7 |
COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS OF DRUG THERAPY OPTIONS FOR INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION
McGhan WF, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| PCV8 |
PATIENT COMPLIANCE WITH DIFFERENT PRESCRIBED REGIMENS OF DILTIAZEM IN ANGINA PECTORIS: DATABASE ANALYSIS IN FRANCE
Baptiste C1, Guilhaume C2, 1G.Y.D. institute, Lyon, France; 2Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bagneux, France |
| PCV9 |
AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF) IN THE LOUISIANA MEDICAID PROGRAM
Ogale SS, Blake SG, Biglane GC, Medon PJ, The University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA, USA |
| PCV10 |
INCIDENCE OF RHABDOMYOLYSIS IN PATIENTS INITIATED ON HMG CO-A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR THERAPY IN A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION
White TJ, Chang EY, Prescription Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA, USA |
| PCV11 |
COST OF WARFARIN TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Abdelhafiz AH, Wheeldon N, Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK |
| PCV12 |
QUALITY OF CARE IN OLDER PATIENTS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL WITH HEART FAILURE
Abdelhafiz AH, Wheeldon N, Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK |
| PCV13 |
IMPACT ON QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS OF ENOXAPARIN FOR PREVENTING THROMBOSIS AMONG HOSPITALIZED MEDICAL PATIENTS
Raisch DW1, Fye CL1, Sather MR1, Henderson WG2, Reda DJ2, Sacks JM2, Lederle FL3, 1Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program, Albuquerque, NM, USA; 2Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program, Chicago, IL, USA; 3VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| PCV14 |
IMPACT OF OBESITY ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL): AN ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (BRFSS) DATA
Hassan M, Joshi AV, Madhavan S, Amonkar M, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, USA |
| PCV15 |
ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF OUTPATIENT ANTICOAGULANT/ANTIPLATELET THERAPY FOLLOWING CORONARY STENTING IN A MANAGED CARE POPULATION
Liao E, Fronk M, Newell J, Huse D, PharMetrics, Inc, Watertown, MA, USA |
| PCV16 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ENOXAPARIN VERSUS UNFRACTIONATED HEPARIN IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME PATIENTS IN POLAND
Orlewska E1, Budaj A2, Tereszkowski-Kaminski D3, 1Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 2Postgraduate Medical School, Grochowski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland; 3Uniformed Services Health Fund, Warsaw, Poland |
| PCV17 |
QUALITY OF LIFE AND PATIENT PREFERENCE AS PREDICTORS FOR RESOURCE UTILIZATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE; INTERIM ANALYSIS
Shin GP1, Tooley JF2, Southworth MR1, Dunlap S1, Boyer JG2, Johnson NE1, 1University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; 2Pharmacia, Skokie, IL, USA |
| PCV18 |
FRAMINGHAM RISK EQUATIONS PREDICT HOSPITAL USAGE AND MORTALITY
Milne RJ, Gamble GD, Whitlock G, Jackson RT, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
| PCV19 |
DISCRIMINABILITY FOR RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS
Milne RJ, Gamble GD, Whitlock G, Irwin RJ, Jackson RT, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
| PCV20 |
ASSESSING THE TOTAL COST OF MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT WITH DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT) IN FRANCE AND IN ITALY
Levy E1, Gabriel S2, Dinet J2, Rudelli G3, 1University Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France; 2Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bagneux, France; 3Sanofi-Synthelabo SPA, Milano, Italy |
| PCV21 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ABCIXIMAB, EPTIFIBATIDE, AND TIROFIBAN IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY SYNDROMES
Shahriar J, Shaw JW, Malone D, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA |
| PCV22 |
IN-PATIENT AND OUT-PATIENT RESOURCE UTILIZATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE - THE VA EXPERIENCE
L'Italien GJ1, Williams LS2, Weinberger M2, 1Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT, USA; 2Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indianapolis, IN, USA |
| PCV23 |
PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATION OF USAGE OF UNFRACTIONATED HEPARIN AND LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN IN THE TREATMENT OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS IN LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS
Karki SD1, Bellnier TJ1, Karki J1, Patterson W2, Masood R2, 1SUNY University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy, Buffalo, NY, USA; 2Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinics, Clifton Springs, NY, USA |
| PCV24 |
BEYOND THE FIRST YEAR: PATTERNS AND PREDICTORS OF LONG-TERM STATIN UTILIZATION
Benner JS1, Federman AD1, Smitten AL2, Duty S2, Glynn RJ1, Avorn J1, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA |
| PCV25 |
CHD RISK FACTORS AND THERAPY DURATION OF HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS (STATINS) IN A MEDICAID POPULATION
Nichol MB1, Bron MS1, Yu W2, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Wellpoint Pharmacy Management, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA |
| PCV26 |
CARING FOR HYPERTENSION ON INITIATION: COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS (CHOICE). DESIGN AND RATIONALE OF A NATURALISTIC STUDY
Payne K1, Caro J1, Hollenberg N2, Jackson J3, L'Italien G3, for the CHOICE Study Group, 1Caro Research Institute, Dorval, QC, Canada; 2Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 3Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA |
| PCV27 |
A PHARMACOECONOMIC MODEL TO EVALUATE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR DVT PHARMACOPROPHYLAXIS
Spruill WJ, Wade WE, Leslie RB, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Athens, GA, USA |
| PCV28 |
CHOLESTEROL REDUCTION SUCCESS RATES AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION BY GENDER
Graff JS12, Plante M1, Smith D2, 1Pfizer Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
| PCV29 |
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS RECEIVING CARVEDILOL COMPARED TO THOSE RECEIVING NO BETA-BLOCKER THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION
White TJ, Chang EY, Leslie RS, Jackson AJ, Prescription Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA, USA |
| PCV30 |
COST EFFECTIVENESS MODEL OF THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Mulani P, Hay J, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| PCV31 |
CLOSURE OF ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT: MEDICO-ECONOMIC ARGUMENTS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN INVASIVE SURGERY AND PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUE USING SEPTAL OCCLUDER
Laroche S, Allenet B, Foroni L, Calop J, CAMSP - CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France |
| PCV32 |
STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING COMPLIANCE WITH HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS
Coombs JH13, Cornish L2, Hiller P2, Smith DG3, 1Pfizer, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2M-CARE, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 3University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
| PCV33 |
COST-ANALYSIS OF CABG SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT RETHORACOTOMY FROM THE HOSPITAL PERSPECTIVE IN GERMANY
Spannheimer A1, Mast O2, Schlereth T1, Thate-Waschke IM2, Dietrich W3, 1Kendle International Inc, Munich, Germany; 2Bayer Vital GmbH & Co KG, Leverkusen, Germany; 3Deutsches Herzzentrum, Munich, Germany |
| PCV34 |
DECISION ANALYSIS MODEL OF ABCIXIMAB, EPTIFIBATIDE OR STANDARD THERAPY IN ELECTIVE STENT PLACEMENT: A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
Sridhar K, Gwadry F, Kidwai B, Almond D, Teefy P, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada |
| PCV35 |
COMPARABILITY OF PUBLISHED STUDIES ON COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY: DO THE RESULTS HELP THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS?
Mullins CD1, Akhras KS2, Blak B1, 1University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2Pharmacia Corporation, Skokie, IL, USA |
| PCV36 |
EVALUATION OF COMPLIANCE AND PERSISTENCE WITH HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS AFTER A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION USING PHARMACY CLAIMS DATA
Coombs JH13, Cornish L2, Hiller P2, Smith DG3, 1Pfizer, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2M-CARE, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 3University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
| PCV37 |
THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF STATINS: EVIDENCE FROM THE ACCESS TRIAL
Smith DG, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
| PCV38 |
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SIBUTRAMINE AND ORLISTAT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY
O'Meara S1, Riemsma R1, Shirran L2, Mather L1, ter Riet G3, 1University of York, York, UK; 2University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK; 3Univerisity of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands |
| PCV39 |
COST OF TREATMENT OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA TO NHF GOALS IN AUSTRALIA
Wlodarczyk J1, Barter PJ2, O'Brien R3, Talmont D4, Ortiz M4, 1John Wlodarczyk Consulting Services, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; 2Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia; 3Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia; 4Pfizer Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia |
| PCV40 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF LIPID LOWERING INTERVENTIONS IN A NATIVE AMERICAN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM
Kumar RN1, Borrego ME2, Gupchup GV2, Anderson JR2, Burden RW3, Phillips DL3, 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA; 3Santa Fe Indian Hospital, Santa Fe, NM, USA |
| PCV41 |
SOCIOECONOMIC RELEVANCE OF TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE STAGE NYHA II WITH CRATAEGUS EXTRACT WS 1442 - ONE-YEAR-RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE PHARMACOECONOMIC STUDY
Pfeil T1, Rychlik R1, Daniel D1, Habs M2, Klapper HG2, Böhm M3, 1Institute of Empirical Health Economics, Burscheid, Germany; 2Dr. Willmar Schwabe Arzneimittel, Karlsruhe, Germany; 3Medizinische Klinik u. Poliklinik, Bad Homburg, Germany |
| PCV42 |
PATIENTS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR PHARMACIST MANAGED WARFARIN THERAPY AT COMMUNITY PHARMACIES
Wong PK, Jang R, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA |
| PCV43 |
PATIENT COMPLIANCE WITH DIFFERENT PRESCRIBED REGIMENS OF DILTIAZEM IN ANGINA PECTORIS: DATABASE ANALYSIS IN FRANCE
Baptiste C1, Guilhaume C2, 1G.Y.D. Institute, Lyon, France; 2Sanofi-Synthelabo, Bagneux, France |
| DIABETES (PDB) |
| PDB1 |
DIABETIC MANAGEMENT THROUGH ORAL GLUCOSE LOWERING AGENTS: TREATMENT PATTERN , COST AND UTILIZATION ANALYSIS
Thompson FD1, Rosenblum MS2, O'Neill JM2, Celebi D1, Olmsted E1, 1IHCIS, Lexington, MA, USA; 2Integrail, Latham, NY, USA |
| PDB2 |
USING RETROSPECTIVE CLAIMS DATA TO DESIGN CLINICAL SAFETY SURVEILLANCE OF THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DRUGS
Henriques C1, Schultz D2, Milanette T1, Todoroff K1, Kim M1, 1Solucient, Waltham, MA, USA; 2Solucient, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
| PDB3 |
THE BURDEN OF ILLNESS OF DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2 IN GERMANY - A PILOT STUDY
Tepe M1, Kilburg A2, Daniel D2, Kirchhoff D2, Rychlik R2, 1Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany; 2Institute of Empirical Health Economics, Burscheid, Germany |
| PDB4 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK - AN ANALYSIS OF ROSIGLITAZONE COMPARED WITH OTHER ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
Oh PI1, Shane LG2, 1Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2GlaxoSmithKline Beecham, Mississuaga, ON, Canada |
| PDB5 |
A COST-MINIMIZATION STUDY TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF ADDING GLUCOVANCE TO A COUNTY HOSPITAL FORMULARY
Lal LS1, Ogbonnaya KI2, 1Texas Southern University - College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA; 1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA |
| PDB6 |
AN EARLY LOOK AT TZD USE AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS
Schabert VF1, Guo M2, Conklin JE1, Neslusan CA2, 1The MEDSTAT Group, Santa Barbara, CA, USA; 2R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Raritan, NJ, USA |
| PDB7 |
COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF INTENSIVE INSULIN THERAPY FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES
Hisashige A, Katayama T, Mikasa H, University of Tokushima, School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan |
| PDB8 |
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PRESCRIPTION CLAIMS FOR BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST STRIPS AMONG FEE-FOR-SERVICE NEW MEXICO MEDICAID PATIENTS
Cordova CJ, Shah BM, Dodd MA, Gupchup GV, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA |
| PDB9 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY DIABETES CARE CLINIC
Yokoyama KK, Griffin KC, Godley PJ, Cryar AK, Woodward BW, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX, USA |
| PDB10 |
THE COST OF NEW ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG US RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
Woodward RS1, Schnitzler MA1, Lowell JA1, Haider S2, Brennan DC1, 1Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA; 2Pfizer, Inc, Groton, CT, USA |
| PDB11 |
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF DIABETES AMONG AN EMPLOYED POPULATION
Leong SA1, Summers KH2, Birnbaum HG1, Kemner JE2, Lentz EC1, Greenberg PE1, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Cambridge, MA, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA |
| PDB12 |
A PHARMACOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF WEIGHT-REDUCTION THERAPY IN A HYPOTHETICAL COHORT OF OBESE CHINESE PATIENTS WITH IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE
Lee KK, You JH, Ho SS, Leung WY, Thomas G, Chan TY, Critchley J, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China |
| PDB13 |
OPTIMIZATION OF DIABETES MANAGEMENT IN GERMANY USING A COMPUTER BASED OUTCOME PROGNOSES MODEL
Brandt A, Gozzoli V, Palmer A, Weiss C, Neeser K, Schramm W, Institute for Medical Informatics and Biostatistics (IMIB), Riehen, Switzerland |
| PDB14 |
IMPACT OF A DIABETES DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: A RETROSPECTIVE CLAIMS-BASED EVALUATION
Berger J, Slezak J, O'Leary W, McStay P, Johnson K, Addiego J, Caremark Inc, Northbrook, IL, USA |
| PDB15 |
DOES PATIENT EXPERIENCE MATTER?: TYPE II DIABETES PATIENTS' STATED PREFERENCES FOR INSULIN THERAPIES
Ginger S1, Bingham M1, Johnson FR1, Bolinder B2, 1Triangle Economic Research, Durham, NC, USA; 2Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ, USA |
| PDB16 |
AN OVERVIEW OF PHARMACOECONOMICS IN TURKEY: COST ANALYSIS AND REIMBURSEMENT OF ANTIDIABETIC DRUGS
Sapci AH1, Sapci HA2, Demirdamar R3, 1Numune Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey; 2Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey; 3Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey |
| EYE/EAR/SKIN/DENTAL (PEE) |
| PEE1 |
ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING PATTERNS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INITIAL ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA IN CHILDREN ENROLLED IN IOWA MEDICAID FROM 1990 THROUGH 1997
Park TR, Brooks JM, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA |
| PEE2 |
THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF GENETIC TESTING FOR PERIODONTAL DISEASE. A PAYER'S PERSPECTIVE
Higashi MK1, Veenstra D1, del Aguila M2, Hujoel P1, 1University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 2Washington Dental Service, Seattle, WA, USA |
| PEE3 |
DRY-EYE RELATED INCREASES IN HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION AND EXPENDITURES
Smeeding JE14, McLaughlin T2, Yazdani C2, Walt JG3, 1PharMetrics, Athens, GA, USA; 2NDC Health Information Services, Phoenix, AZ, USA; 3Allergan, Irvine, CA, USA; 4University of Texas, Athens, GA, USA |
| PEE4 |
THE FRENCH VERSION OF THE PSORIASIS DISABILITY INDEX
Finlay A1, Corvest M2, Lefrançois P3, Taieb C4, 1University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK; 2Association Pour La Lutte Contre Le Psoriasis, Eragny, France; 3Pierre Fabre Dermatologie, Lavaur, France; 4PharmacoEconomics Programs, Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France |
| PEE5 |
INAPPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES FOR PEDIATRIC OTITIS MEDIA
Rahman AM1, Feldhaus J2, Lawrence L2, Rappaport H2, Moser E2, 1St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, USA; 2University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA, USA |
| PEE6 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ARTIFICIAL SKIN SUBSTITUTE VS ALLOGRAFT FOR BURN PATIENTS
Bron MS, Hay J, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| PEE7 |
A COST COMPARISON STUDY OF COMMON PRACTICE AND BEST PRACTICE TREATMENT FOR PRIMARY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA IN THE UNITED STATES
Evans SJ1, Casciano J1, Doyle JJ1, Walt JG2, 1The Analytica Group, New York, NY, USA; 2Allergan, Irvine, CA, USA |
| PEE8 |
FOUR YEAR COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF INITIAL TRABECULECTOMY VERSUS CONVENTIONAL THERAPY IN PRIMARY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA (POAG)
Yu E, Hay J, Varma R, Globe D, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS (PGI) |
| PGI1 |
EFFECTS ON HEALTHCARE CONTACTS AND DAYS ABSENT FROM WORK WITH BUDESONIDE CIR CAPSULES IN THE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT OF CROHN'S DISEASE IN A US SETTING
Ericsson K, Borg S, AstraZeneca R&D Lund, Lund, Sweden |
| PGI2 |
ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR DYSPEPSIA
Wu EQ, Hay J, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| PGI3 |
A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED COST ANALYSIS OF MEPERIDINE AND MIDAZOLAM VERSUS PROPOFOL FOR COMPLEX UPPER ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURES
Shermock KM, Vargo JJ, Zuccaro G, Maurer WG, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA |
| PGI4 |
HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL) DATA REVEAL DIFFERENCES AMONG CLINICAL "RESPONDERS"
Watson ME, Heath AT, Northcutt AR, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA |
| PGI5 |
HEALTH CARE COST SAVINGS WITH BUDESONIDE CONTROLLED ILEAL RELEASE CAPSULES (CIR) IN CROHN'S DISEASE
Ericsson K1, Löfberg R2, Danielsson Å3, Floren CH4, Borg S1, 1AstraZeneca R&D Lund, Lund, Sweden; 2Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; 3Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden; 4Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden |
| PGI6 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI ERADICATION TRIPLE THERAPY VERSUS CONVENTIONAL THERAPY FOR GASTRIC AND DUODENAL ULCERS IN JAPAN
Ikeda S1, Tamamuro T1, Asaka M2, 1Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| PGI7 |
BUDESONIDE CIR IS COST-EFFECTIVE IN MAINTENANCE THERAPY OF CROHN'S DISEASE IN FINLAND
Ericsson K1, Karvonen AL2, Sintonen H3, Borg S1, 1AstraZeneca R&D Lund, Lund, Sweden; 2Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; 3University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland |
| PGI8 |
RAPID IMPACT OF RABEPRAZOLE ON SYMPTOM DISTRESS AMONG PATIENTS WITH GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
Damiano A1, Adler E1, Siddique R2, Sloan S2, Bhattacharjya A2, 1Covance Health Economics and Outcomes Services Inc, Gaithersburg, MD, USA; 2Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc, Titusville, NJ, USA |
| PGI9 |
COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF 'TEST&TREAT' IN HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTED DYSPEPTIC PATIENTS IN A PRIMARY CARE SETTING
Chen KS, Hay J, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| PGI10 |
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME COSTS SICKNESS FUNDS DM 2.8 BILLION PER YEAR
Schultes HJ1, Guminski W2, Rosche U2, Ries B1, Pirk O3, 1Novartis Pharma, Nuremberg, Germany; 2I+G Gesundheitsforschung, Munich, Germany; 3Fricke & Pirk, Nuremberg, Germany |
| PGI11 |
CHARACTERIZATION AND MARKOV MODELING OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE STATES IN A LARGE HEALTHCARE PLAN
Brelje T1, Heaton A1, Martin S1, Bhattacharjya A2, Dodd S2, Thornhill J2, 1Prime Therapeutics, Inc, Eagan, MN, USA; 2Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, L.P, Titusville, NJ, USA |
| PGI12 |
ESTIMATING POTENTIAL UTILIZATION OF ESOMEPRAZOLE BY ASSESSING GERD SYMPTOM CONTROL ON TRADITIONAL PPI'S
DeLattre ML, Schaefer M, Morreale AP, Plowman BK, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA |
| PGI13 |
ANALYSIS OF THE LONG TERM COSTS, SAVINGS AND EFFECTS GENERATED BY INFLIXIMAB TO NORMALIZE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN'S DISEASE
Annemans L1, Moeremans K1, Rutgeerts P2, Lemmens L1, 1HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 2University of Louvain, Leuven, Belgium |
| PGI14 |
HOW IMPORTANT IS APPROPRIATE EMPIRICAL ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT FOR INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS?
Davey P1, Libby G1, Hunter K1, Broomhall J1, Kofteridis D1, Steinke D1, Taylor E2, Yin D3, 1University of Dundee, Dundee, UK; 2Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria, UK; 3Merck & Co, Bridgewater, NJ, USA |
| PGI15 |
COMPUTERIZED ASSESSMENT OF COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING COLORECTAL SURGERY
Kroch E1, Azimuddin K2, Rosen L2, Reed JF2, 1Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA; 2Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA, USA |
| PGI16 |
ANALYSIS OF THE LONG TERM COSTS, SAVINGS AND EFFECTS GENERATED BY INFLIXIMAB TO NORMALIZE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN'S DISEASE
Annemans L1, Moeremans K1, Rutgeerts P2, Lemmens L1, 1HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 2University of Louvain, Leuven, Belgium |
| PGI17 |
COMPARISON OF GENERIC VERSUS DISEASE SPECIFIC TOOLS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN CROHN'S DISEASE
Wurtzbacher JD1, Gourley GK1, Reed PJ1, Gourley DR1, Solomon DK1, Haas JW2, 1University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA; 2University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA |
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