Poster Presentations – SESSION I

HEALTH POLICY
Health Outcomes Presentations
PHP1 AN ANALYSIS OF A HEALTHY START SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM
Mayhew DY1, Perrin KM2, Struchen W3, 1University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; 2University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; 3Florida Department of Health, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
PHP2 THE EFFECT OF PREFERRED DRUG STATUS ON PATIENT SWITCHING, ADHERENCE, AND DAYS OF THERAPY
Hutchison S, Miller T, AdvancePCS, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
PHP3 ASSESSING FRACTURE RISK WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE PLAN MEMBERS OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
Erwin G1, Kleinman N2, Astuto J3, Gardner H2, Lipson L4, Stuart B5, Wilson P6, 1Omnicare, King of Prussia, PA, USA; 2Options & Choices, Inc, Cheyenne, WY, USA; 3Verizon Communications, Alpharetta, GA, USA; 4University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 5University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA; 6Associates & Wilson, Rosemont, PA, USA
PHP4 GENERIC NARROW THERAPEUTIC INDEX DRUG USE: 1996-1998
Chao J, Taylor SD, McKercher PL, Kirking DM, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PHP5 IMPACT OF MULTI-TIERED PHARMACY BENEFITS ON MEDICATION ADHERENCE
Valuck RJ1, Nair K1, Wolfe P2, McCollum M1, Lewis S3, 1University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, Denver, CO, USA; 2Wolfe Statistical Consulting, LLC, Denver, CO, USA; 3Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
PHP6 AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF MANAGED CARE IMPLEMENTATION ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG UTILIZATION BY TEXAS MEDICAID CLIENTS
Richards KM, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
PHP7 HORIZONTAL INEQUITY IN HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION IN JAPAN
Honda C1, Ohkusa Y2, 1Yao Health Center, Osaka Prefecture, Ibaragi, Osaka, Japan; 2Osaka University, Ibaragi, Osaka, Japan
PHP8 PHP8 PERCEPTIONS OF COUNSELING FOR OBESITY AND RELATED BARRIERS AMONG COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS IN TEXAS Dastani HB1, Brown CM1, O'Donnell D2, 1University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; 2Roche Pharmaceuticals, Austin, TX, USA
PHP9 STRATEGIES TO REDUCE PREVENTABLE DRUG-RELATED MORBIDITY
Flanagan PS1, MacKinnon NJ1, Hanlon NT2, Robertson HA1, 1Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 2University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
PHP10 USE OF HEALTH OUTCOMES DATA IN PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
Harris SD1, Bryant-Comstock L2, 1GlaxoSmithKline, Global Health Outcomes Dept, RTP, NC & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; 2GlaxoSmithKline, Global Health Outcomes Dept, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
PHP11 A DESCRIPTION OF DISCARDED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Tennyson DH, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
PHP12 CHANGING DRUG SELLER BEHAVIOR ON CHILD DIARRHEA MANAGEMENT: EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAINING PROGRAM AND IMPLICATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE-PRACTICE GAP
Ratanawijitrasin S1, Panyawuthikrai P1, Suttajit S1, Hongsamoot D2, 1Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Food and Drug Administration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
PHP13 THE ROLE OF VARIOUS FACTORS IN THE DRUG FORMULARY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
MacKinnon NJ, Kumar R, Chaudhary DAN, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
PHP14 IMPACT OF MULTI-TIERED PHARMACY BENEFITS ON PATIENT ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR
Nair KV1, Wolfe P2, Ganther JM3, Valuck RV2, Mccollum M1, Lewis SJ4, 1University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy, Denver, CO, USA; 2Wolfe Statistical Consulting, LLC, Denver, CO, USA; 3University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; 4Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
PHP15 SURVIVAL RATES FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING TRANSFUSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGED CARE DATABASE
Grima D1, Marshall D1, Kleinman S2, AuBuchon J3, Kulin N1, Cheng R4, 1Innovus Research Inc, Burlington, ON, Canada; 2Kleinman Biomedical Research, Victoria, BC, Canada; 3Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre, Lebanon, NH, USA; 4Protocare Sciences Inc, Santa Monica, CA, USA
PHP16 PATIENT SATISFACTION AND PHARMACEUTICAL OUTPATIENT CARE
Huttin CC, University of Paris, Paris, France and EIASM, Brussels, Belgium
PHP17 DRUG INSURANCE TYPE AND INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY: ANY CONNECTIONS?
Liu GG, Fu AZ, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
PHP18 STOP: SMOKING CESSATION TARGET: OBSERVATORY PROGRAM, THE FRENCH PHYSICIAN’S PROGRESS
Taieb C, Myon E, PharmacoEconomics Programs, bioMérieux-Pierre Fabre, Boulogne Billancourt, France
PHP19 MEDICATION SUPPORT PROGRAM IMPROVES MEDICATION COMPLIANCE
Taitel MS, Frick J, Herman P, Kurcz L, Smith S, First Health, Downers Grove, IL, USA
PHP20 SURVIVAL ANALYSIS IN SEDATED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) PATIENTS
Chaikledkaew U1, Hopefl AW2, Kamath TV3, Johnson KA1, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2AmeriNet, St. Louis, MO, USA; 3Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, USA
PHP21 THERAPEUTIC INTERCHANGEABILITY OF LEVOTHYROXINE
von Scheele B, Sherrill B, Gilsenan AW, Richter A, Devlin P, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Economic Outcomes Presentations
PHP22 USING THE AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY AUDIT (APA) TO INFORM EMPLOYERS ABOUT THE WORK-RELATED COST OF HEALTH CONDITIONS IN THEIR WORKFORCE
Matousek DM, Ricci J, Stewart W, Chee E, AdvancePCS, Center for Work & Health, Hunt Valley, MD, USA
PHP23 PREVENTABLE DRUG-RELATED MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN OLDER ADULTS: A CANADIAN COST-OF-ILLNESS MODEL
Kidney T, MacKinnon NJ, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
PHP24 PHARMACY BENEFIT RESOURCE UTILIZATION BY ENROLLEES OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEES INDEMNITY INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR FIVE FISCAL YEARS FROM 1996 TO 2001
Jacobs EW, Bui TT, Jenkins TL, Park A, Univeristy of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
PHP25 WORK-RELATED COST OF EPISODIC AND CHRONIC-EPISODIC HEALTH CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: RESULTS FROM THE AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY AUDIT
Ricci J1, Chee E1, Morganstein D2, 1AdvancePCS, Center for Work and Health, Hunt Valley, MD, USA; 2Westat, Rockville, MD, USA
PHP26 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SCREENING DONATED BLOOD WITH MINIPOOL NUCLEIC ACID TESTING (NAT) FOR HEPATITIS B
VIRUS (HBV), HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV), AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)
Grima D1, Marshall D1, Weinstein M2, Wong J3, Kleinman S4, AuBuchon J5, 1Innovus Research Inc, Burlington, ON, Canada; 2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; 3New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; 4Kleinman Biomedical Research, Victoria, BC, Canada; 5Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre, Lebanon, NH, USA
PHP27 IMPACT OF A 3-TIER PHARMACY BENEFIT ON UTILIZATION PATTERNS OF TOP 10 THERAPEUTIC CLASSES: A 15-MONTH FOLLOW-UP STUDY
Ara S, Yu W, WellPoint Pharmacy Management, West Hills, CA, USA
PHP28 INTER-INSTITUTIONAL VARIABILITY IN PHARMACY COSTS, LENGTH OF STAY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION AT ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS: A RETROSPECTIVE DATABASE ANALYSIS
Korner EJ, Weber LA, Matuszewski KA, University HealthSystem Consortium, Chicago, IL, USA
PHP29 EVALUATION OF DRUGS IN A THREE-TIER PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT CO-PAYMENT PRICING STRUCTURE
Patel G, Shah S, Siganga W, Lively B, Holiday-Goodman M, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
PHP30 PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING PHARMACOECONOMIC STUDIES IN JAPAN
Doherty J, Sato K, Pharmacia Inc, Tokyo, Japan
PHP31 OUTCOMES AND COSTS OF ACUTE TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
McGarry L1, Thompson D1, Millham FH2, Cowell L3, Snyder PJ4, Lenderking W4, Weinstein MC5, 1Innovus Research, Inc, Medford, MA, USA; 2Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; 3Center for Neurological Recovery, Newton Centre, MA, USA; 4Pfizer Global Research & Development, Groton, CT, USA; 5Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
PHP32 PATIENT WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR COGNITIVE PHARMACY SERVICES IN AMBULATORY CARE SETTINGS
Olagundoye A, Daftary MN, Dutta A, Wakijra C, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA
PHP33 POLISH GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING BUDGET IMPACT ANALYSIS IN THEIR COMPARISON TO EXISTING GUIDANCE ON BUDGET IMPACT ANALYSIS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
Orlewska E1, Mierzejewski P2, Kanavos P3, 1Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 2Ministry of Health, Warsaw, Poland; 3Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
PHP34 ECONOMICS OF TRANSFUSION
Yeh JM1, Botteman MF2, Pashos CL1, Postma MJ3, Staginnus U4, 1Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA; 2Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA; 3Groningen University, Groningen, Netherlands; 4Baxter, S.L, Madrid, Spain
PHP35 ANALYZING THE CLINICAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLICY IMPACT OF INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE BASED ON GENETIC INFORMATION ("PHARMACOGENOMICS")
Phillips KA1, Veenstra DL2, Oren E1, Lee JK1, Sadee W1, 1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
PHP36 COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF PHARMACEUTICAL CARE IN A MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM
Etemad LR, Hay JW, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PHP37 GENERIC PRESCRIBING INDEX: A TOOL TO PROMOTE COST-EFFECTIVE PRESCRIBING
West D1, Golden WE1, Robert H1, Wells C2, Sanchez N2, 1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; 2Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, Little Rock, AR, USA
PHP38 IMPACT OF SELECTED CONDITIONS ON THE COSTS OF ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES
Ollendorf DA, Peterson AN, Jilinskaia E, PharMetrics Inc, Watertown, MA, USA
PHP39 IMPACT OF AN INCREASE IN PRESCRIPTION CO-PAYMENT ON DRUG UTILIZATION
Meissner BL1, Moore WM1, Shinogle JA1, Reeder CE1, Little JM2, 1University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA; 2Companion HealthCare, Columbia, SC, USA
PHP40 COST EFFECTIVENESS OF PATHOGEN INACTIVATION IN PLATELET TRANSFUSIONS
Bell C1, Weissfeld J2, Botteman M1, Gregory D3, Staginnus U4, Pashos C5, 1Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 3Baxter, Fenwal, Roundlake, IL, USA; 4Baxter, Fenwal Europe, Madrid, Spain; 5Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA
PHP41 VALUE OF VACCINATION
Ehreth J, Aventis Pasteur, Lyon, France
PHP42 AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MEDICATION RESOURCE USE AND COSTS AMONG THE INSURED ELDERLY
Alemayehu B, Aubert RE, Epstein R, Merck-Medco Managed Care, LLC, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA
PHP43 FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH OUT-OF-POCKET PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
Kumar RN, Taylor SD, Mckercher PL, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PHP44 HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO DIE OF THAT? EFFECTS OF
AGE AND CHRONIC ILLNESS ON HEALTHCARE COSTS AT THE END OF LIFE
Mapel DW, Frost FJ, Paine S, Hurley JS, Petersen HV, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
PHP45 A DECISION ANALYSIS MODEL FOR SCREENING OF HEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS
Greenwood TG, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
PHP46 A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF AN INPATIENT, PHARMACY-MANAGED MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS: A 3-MONTH PILOT STUDY
Coleman CI1, Reddy P1, Quercia RA2, Gousse G2, 1University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; 2Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USA
PHP47 CHILDREN IN NEED OF PHARMACARE: ANALYSIS OF MEDICATION FUNDING REQUESTS AT THE TORONTO HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN
Ungar WJ1, Daniels C2, McNeill T2, Seyed M1, 1The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
PHP48 COST SENSITIVENESS AND PHYSICIAN TREATMENT CHOICES
Huttin CC, Evaluation Network of Drug European Policy (Virtual Think Tank), Brussels, Belgium
Quality of Life Presentations
PHP49 WITHDRAWN
PHP50 HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN HEMOPHILIA AND VON WILLEBRAND'S DISEASE: MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES OF THE HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX
Horsman JR, Furlong W, Barr RD, Sek J, Pai M, Walker I, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
PHP51 IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND DECREASED USE OF HEALTHCARE RESOURCES ARE MAINTAINED DURING 3 YEARS OF GROWTH HORMONE (GH) SUBSTITUTION IN HYPOPITUITARY ADULTS WITH GH DEFICIENCY
Rosén T1, Johannsson G1, Mattsson A2, Koltowska M2, Svensson J1, Wirén L1, Götherström G1, Bengtsson BÅ1, 1Research Centre for Endocrinology and Metabolism, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden; 2KIGS/KIMS Outcomes Research, Pharmacia AB, Stockholm, Sweden
PHP52 A RANDOMIZED, OPEN-LABEL PREFERENCE STUDY OF GENGRAF® COMPARED TO NEORAL® IN STABLE SOLID-ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
Steinberg S1, Venuto R2, Kuruvila KC3, Taylor D4, Anil Kumar MS5, First MR6, Greco R7, Boodhoo TI7, Singh A7, Ashraf T7, Japour AJ7, Ryan J7, 1Balboa Nephrology Medical Group, San Diego, CA, USA; 2Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY, USA; 3South Denver Nephrology Associates, Denver, CO, USA; 4Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA; 5Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 6University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 7Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA
PHP53 STUDY OF SF-36V.2 IN A MONTANA NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION
Carter JT, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA
PHP54 PREVENTABLE DRUG-RELATED MORBIDITY IN OLDER ADULTS IN NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA: DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY INDICATORS
Robertson H, MacKinnon NJ, Tonks RS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
PHP55 CONTENT ANALYSIS OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND PHARMACOECONOMIC MESSAGES IN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT ADVERTISEMENTS
Munch EA1, Stolshek B2, Grizzle AJ1, 1University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA; 2Amgen, Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE/DISORDERS
Clinical Outcomes Presentations
PCV1 EFFICACY OF AMLODIPINE IN REDUCING SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Levine CB, Frame D, Connelly JE, Ludensky V, Privetera ML, Fahrbach KR, MetaWorks Inc, Medford, MA, USA
PCV2 ADVERSE EVENTS IN CABG TRIALS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
Nalysnyk L1, Fahrbach KR1, Reynolds MW2, Zhao SZ2, Ross SD1, 1MetaWorks Inc, Medford, MA, USA; 2Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ, USA
PCV3 A RETROSPECTIVE, OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF STATIN THERAPY ON LIPID LEVELS IN A NATURALISTIC SETTING
Willey VJ1, Bullano MF1, Cziraky MJ1, Tran MH2, Corbelli JC3, 1Health Core, Newark, DE, USA; 2Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA; 3Buffalo Cardiology and Pulmonary Associates, Williamsville, NY, USA
PCV4 TRENDS IN THE ATTAINMENT OF CHOLESTEROL TREATMENT GOALS: EVIDENCE FROM MANAGED CARE
Menzin J1, Brown J1, Friedman M1, Saperia G2, Boulanger L1, Tran M3, 1Boston Health Economics, Waltham, MA, USA; 2Fallon Clinic, Worcester, MA, USA; 3Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA
PCV5 ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF ANTICOAGULATION QUALITY ON EVENT RATES
Matchar DB, Samsa GP, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
PCV6 IMPACT OF PHARMACIST-MANAGED AMBULATORY LIPID CLINIC
Cross LB, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA
PCV7 AN ANALYSIS OF SCREENING RATES FOR HYPERLIPIDEMIA AMONG MANAGED CARE PLAN MEMBERS PREVIOUSLY HOSPITALIZED FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE
Ting D1, Gerthoffer T2, 1Pfizer Inc, Carrollton, TX, USA; 2Pfizer Inc, Plano, TX, USA
PCV8 CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF PHARMACIST-MANAGED ANTICOAGULATION MONITORING SERVICES
Doan QD1, Godley PJ2, Shepherd MD1, Lawson KA1, Wilson JP1, 1University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; 2Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX, USA
PCV9 ASSESSING RISK REDUCTION AND NNT AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETICS TREATED WITH FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVES
Boening AJ, Phillips AL, Cifaldi M, Ashraf T, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA
PCV10 BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION AND GAINS IN LIFE
EXPECTANCY BASED UPON A MARKOV MODEL OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS
Sesso HD1, Chen RS2, L'Italien GJ3, Lapuerta P2, Lee WC4,
Paramore C4, Glynn RJ1, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA; 3Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT, USA; 4MEDTAP International, Bethesda, MD, USA
Economic Outcomes Presentations
PCV11 THE COST OF WARFARIN MONITORING IN ANTICOAGULATION CLINICS: A MULTI-SITE MANAGED CARE STUDY
Menzin J1, Boulanger L1, Hauch O2, Friedman M1, Marple C2, Wygant G2, Hurley J3, Pezzella S4, Kaatz S5, 1Boston Health Economics, Waltham, MA, USA; 2AstraZeneca, L.P, Wayne, PA, USA; 3Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA; 4Fallon Clinic, West Boylston, MA, USA; 5Henry Ford Clinic, Detroit, MI, USA
PCV12 IMPACT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ON RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND COSTS IN PATIENTS WITH UNDERLYING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Doshi JA1, Khandker RK2, Roth DA2, 1University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, USA
PCV13 HOSPITAL TREATMENT PATTERNS AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
Blount AC, Gaylord-Miles B, Hatch V, Gutierrez B, Premier, Inc, Charlotte, NC, USA
PCV14 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS IN ACUTELY-ILL MEDICAL INPATIENTS
McGarry L1, Thompson D1, Goldhaber S2, Stokes M1, Weinstein MC3, 1Innovus Research, Inc, Medford, MA, USA; 2Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 3Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
PCV15 TOTAL DIRECT MEDICAL AND DRUG COSTS OF NON-ADHERENCE TO STATIN THERAPY WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF TREATMENT
Peterson AM, Sanoski CA, McGhan WF, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
PCV16 DIFFERENCES IN HOSPITAL LENGTH-OF-STAY, CHARGES AND MORTALITY IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
Joshi AV1, D'Souza AO2, Madhavan SS3, 1West Virginia University/Pfizer, Morgantown, WV, USA; 2West Virginia University/Aventis, Morgantown, WV, USA; 3West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
PCV17

 

COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF RAMIPRIL (ALTACE) IN PATIENTS POST-REVASCULARIZATION
Mallick R, Fincher C, Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Collegeville, PA, USA
PCV18 OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY: THE COST TO SOCIETY AND THE ASSOCIATION WITH BODY MASS INDEX
Belisari A, Carruba MO, Mantovani LG, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
PCV19 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ASPIRIN FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Patel PA, Hay J, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PCV20 A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF STATIN THERAPY IN A MANAGED CARE POPULATION
Bullano MF1, Willey VJ1, Cziraky MJ1, Graham L2, Corbelli JC3, 1Health Core, Newark, DE, USA; 2Pfizer, New York, NY, USA; 3Buffalo Cardiology and Pulmonary Associates, Williamsville, NY, USA
PCV21 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIBRATES IN THE REDUCTION OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE EVENTS
Sterling KL, Hay JW, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PCV22 AN EVALUATION OF THE CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH SWITCHING HYPERLIPIDEMIC PATIENTS TO PREFERRED STATIN THERAPY IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Omar MA , Wilson J, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
PCV23 THE EFFECT OF b-BLOCKER AND ACE INHIBITOR THERAPY ON THE RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHF ENROLLED IN A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION
Abarca J, Malone DC, Armstrong EP, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
PCV24 APPLICATION OF THE COST OF OBESITY MODEL FOR COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS (CBA) OF SIBUTRAMINE AND ORLISTAT: A THIRD PARTY PAYER'S PERSPECTIVE
Sankaranarayanan J, Viswanathan HN, Bharmal M, Shah B, Murawski MM, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
PCV25 THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TROUGH: PEAK RATIO AND LIPOPHILICITY ON COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ACE-INHIBITOR THERAPY FOR HYPERTENSION
Keuffel EL1, Cifaldi M2, Botteman MF3, 1HERQuLES, Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA; 2Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA; 3Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA
PCV26 FIRST RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE OF ASSESSING WILLINGNESS TO PAY: AVOIDING AMPUTATION IN CASE OF CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA
Avxentieva M, Vorobyov P, Derkach E, Gerasimov V, Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia
PCV27 MODEL 100 FOR TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT IN OFF-PUMP CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY
Gevirtz FO1, Kline R2, Brooks EA1, Lawten J2, Buckley AE3, Roberts SS3, Gao X4, 1PPD Development, Inc, Morrisville, NC, USA; 2Medivance, Inc, Louisville, CO, USA; 3PPD Development, Wilmington, NC, USA; 4PPD Inc, Morrisville, NC, USA
PCV28 A COST ANALYSIS OF "BRIDGING THERAPY" FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING INTERRUPTION OF CHRONIC ANTICOAGULATION
Amorosi SL1, Thompson D1, Goldhaber SZ2, Tsilimingras K2, Fanikos J2, Weinstein MC3, 1Innovus Research, Inc, Medford, MA, USA; 2Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 3Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
PCV29 INFLUENCE OF COMORBID CONDITIONS IN THE HOSPITALIZATION OF ANGINA PATIENTS
Morris L, Henderson SC, von Allmen H, Gale B, Margolis J, IMS Health, Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA
PCV30 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THREE MARKET LEADING HMG-CO-A REDUCTASE INHIBITORS
Danielson DL, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
PCV31 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF THE ARCTIC SUN™ MODEL 100 FOR TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT IN OFF-PUMP CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY
Gevirtz FO1, Kline R2, Brooks EA1, Lawten J2, Gao X1, Roberts SS3, Buckley AE3, 1PPD Development, Morrisville, NC, USA; 2Medivance, Inc, Louisville, CO, USA; 3PPD Development, Willmington, NC, USA
PCV32 COST OF ILLNESS AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, WITH AND WITHOUT DEPRESSION
Taylor AT1, Athar MM1, Maclean JR2, Waller JL2, Gottleib M3, 1University of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA; 2Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA; 3Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, USA
Quality of Life Presentations
PCV33 QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRES VALIDATION IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVES FROM AN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY
Golubev SA1, Mily MN2, 1Vitebsk State Medical University, Vitebsk, Belarus; 2Vitebsk City Emergency Hospital, Vitebsk, Belarus
Health Policy Presentations
PCV34 PATTERNS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG UTILIZATION AND CLINIC VISITS FOR ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: EVIDENCE FROM MEDICAL EXPENDITURE PANEL SURVEY, 1996
Guo D, Fu AZ, Liu GG, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
PCV35 AN ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL UK POPULATION OF PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES ELIGIBLE FOR PROPHYLAXIS WITH RAMIPRIL TO PREVENT CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS
Jones S1, Bowes P1, Hall E1, Connolly V1, Kelly W1, Bilous R1, Hutchings A2, 1Middlesbrough General Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK; 2Aventis Pharma, West Malling, UK
PCV36 MEDICATION ADHERENCE AND HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
Chui MA1, Murray MD2, 1Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA; 2Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
PCV37 EFFECT OF NON-ADHERENCE TO STATINS ON ASSOCIATED COST EFFECTIVENESS
Heerey AM, Barry M, National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
PCV38 MORE MEDICATIONS AND DISEASE STATES WERE RELATED TO AN INCREASE IN MEDICATION ADHERENCE AMONG PATIENTS AFTER A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
McBurney CR1, Erickson SR2, Kline-Rogers EM2, Smith DE2, Eagle KA2, 1University of Michigan and Pfizer Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
ARTHRITIS & OSTEOPOROSIS
Clinical Outcomes Presentation
PAO1 CARDIORENAL EFFECTS AND COSTS OF COX-2 INHIBITORS IN A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION
Yu-Isenberg KS1, Leslie RS1, Chang EY1, White TJ1, Bailey KL2, 1Prescription Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA, USA; 2Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ, USA
PAO2 TREATMENT PATTERNS OF CARE AND THE RISK OF SUBSEQUENT FRACTURES AMONG OSTEOPOROTIC WOMEN WITH INCIDENT FRACTURES
Yu-Isenberg KS1, Ventura EP1, Chang EY1, White TJ1, Kemner JE2, Ogostalick A3, 1Prescription Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 3Eli Lilly and Company, Anaheim, CA, USA
Economic Outcomes Presentations
PAO3 MODELLED COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS OF ROFECOXIB AND TRADITIONAL NON-STEROIDAL THERAPIES FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC OSTEOARTHRITIS
Schulz M1, Noble I1, Tilden D2, Davey P2, Crowley S1, 1Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia), Sydney, NSW, Australia; 2M-TAG, Sydney, NSW, Australia
PAO4 COST ANALYSIS OF A 12-WEEK CYCLE OF THERAPY WITH CELECOXIB VS CONVENTIONAL NSAIDS IN PATIENTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS
Chiroli S, Roggeri DP, Pharmacia Italia SpA, Milano, Italy
PAO5 AN ECONOMIC MODEL FOR GASTROINTESTINAL RISK STRATIFICATION COMPARING COX-2 INHIBITORS TO TRADITIONAL NSAIDS FOR ARTHRITIS TREATMENT
DeLattre ML1, Schaefer MG2, Morreale AP2, Plowman BK2, 1VA San Diego Healthcare System/University of the Pacific, San Diego, CA, USA; 2VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
PAO6 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF BISPHOSPHONATE THERAPIES IN POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN: A THRESHOLD ANALYSIS
Burge RT1, Grima D2, Becker D2, Tosteson AN3, 1Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Mason, OH, USA; 2Innovus Research Inc, Burlington, ON, Canada; 3Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, USA
PAO7 COST OFFSETS ARISING FROM THE USE OF MIACALCIN: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Latimer E1, Barbeau M2, 1Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, Verdun, QC, Canada; 2Novartis Pharma Canada Inc, Dorval, QC, Canada
PAO8 FIRST-YEAR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NOVEL DISEASE-MODIFYING DRUGS IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Huse D1, Doyle J2, 1PharMetrics, Inc, Watertown, MA, USA; 2Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany, NJ, USA
PAO9 AN ECONOMIC COMPARISON BETWEEN COX-2 INHIBITORS AND CONVENTIONAL NSAIDS IN THE TREATMENT PAIN RELATED TO ARTHRITIS
Beard S, Gaffney L, RTI Health Solutions, Manchester, UK
PAO10 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENTS OF FRACTURE IN WOMEN WITH ESTABLISHED OSTEOPOROSIS IN HONG KONG
Zhang JX, Lau E, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
PAO11 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS TREATMENT STRATEGIES IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH OSTEOPOROSIS IN POLAND
Orlewska E1, Lis J2, 1Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 2Eli Lilly Polska, Warsaw, Poland
Quality of Life Presentations
PAO12 WEB-BASED HEALTH STATUS ASSESSMENT OF A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF ELDERLY OSTEOARTHRITIC PATIENTS
Madnani DM1, Nayak RA1, Ward J2, 1St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, USA; 2Knowledge Networks Inc, New York, NY, USA
PAO13 VALIDATION OF A PATIENT QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS OSTEOPOROSIS-RELATED ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR
Brenneman SK1, Blau EM2, Chen YT1, Abbott TA1, 1Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, PA, USA; 2Kaiser Permanente - Southern California, San Diego, CA, USA
PAO14 APPLICATION OF RASCH ANALYSIS IN COMPARISON OF SELF-ASSESSED HEALTH STATUS ACROSS TWO ARTHRITIS CONDITIONS USING A GENERIC HEALTH STATUS SURVEY
Dalal M, Basu S, Smith E, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
PAO15 IMPACT OF ETANERCEPT FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL) AND FUNCTIONAL STATUS IN A NATURALISTIC SETTING
Kamikawa BF, Wanke LA, Immunex Corporation, Seattle,
WA, USA
PAO16 RISK OF CLINICAL DEPRESSION IN ARTHRITIS: A WEB-BASED CO-ADMINISTRATION OF CESD-20 AND SF-36 TO A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE ELDERLY SAMPLE
Nayak RA1, Madnani DM1, Ward J2, 1St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, USA; 2Knowledge Networks Inc, New York, NY, USA
PAO17 STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF FUNCTIONAL HEALTH STATUS INSTRUMENTS FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS
Kelleher JK1, Stephens JM2, Haider S3, Pashos CL1, 1Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA; 2Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA; 3Pfizer, Inc, Groton, CT, USA
Health Policy Presentations
PAO18 CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTATION AND REDUCTION IN ASSOCIATED FRACTURES IN MEDICAID OSTEOPOROSIS PATIENTS
Dodd MA, Shah BM, Gupchup GV, Anderson JR, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
PAO19 UTILIZATION CHARACTERISTICS OF COX-2 INHIBITORS IN A LARGE MANAGED CARE HEALTH PLAN
Yu W1, Kiang G1, Etemad LR2, 1WellPoint Pharmacy Management, West Hills, CA, USA; 2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PAO20 TRENDS OF ANTIRESORPTIVE THERAPIES USE AMONG WOMEN WITH PREVIOUS OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURE
Perreault S1, Desgagné A1, Boucher JM1, Blais L2, Le Lorier J1, Ste-Marie LG3, 1Montreal University, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2Montreal University, Montreal, QC, Canada; 3University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
PAO21 MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IN PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS IN POST-FRACTURE WOMEN
Wall MJ1, Beilfuss CD1, Graff JS1, McBurney CR1, Fendrick AM2, 1University of Michigan and Pfizer Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PAO22 REFILL ADHERENCE IN OSTEOPOROTIC WOMEN WITH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FRACTURE PREVENTION
Beilfuss CD1, Wall MJ1, Graff JS1, McBurney CR1, Fendrick AM2, 1University of Michigan and Pfizer Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
ASTHMA & RESPIRATORY DISEASES/DISORDERS
Clinical Outcomes Presentations
PAR1 ANALYSIS OF NASAL STEROID DOSING PATTERNS IN A LARGE SAMPLE FROM A PRESCRIPTION DATABASE
Moore E, Dept. of Defense Pharmacoeconomic Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
Economic Outcomes Presentations
PAR2 PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF REDUCED PRODUCTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS IN THE WORKPLACE
Ershoff D1, Sullivan S2, Armstrong DS3, 1Integrated Therapeutics Group, Tarzana, CA, USA; 2Institute for Health and Productivity Management, Scottsdale, AZ, USA; 3Integrated Therapeutics Group, La Verne, CA, USA
PAR3 COSTS OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS IN THE U.S
Law AW, Reed SD, Schulman KA, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
PAR4 ESTIMATION AND COMPARISON OF LOSS IN PRODUCTIVITY BY THE HUMAN CAPITAL AND FRICTION COST APPROACH IN PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA
Sarawate C, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
PAR5 HEALTH CARE RESOURCES UTILIZATION IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Lachaine J1, Bradley-Kennedy C2, 1University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd, Burlington, QC, Canada
PAR6 ESTABLISHING THE RELIABILITY OF EVIDENCE FOR THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS ON HEALTH RELATED COSTS
Sullivan S1, Armstrong DS2, Ershoff D3, 1Institute for Health and Productivity Management, Scottsdale, AZ, USA; 2Integrated Therapeutics Group, La Verne, CA, USA; 3Integrated Therapeutics Group, Tarzana, CA, USA
PAR7 ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF US ADULTS
Sendersky V1, Law AW2, Gause D3, Sung J3, 1Duke University/Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; 2Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; 3Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA
PAR8 COSTS AND BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH INITIATION OF FLUTICASONE VERSUS MONTELUKAST AS CONTROLLER THERAPY IN A MEDICAID ASTHMATIC POPULATION
Balkrishnan R1, Camacho F1, Schechter MS1, Pleasants RA2, Bowton DL1, 1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 2Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Buies Creek, NC, USA
PAR9 COSTS AND BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITION OF SALMETEROL VERSUS MONTELUKAST TO INHALED CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY IN A MEDICAID ASTHMATIC POPULATION
Balkrishnan R1, Camacho F1, Schechter MS1, Pleasants RA2, Bowton DL1, 1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 2Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Buies Creek, NC, USA
PAR10 RESOURCE UTILIZATION FOR INPATIENT ASTHMA CARE IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS: AN ANALYSIS OF HCUP DATA
Hassan MK, Amonkar MM, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
PAR11 COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS OF MIDDLE SEVERE ASTHMA WITH SODIUM CROMOGLYCATE AND SODIUM NEDOCROMIL
Prosekova E1, Geltzer B1, Dercach V2, Bogdanovskiy P1, Frisman M1, 1Vladivostok State Medical University, Vladivostok, Russia; 2Child's Municipal Asthma-centre, Vladivostok, Russia
PAR12 ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF ASTHMA IN A EMPLOYER POPULATION
Atherly AJ1, Williams SG2, 1Emory University / Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA; 2Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA
PAR13 THE COST OF ASTHMA IN CATALONIA: A DESCRIPTIVE AND MODELLING APPROACH
Rovira J1, Abbas I2, Hermida H2, 1The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA; 2SOIKOS, Barcelona, Spain
PAR14 USE OF AN INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM (IVRS) FOR LONG-TERM RESOURCE USE DATA COLLECTION
O'Brien J, Lordan N, Ward A, Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA
PAR15 IMPACT OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA BOTH SEPARATELY AND CONCOMITANTLY ON LOST HOURS FROM WORK
Armstrong DS1, Ershoff D2, Sullivan S3, 1Integrated Therapeutics Group, La Verne, CA, USA; 2Integrated Therapeutics Group, Tarzana, CA, USA; 3Institute for Health and Productivity Management, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Quality of Life Presentations
PAR16 CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA QUESTIONNAIRE VERSION B (CAQ-B) FOR
SINGAPORE CHILDREN
Chong LY1, Chay OM2, Goh A2, Seng YC2, Li SC1, 1National University of Singapore, Department of Pharmacy, Singapore, Singapore; 2KK Women's and Children’s Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Health Policy Presentations
PAR17 CLINICAL, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH SWITCHING SECOND-GENERATION ANTIHISTAMINES FROM PRESCRIPTION TO OVER-THE-COUNTER
Prasad M, Shih YCT, Luce BR, MEDTAP International Inc, Bethesda, MD, USA
PAR18 PREGNANCY OUTCOMES IN WOMEN TAKING ANTI-ASTHMATIC MEDICATIONS IN THE GEORGIA MEDICAID POPULATION
Joseph GJ1, Kotzan JA2, Wade WE3, 1Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL, USA; 2University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; 3University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Athens, GA, USA
CANCER
Clinical Outcomes Issues
PCN1 LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF CHEMOPREVENTIVE TAMOXIFEN AND ROUTINE MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING IN WOMEN WHO ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF BREAST CANCER
Borker R, Madhavan S, Simon K, Higa G, Amonkar M, Scott V, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
PCN2 AN INTERIM COST AND OUTCOME COMPARISON ALONGSIDE A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL COMPARING EARLY INTENSIFICATION WITH BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION (BMT) TO CONVENTIONAL DOSE CHEMOTHERAPY FOR PREVIOUSLY UNTREATED PATIENTS WITH AGGRESSIVE NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA
Adamus AT, Arbuckle RB, King KM, Rodriguez MA, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
PCN3 COLLECTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES FOR NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA AND MULTIPLE MYELOMA PATIENTS ADMITTED FOR INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS UTILIZING A PALMTM HANDHELD
King KM, Wood AM, Arbuckle RB, Adamus AT, Hagemeister FB, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Economic Outcomes Presentations
PCN4 RETROSPECTIVE COST ANALYSIS OF GEMZAR™ IN COMBINATION WITH CISPLATIN IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER COMPARED TO OTHER COMBINATION THERAPIES
IN GERMANY
Kielhorn A1, Maniadakis N1, Aristides M2, Lees M3, Tilden D2, 1Eli Lilly, Windlesham, Surrey, UK; 2Medical Technology Assessment Group, London, UK; 3Medical Technology Assessment Group, Chatswood West, NSW, Australia
PCN5 PROSPECTIVE HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF MEDICAL CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT LYMPHOMAS IN GERMANY: FIRST RESULTS
Reis A1, Gandjour A2, Paulus U1, Franklin J1, Lauterbach K2, Diehl V1, Walshe R1, 1First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; 2Institute of Health Economics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
PCN6 FAMILY CAREGIVING COSTS FOR CANCER PATIENTS: A MULTI-EMPLOYER ANALYSIS
Cremieux P1, Duh MS1, Birnbaum H2, Blasi M2, Gardner H3, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Cambridge, MA, USA; 2Ortho Biotech Products, LP, Raritan, NJ, USA; 3Options and Choices Inc, Cheyenne, WY, USA
PCN7 COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING: A COST-EFFECTIVENESS MODEL COMPARING VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPY AND CONVENTIONAL COLONOSCOPY
Patel BV, Hay JW, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PCN8 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF LHRH AGONISTS IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER
Iskedjian M1, Hemels M2, Iscoe N3, Fleshner N4, Einarson T2, 1Pharmideas Research and Consulting Inc, Oakville, ON, Canada; 2University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; 4Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
PCN9 PHARMACOECONOMIC ANALYSES OF AVAILABLE CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ADVANCED COLORECTAL CANCER
Kamal-Bahl S1, Doshi JA1, Grossman P2, 1University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Wallingford, CT, USA
PCN10 WITHDRAWN 
PCN11 COSTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT (BMT)
Friedman JY1, Reed SD1, Glendenning A2, Schulman KA1, 1Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ, USA
PCN12 AN UPDATED RISK THRESHOLD MODEL FOR G-CSF PROPHYLAXIS USE IN CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY: INCORPORATION OF PATIENT OUT-OF-POCKET AND INDIRECT COSTS
Cosler LE1, Agboola O2, Calhoun EA3, Lyman GH2, 1Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany, NY, USA; 2Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA; 3Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA
PCN13 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF RITUXIMAB IN DIFFUSE LARGE B CELL LYMPHOMA
Best JH1, Hornberger J2, Omnes LF3, Coiffier B4, 1Acumen, LLC, Burlingame, CA, USA; 2Acumen, LLC and Stanford University School of Medicine, Burlingame, CA, USA; 3Annie Chicoye Economics, Neuilly Sur Seine, France; 4Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, France
PCN14 GENDER, FAMILY HISTORY AND OPTIMAL LIFETIME SCREENING PROGRAMS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER: A MODEL BASED ECONOMIC EVALUATION
Sahmoun A, Balkrishnan R, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
PCN15 CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER IN MANAGED CARE POPULATIONS: CAPECITABINE (XELODA®) VERSUS COMPARISON THERAPIES
Baran RW1, Dupere WM2, Taylor K2, Miao S3, Joseph J3, Ilersich L4, Pandey L3, 1Roche Laboratories, Inc, Nutley, NJ, USA; 2Lifemetrix, McLean, VA, USA; 3University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 4Hoffman La Roche Ltd, Mississauga, ON, Canada
PCN16 EXCESS MORTALITY AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SERIOUS FUNGAL INFECTIONS AMONG ELDERLY CANCER PATIENTS: FINDINGS FROM LINKED SEER-MEDICARE DATA
Menzin J1, Lang K1, Friedman M1, Dixon D1, Marton J2, Wilson J2, 1Boston Health Economics, Waltham, MA, USA; 2Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA
Quality of Life Presentations
PCN17 SIDE EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY AMONG PATIENTS WITH OVARIAN CANCER: IMPLICATIONS FOR QUALITY OF LIFE
Lewis BE1, Silberman C2, Janine M3, Heyes A4, 1Focus Managed Research, Worcester, MA, USA; 2AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, USA; 3Focus Managed Research, Longmeadow, MA, USA; 4AstraZeneca UK Limited, Macclesfield, UK
PCN18 AN APPRAISAL OF TREATMENT SATISFACTION AND PATIENT PREFERENCE ASSESSMENTS IN PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER
McBurney CR1, Coombs JH2, Hsu MA3, Abetz L4, Keininger D5, Copley-Merriman C2, 1University of Michigan and Pfizer Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2Pfizer Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 3Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, USA; 4Mapi Values, Cheshire, UK; 5Mapi Values, Boston, MA, USA
PCN19 USE OF THE EUROQOL VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE IN ASSESSING LONGITUDINAL CHANGES IN QUALITY OF LIFE IN CANCER PATIENTS: A COMPARISON WITH SUBSCALES OF THE MEDICAL OUTCOMES SURVEY SHORT FORM-36
Castel LD1, Reed SD1, Weinfurt KP1, Li Y1, Law AW1, Meropol NJ2, Schulman KA1, 1Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA; 2Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Health Policy Presentations
PCN20 ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE COVERAGE AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS ON GASTRIC CANCER SURGERY
Wu W1, Donato B2, Grossman P2, Hines P1, 1Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, USA; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Wallingford, CT, USA
DIABETES
Clinical Outcomes Presentations
PDB1 WITHDRAWN
PDB2 A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF DIABETES MELLITUS AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC TREATMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Cavazzoni P1, Hornbuckle K1, Wu J2, Breier A1, Kotsanos J1, Holman R3, 1Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 3University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxford, UK
PDB3 IMPROVEMENTS IN LIFE EXPECTANCY WITH LIFESTYLE CHANGES OR METFORMIN IN OVERWEIGHT, GLUCOSE INTOLERANT PATIENTS: A MODELING STUDY OF THE LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM
Palmer AJ1, Roze S, 1CORE Center for Outcomes Research, Basel, BS, Switzerland
PDB4 OUTCOMES WITH ROSIGLITAZONE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
McGibbon A1, Tuttle J1, Kim T2, Ur E1, 1Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; 2GlaxoSmithKline, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Economic Outcomes Presentations
PDB5 THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF NON-DIHYDROPYRIDINE VS. DIHYDROPYRIDINE CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER/ACE INHIBITOR COMBINATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE-II DIABETES
Keuffel EL1, Cifaldi M2, Botteman MF3, 1HERQuLES, Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA; 2Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA; 3Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA
PDB6 PREVENTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES IN THE USA: COST-EFFECTIVENESS ISSUES
Palmer AJ, Roze S, CORE Center for Outcomes Research, Basel, BS, Switzerland
PDB7 FINANCIAL IMPACT OF IMPROVED DIABETES MANAGEMENT THROUGH BLOOD KETONE TESTING AND OPTIMIZED GLYCEMIC CONTROL
Luo MP1, Rao S2, Ashraf T1, 1Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA; 2Abbott Laboratories, Bedford, MA, USA
PDB8 ECONOMIC COMPARISON OF SIX FIRST-LINE DRUG STRATEGIES IN TYPE 2 DIABETES USING A MONTE CARLO SIMULATION MODEL
Stephens JM1, Ramsdell JW2, Braunstein S3, Bell CF1, Botteman MF1, Brandt S1, Devine ST4, 1Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, USA; 3University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 4Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
PDB9 A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF SHORT-TERM COSTS AND UTLIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH GLYCEMIC CONTROL AMONG TYPE2 DIABETIC PATIENTS WITHIN A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION
Chen KS, Melikian CA, Chang EY, White TJ, Prescription Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA, USA
PDB10 INCIDENCE, MANAGEMENT AND COST OF CARDIO-VASCULAR AND RENAL COMPLICATIONS IN FRENCH TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS
Fagnani F1, Souchet T2, Labed D3, 1CEMKA, Bourg la Reine, France; 2Merck Sharp & Dohme - Chibret, Paris, France; 3IMS - Health, Nanterre, France
PDB11 HEALTH SERVICES COST AND UTILIZATION COMPARISONS AMONG LISPRO AND NON-LISPRO REGULAR INSULIN USERS
Hall JA1, Summers KH2, Obenchain RL2, 1Ingenix Pharmaceutical Services, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; 2Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Quality of Life Presentations
PDB12 FACTORS PREDICTING SELF-RATED HEALTH AND PATIENT SATISFACTION IN A MANAGED CARE DIABETES POPULATION
Nau DP, Kumar RN, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Health Policy Presentations
PDB13 TRENDS IN INSULIN THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS
Conklin JE1, Neslusan CA2, Cohen F3, Song X1, 1The MEDSTAT Group, Santa Barbara, CA, USA; 2Pharmaceuticals Group Strategic Marketing, Raritan, NJ, USA; 3RW Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Raritan, NJ, USA
PDB14 PATIENT’S PERSPECTIVE OF HYPOGLYCEMIA AS AN ADVERSE EFFECT OF ORAL ANTIDIABETIC MEDICATIONS
Salas M1, Caro JJ1, Sung J2, Garfield F1, 1Caro Research Institute,
PDB15 USING SURVIVAL MODELS TO PREDICT THE START OF INSULIN
IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
Rosenblum MS1,  Dirani R2, Bowman A3, 1Integrail, Latham, NY, USA;
2Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ, USA; 3Union College,
Schenectady, NY, USA


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