Poster Presentations-Session I

HEALTHCARE POLICY

ARTHRITIS/OSTEOPOROSIS

CANCER

EYE & SKIN DISEASES/DISORDERS

GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES/DISORDERS

INFECTION

NEUROLOGICAL & PAIN DISEASES/DISORDERS

URINARY & KIDNEY DISEASES/DISORDERS
HEALTHCARE POLICY
  Compliance/Adherence Studies
PHP1 COMPLIANCE WITH DRUG TREATMENT IN SWEDEN: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY
Bingefors C, Isacson D, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
PHP2 THE ASSOCIATION OF PRACTICE GUIDELINES AND OTHER FACTORS WITH HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY (LOS) AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA (CAP), HEART FAILURE (HF) AND SEDATED INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS
Bonnet PO1, Chaikledkaew U1, Hopefl A2, Johnson KA1, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2AmeriNet, St. Louis, MO, USA
PHP3 THE EFFECT OF HOSPITAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE JOINT COMMISSION ON THE ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS (JCAHO) PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND PUBLISHED GUIDELINES ON OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
Chaikledkaew U1, Hopefl A2, Chen SW1, Bonnet PO1, Johnson KA1, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2AmeriNet, St. Louis, MO, USA
PHP4 BIAS IN CATEGORICAL MEDICATION COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT
Cramer JA, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT, USA
PHP5 CORRELATIONS BETWEEN A STAGE OF CHANGE MEASURE AND FOUR VALIDATED MEASURES OF MEDICATION COMPLIANCE
Cook CL, Perri III M, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
PHP6 THE INFLUENCE OF SELF-EFFICACY AND COMPLIANCE IN HYPERTENSION PATIENTS, DIABETES PATIENTS, AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIOUS PATIENTS WHO NEED SHORT COURSE ANTIBIOTICS AT FORT ADISORN HOSPITAL, THAILAND 2000
Auamnoy T, Auamnoy T, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
PHP7 CRITICAL EVALUATION OF INTERVENTIONS TO ENHANCE PATIENT COMPLIANCE WITH CHRONIC MEDICATIONS
Petrilla AA, Benner JS, ValueMedics Research, LLC, Alexandria, VA, USA
PHP8 DIFFERENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF VARIABLE COMPLIANCE AND VARIABLE PERSISTENCE WITH PRESCRIBED, LONG-TERM DRUG REGIMENS
Vrijens B1, Tousset E1, Koncz T2, Métry JM2, Urquhart J3, 1AARDEX Ltd, Vise, Belgium; 2AARDEX Ltd, Zug, Switzerland; 3AARDEX Ltd, Palo Alto, CA, USA
  Consumer Role in Healthcare Studies
PHP9 FEASIBILITY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS VIA AN EMPLOYER-BASED INTRANET SITE
Whalen EB1, Thomas P2, Leddy S1, 1Schering-Plough, Kenilworth, NJ, USA; 2Lockheed Martin, Marietta, GA, USA
PHP10 IMPACT OF RISK DISCLOSURES IN DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER ADVERTISING ON ELDERLY CONSUMERS’ BEHAVIORAL INTENT
Nikam PT, Pathak DS, Unnava HR, Dasta JF, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
PHP11 A STUDY ON SAVINGS AND HEALTH-RELATED SAVING MOTIVE IN CHINESE RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG
Zhang JX, Lau E, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
PHP12 ATTITUDES AS OUTCOMES: UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITY OF THE HEALTHCARE CONSUMER
Annunziata K, Bolge SC, Eschmann B, McDonnell DD, Consumer Health Sciences, Princeton, NJ, USA
PHP13 IMPROVING THE USE OF MEDICINES AND THE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE OF CONSUMERS THROUGH CIVIL EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Kao Yang YH1, Chiang SC2, Lin Wu FL3, Chen GT2, Chien SY4, Lin CS5, Lin HW6, Chen Liu KCS3, 1National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; 2Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan; 3National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; 4Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; 5Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Ilan, Taiwan; 6Ching-Kang Foundation for Pharmacy Promotion, Taipei, Taiwan
  Drug Use Policy Studies
PHP14 DEALIING WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: A NURSING HOME DILEMMA
Tennyson DH, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
PHP15 PUBLIC SUBSIDY OF PHARMACEUTICALS: THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR AND AGAINST GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
Davey PJ, Lees M, Medical Technology Assessment Group, Chatswood West, NSW, Australia
PHP16 POLISH GUIDELINES FOR COSTING IN PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATION IN COMPARISON TO EXISTING GUIDANCE FOR COSTING IN OTHER COUNTRIES
Orlewska E1, Mierzejewski P2, Cel M1, 1National Institute of Public Health, Warsaw, Poland; 2Agency for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medicinal Devices & Biocides, Warsaw, Poland
PHP17 SOURCES OF VARIATION IN DRUG COSTS AMONG STATE
MEDICAID PROGRAMS

Brown J, Menzin J, Friedman M, Boston Health Economics, Inc, Waltham, MA, USA
PHP18 INCREASED HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION FOR THE ELDERLY DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIPTION USE
Fu AZ, Liu GG, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
PHP19 PRESCRIPTION DRUG UTILIZATION PATTERNS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF RETAIL AND MAIL ORDER PHARMACY UTILIZERS
Yokoyama KK, Yu W, WellPoint Pharmacy Management, West Hills, CA, USA
PHP20 DOCUMENTING THE RESULTS OF CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS BY PHARMACISTS IN AN AMBULATORY SETTING
Calvillo JP1, Lake-Wallace SE2, Hayes D1, Rice GK2, Kulkarni AS1, Sansgiry SS1, 1University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA; 2Kelsey Seybold Clinics, Houston, TX, USA
PHP21 PHARMACISTS' UTILIZATION AND PERCEPTIONS OF DRUG INTERACTION PROGRAM WARNINGS
Coffindaffer JW1, Miller K2, Kavookjian J1, Makela E1, 1West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, USA; 2Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
PHP22 REVIEWS OF UTAH MEDICAID HIGH UTILIZERS TO CONTROL DRUG COSTS
Oderda GM1, Gunning K1, LaFleur J1, Stockdale W1, Tyler L1, Parke D2, Orlando P1, Brixner D1, 1University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 2Utah Medicaid, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
PHP23 PRESCRIBING INCENTIVE SCHEMES: DO THEY GIVE APPROPRIATE INCENTIVES FOR COST-EFFECTIVE PRESCRIBING?
Drummond M1, Mason A1, Hunter J1, Towse A2, Cooke J3, 1University of York, York, UK; 2Office of Health Economics, London, England; 3South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
PHP24 GENERIC COMPETITION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Saha A1, Grabowski H2, Birnbaum HG3, Bizan O3, Greenberg PE3, Whitney S1, 1Analysis Group/Economics, New York, NY, USA; 2Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; 3Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA
PHP25 DOES THE PAST PREDICT THE FUTURE?
Kleinstiver PW1, Speechley M2, 1Katalyst Health Technology Assessments, London, ON, Canada; 2University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
PHP26 INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE AND REDUCED HEALTH STATUS FOR THE ELDERLY
Fu AZ, Liu GG, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
PHP27 HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG PRESCRIPTION DRUG USERS IN SWEDEN: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY
Isacson D, Bingefors K, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
PHP28 HEALTH INVOLVEMENT: RELATIONSHIP WITH HEALTH STATUS AND PATIENT SATISFACTION
Kulkarni AS1, Sansgiry SS1, Hayes D1, Rice GK2, 1University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA; 2Kelsey Seybold Clinics, Houston, TX, USA
PHP29 PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF INPATIENT DRUG COSTS IN A MOTHER-CHILD TEACHING HOSPITAL
Bussieres J1, Lebel D1, Dumont M2, 1Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; 2Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada
PHP30 RATES OF CONTINUATION OF NON FORMULARY MEDICATIONS FOR CHRONIC DISEASE SUFFERERS IN MULTI-TIERED PHARMACY BENEFIT PLANS
Nair KV1, Valuck RJ1, Allen RR2, 1University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA; 2Peak Statistical Services, Evergreen, CO, USA
  Healthcare Expenditure Studies (Including Productivity)
PHP31 WHAT WE HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD OF THE HIGH RATE OF OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENTS IN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Oh E, Imanaka Y, Ishizaki T, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
PHP32 A COMPARISON OF HEALTHCARE REIMBURSEMENT STRATEGIES: HOW ARE CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS ENROLLED IN STATE PROGRAMS AFFECTED?
Aydede SK1, Shenkman EA1, Dick A2, Sappington D1, Vogel B1, 1University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; 2University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
PHP33 RISK SHARING IN A STATE FUNDED HEALTH SERVICE: OUTCOMES GUARANTEE PROJECT
Chapman SR, Reeve E, Keele University, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, UK
PHP34 IMPROVING OUTCOMES THROUGH ACCESS TO CRITIQUED ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS: THE NHS ECONOMIC EVALUATION DATABASE WITHIN THE HTA REVIEW PROCESS
Nixon J, Duffy SB, Craig D, Armstrong N, Christie J, Glanville JM, Drummond MF, Kleijnen J, York University, York, UK
PHP35 AN ANALYSIS OF THE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY COST BURDEN OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AFFECTING SIX LARGE CORPORATIONS IN 1999
Goetzel RZ1, Hawkins K2, Ozminkowski RJ2, Wang S3, 1The MEDSTAT Group, Inc, Washington, DC, USA; 2The MEDSTAT Group, Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 3The MEDSTAT Group, Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA
PHP36 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FALLS IN COMMUNITY DWELLING ELDERS
Carroll NV1, Slattum PW1, Cox FM2, 1Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; 2Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA
PHP37 UTILIZATION PATTERNS AND RISK FACTORS FOR HIGH COST RECIPIENTS IN MEDICAID POPULATION
Guo JJ1, Ludke RL2, Heaton PC1, Moomaw CJ2, Ho M2, Cluxton RJ1, 1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 2University of Cincinnati IHPHSR, Cincinnati, OH, USA
PHP38 THREE-YEAR PREDICTIVE MODEL OF MEDICAL COST RISK AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES RELATED TO AN EXPANDED PHARMACY CLAIMS RISK INDEX
Meyer C, Cooper D, Kalmanowicz J, Vaziri B, AdvancePCS, Hunt Valley, MD, USA
PHP39 DOES POOR HEALTH STATUS LEAD TO LOWER INCOME PRODUCTIVITY?
Liu GG, Sun SX, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
PHP40 WORK IMPAIRMENT DUE TO CHRONIC DISEASE IN A POPULATION OF WISCONSIN SCHOOLTEACHERS
Nibbe SS1, Meek PD2, Vermeulen LC3, 1University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy and University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics' Center for Drug Policy, Madison, WI, USA; 2University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, USA; 3University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, USA
PHP41 PHARMACY REIMBURSEMENT FOR PHARMACEUTICAL CARE SERVICES IN AMBULATORY CARE SETTINGS AT US SCHOOLS OF PHARMACY
Darensbourg J, Daftary M, Dutta A, Howard University, Washington DC, USA
PHP42 EVALUATION OF AN INTEGRATED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION/HEALTH INSURANCE PHARMACY BENEFIT PROGRAM: SATISFACTION, HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS
Saleh SS1, Washington S2, Stapleton D3, Livermore G4, 1SUNY-Albany, Rensselaer, NY, USA; 2New York State Department of Civil Service, Albany, NY, USA; 3Cornell Center for Policy Research, Fairfax, VA, USA; 4Cornell Center for Policy Research, Washington, DC, USA
PHP43 WITHDRAWN
PHP44 ROLES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEALTH INSURANCE ON ACCESS AND UTILIZATION: A COMPARISON BETWEEN DIABETIC AND HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN THE USA
Huttin CC, ENDEP Research group and IAE Aix en Provence, Brussels, Belgium
PHP45 DOES REDUCING LENGTH OF POST-OPERATIVE STAY REDUCE CANCELLATION OF OPERATIONS?
Donnan PT, Wells M, Harrow A, McKenna E, Thompson A, Davey PG, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
  Healthcare Management Studies
PHP46 CHARACTERISTICS AND RISK FACTORS FOR HOSPITAL READMISSION IN MEDICAID POPULATION
Guo JJ1, Ludke RL2, Cluxton RJ1, Moomaw CJ2, Ho M2, Heaton PC1, Hornung RW2, 1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 2University of Cincinnati IHPHSR, Cincinnati, OH, USA
PHP47 PHYSICIAN HABIT AS A DETERMINANT OF MEDICATION CHOICE
Yu AP, Nichol MB, Globe D, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PHP48 HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METHODS IN A REGIONAL MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION: RANDOM-EFFECT OR FIXED-EFFECT MODEL?
Yu AP1, Chernicoff HO2, Chung RS3, Berthiaume JT3, Darin RM2, Legorreta AP2, 1University of Southern California & Health Benchmarks Inc. Fellowship, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Health Benchmarks, Inc, Woodland Hills, CA, USA; 3Hawaii Medical Service Association, Honolulu, HI, USA
PHP49 HOSPITALIZATIONS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: CHILD ABUSE BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN
O'Brien JA, Duran PA, Caro J, Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA
PHP50 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: HOSPITALIZATIONS RESULTING FROM ABUSE BY A SPOUSE OR PARTNER
O'Brien JA, Duran PA, Caro J, Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA
PHP51 MEDICAL DEVICE PROBLEMS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS: DETECTION, DANGERS, AND DIVERSITY OF TYPES
Bright RA1, Anderson S2, Frost T2, Wiessner P3, Evans RS2, Samore MH4, 1Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA; 2LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 3University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 4University of Utah, Salt Lake City, MD, USA
PHP52 VARIATIONS IN UTILIZATION RATES, CLINICAL TRIGGERS AND OUTCOMES OF X-RAYS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
Acuin JM1, Valera M2, 1De La Salle University, Dasmarinas, Cavite, Philippines; 2Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, Manila, Philippines
PHP53 MORBIDITY, COMORBIDITY, PHYSICIAN COSTS AND RACE DIFFERENCES IN MORTALITY AMONG THE MEDICARE ELDERLY
Sherkat DE1, Kilbourne BS2, Husaini BA3, Cain VA3, 1Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA; 2Tennesee State University, Nashville, TN, USA; 3Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, USA
PHP54 EQUITY OF ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES: AN EVIDENCE-BASED STUDY IN TAIWAN
Liang LY1, Chang HJ2, Huang SM3, Li PC3, Lan CF1, 1National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; 2Bureau of National Health Insurance, Taipei, Taiwan; vDepartment of Health, Taipei, Taiwan
PHP55 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INCOME AND HEALTH STATUS IN THE ELDERLY CHINESE IN HONG KONG
Zhang JX, Ho S, Woo J, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
PHP56 DIRECT OBSERVATION IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS: MEDICAL DEVICE-RELATED PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ALARMS
Samore MH1, Anderson S2, Frost T2, Wiessner P1, Evans RS2, Bright RA3, 1University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 2LDS Hospital,
Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 3Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA
ARTHRITIS/OSTEOPOROSIS
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PAR1 USE OF ALTERNATIVE THERAPY, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND HEALTHCARE SPENDING IN CHINESE PATIENTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS
Zhang JX1, Woo J2, Lau E2, 1The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong; 2The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
PAR2 EFFECTS OF A PRIOR AUTHORIZATION POLICY FOR CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 INHIBITORS ON HEALTH-RELATED OUTCOMES IN A MANAGED CARE MEDICAID POPULATION
Hartung DM, Touchette DR, Ketchum KL, Haxby DG, Oregon State University, Portland, OR, USA
PAR3 IMPACT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE COX-2 INHIBITORS ON THE ANALGESIC MARKET IN A PUBLIC EMPLOYEES INDEMNITY INSURANCE PROGRAM: A FIVE YEAR STUDY
Jenkins TL, Bui TT, Phung QL, Jacobs E, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
PAR4 WITHDRAWN
PAR5 IS A COX-2 INHIBITOR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION WORTH IT? THE CASE OF KENTUCKY MEDICAID
Wackerbarth SB, Talbert JC, Hattman K, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PAR6 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF NOVEL DISEASE-MODIFYING ANTI-RHEUMATIC DRUGS (DMARDS) FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) PATIENTS IN A MANAGED CARE SETTING
D'Souza AO1, Crivera C2, Doyle JJ3, 1West Virginia University/ Aventis, Morgantown, WV, USA; 2Rutgers University/Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Piscataway, NJ, USA; 3Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
PAR7 ASSESSMENT OF THE BURDEN OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN FRENCH HOSPITALS: ANALYSIS OF THE PMSI DATABASE
Baron-Papillon F1, Ryan J2, Grumel O3, Sengupta N4, 1Mapi Values, Lyon, France; 2Mapi Values, Macclesfield, UK; 3Abbott France, Rungis Cedex, France; 4Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA
PAR8 COST BURDEN OF HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENTS IN OHIO
AND IN THE UNITED STATES: ESTIMATED FROM THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL DISCHARGE SURVEY 2000

Kim S1, Koebel S2, Duffy R2, 1Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA; 2Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH, USA
PAR9 THE IMPLICATIONS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN THE UK
SECONDARY CARE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Ryan J1, Piercy J1, Pang F2, Sengupta N3, Hazleman B4, 1Mapi Values, Macclesfield, UK; 2Abbott UK, Maidenhead, UK; 3Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA; 4University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK
PAR10 A COST ANALYSIS OF CELECOXIB VERSUS DICLOFENAC PLUS OMEPRAZOLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ARTHRITIS IN A GROUP OF HIGH-RISK CHINESE PATIENTS
You JH, Ho J, Lau W, Lee VW, Chan FK, Lee KK, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
PAR11 VERIFICATION OF A DECISION ANALYTIC MODEL ASSUMPTION USING REAL WORLD PRACTICE DATA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF COX-2S
Cox ER, Motheral BR, Mager D, Express Scripts, Maryland Heights, MO, USA
PAR12 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF RALOXIFENE FOR THE PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES IN AUSTRALIA
Davey PJ1, Lees M1, Graham-Clarke P2, 1Medical Technology Assessment Group, Chatswood West, NSW, Australia; 2Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd, West Ryde, NSW, Australia
PAR13 COMPLIANCE WITH DRUG THERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS
McCombs JS1, Thiebaud P1, McLaughlin-Miley C2, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
PAR14 RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF MEDICATION NONADHERENCE ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND COSTS IN PATIENTS WITH OSTEOPOROSIS RECEIVING ALENDRONATE USING AN INTEGRATED PAYOR DATABASE
Peterson AM, Marucci C, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  Quality of Life Presentations
PAR15 INITIAL VALIDATION OF THE WILLINGNESS TO PAY (WTP) TECHNIQUE FOR MEASURING HEALTHCARE PREFERENCES IN JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS (JIA)
Brunner HI, Barron A, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
PAR16 GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQL) IN JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS (JIA)
Brunner HI, Barron A, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
PAR17 COMPARING SHORT FORM AND RAND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUMMARY SCORES: RESULTS FROM TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY AND HIGH-RISK PRIMARY-CARE PATIENTS
Feeny DH1, Blanchard C2, Cote I3, 1Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, AB, Canada; 2American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA; 3Innovus Research Inc, Burlington, ON, Canada
PAR18 PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO HRQOL IN ARTHRITIS: A WEB-BASED HEALTH STATUS SURVEY
Nayak RA1, Madnani DM2, Ward J3, 1St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, USA; 2University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA; 3Knowledge Networks Inc, New York, NY, USA
PAR19 A UTILITY VALUATION STUDY ASSESSING TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN OSTEOARTHRITIS
Tilden DP1, Schulz M2, Davey P1, Noble I2, 1M-TAG Pty Ltd, Chatswood, NSW, Australia; 2Merck Sharpe & Dohme (Australia) Ltd, Granville, NSW, Australia
CANCER
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PCN1 SECOND TREATMENT PATTERNS IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS WITH BIOCHEMICAL FAILURE: DATA FROM CAPSURE
Mehta SS1, Lubeck DP2, Sadetsky N2, Pasta DJ2, Carroll P2, 1TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc, Lake Forest, IL, USA; 2University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
PCN2 DARBEPOETIN ALFA 200 MCG EVERY 2 WEEKS (Q2W) AND EPOETIN ALFA 40,000 UNITS EVERY WEEK (QW) IN CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED ANEMIA PATIENTS RESULT IN SIMILAR INITIAL HEMOGLOBIN OUTCOMES
Patton J1, Wallace JF2, 1Tennessee Oncology Southern Hills, Nashville, TN, USA; 2Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
PCN3 PERFORMANCE OF THE MC-PEEK-SCORE FOR SURGICAL OUTCOME
Sitter H1, Menke H2, Celik I1, Torossian A1, Duda D3, Middeke M1, Nies C1, Lorenz W1, Junginger T4, Bauhofer A1, 1University Marburg, Marburg, Germany; 2Clinic Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany; 3Hildegardis Clinic, Mainz, Germany; 4University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
PCN4 ESTIMATING LIFE LOST DUE TO CANCER IN THE US – A
COMPARISON OF LONGITUDINAL AND CROSS-SECTIONAL
MEASURES

Gao X1, Botteman MF1, Madoo L1, Wang Q1, Pashos C2, 1Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA
PCN5 HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH SEVEN TUMOR TYPES OF INTEREST (TOI) USING LARGE EMPLOYERS' CLAIMS DATABASE
Kutikova L1, Bowman L1, Chang S2, Long S2, 1Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 2The MEDSTAT Group, Washington, DC, USA
PCN6 DOSE CONVERSION OF ERYTHROPOIETIC AGENTS IN CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED ANEMIA: A META-ANALYSIS
Rosberg J1, Oster EF1, Wu E1, Fastenau J2, Piech CT2, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 2Ortho Biotech Products, LP, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
PCN7 WITHDRAWN
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PCN8 PREVALENCE RATES AND COST OF DEPRESSION AMONG PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS
Chang S1, Orsini LS2, Long S2, Crown W2, 1The Medstat Group, Inc, Washington, DC, USA; 2The Medstat Group, Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA
PCN9 PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS IMPACTING LENGTH OF STAY AND IN-PATIENT CHARGES AMONG US COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENTS
Donato BMK1, Yuan Y2, Hines P2, 1Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT, USA; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA
PCN10 FIVE-YEAR, DIRECT, MEDICAL COSTS AMONG VETERANS ADMINISTRATION PATIENTS WITH CANCER OF THE SIGMOID COLON
Brown M, Raisch DW, Netravali SS, VA Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
PCN11 ESTIMATING THE BUDGET AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF LETROZOLE FOR ADVANCED BREAST CANCER
Mauskopf J1, Sung J2, Sendersky V3, Baker T4, 1RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; 3Duke University/Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; 4MEDTAP International, Bethesda, MD, USA
PCN12 ECONOMIC BURDEN OF ACTINIC KERATOSIS AND SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN AMBULATORY CARE
Hartzema AG, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
PCN13 PHARMACOECONOMICAL ANALYSIS OF UNFRACTIONATED HEPARIN VERSUS DALTEPARIN IN PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANCIES
Sura M1, Vorobyov P1, Avxentieva M1, Papsheva V1, Shilova A3, Momot A3, Barkagan Z4, 1Russian Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Moscow, Russia; 3Altay Medical Institute, Barnoul, Russia; 4Altai Medical University, Barnaul, Russia
PCN14 MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKAEMIA (CML): AVERAGE COST EFFECTIVENESS RATIOS OF FIRST AND SECOND LINE TREATMENT
Groot MT1, Ossenkoppele GJ2, Kramer MHH3, van den Boom G4, Huijgens PC2, Uyl-de Groot CA1, 1Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, Netherlands; 4Novartis Pharma B.V, Arnhem, Netherlands
  Quality of Life Presentations
PCN15 AGREEMENT OF HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX SCORES AMONG SURVIVORS OF CANCER IN CHILDHOOD, THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR DOCTORS IN URUGUAY
Horsman JR1, Fluchel M2, Furlong W1, Castillo L3, Barr RD4, 1McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 2University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 3Hospital Pereira Rossell, Montivideo, Uruguay; 4Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
PCN16 SPECIFIC CHOICES AND EXPENDITURES FOR HERBAL MEDICINES BY CANCER PATIENTS
Arbuckle R, Leak JA, Roach P, Palmer JL, Hogervorst SL, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
PCN17 A WEIGHTED INDEX FORM OF THE FACT-L FOR USE IN ECONOMIC EVALUATION
Kind P1, Macran S1, Christie A2, 1University of York, York, UK; 2AstraZeneca UK Ltd, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK
PCN18 ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES AMONG PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER
Law AW1, Gause D2, Raut M2, Sung J2, Glendenning A2, McKiernan J3, 1Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; 3Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
PCN19 QUALITY OF LIFE PROFILE OF MEN AT-RISK FOR PROSTATE CANCER: THE FIT AND THE WORRIED WELL
Kulkarni SG1, Watkins Bruner D1, Babb J2, Uzzo R2, Konski A2, Lai JS3, Cella D3, 1Fox Chase Cancer Center, Cheltenham, PA, USA; 2Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 3Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL, USA
PCN20 FEAR OF CANCER RECURRENCE AFTER TREATMENT FOR PROSTATE CANCER: DATA FROM CAPSURE
Mehta SS1, Lubeck DP2, Pasta DJ2, Ye J2, Carroll P2, 1TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc, Lake Forest, IL, USA; 2University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
PCN21 DIFFERENCES IN HUSBAND/WIFE PREFERENCES AND UTILITIES FOR PROSTATE CANCER THERAPIES
Bruner DW1, Hanlon A1, Kulkarni S1, Mazzoni S1, Linton S1, Konski A2, Pollack A2, Greenberg R2, Beck JR2, 1Fox Chase Cancer Center, Cheltenham, PA, USA; 2Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
PCN22 DEVELOPING A MEASUREMENT STRATEGY FOR PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES: FINDINGS FROM THE NCI’S CANCER OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT WORKING GROUP
Snyder C1, Lipscomb J1, Gotay CC2, 1National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
PCN23 HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE BURDEN OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER
Lee JM1, Botteman MF1, Stephens JM1, Kornfield T2, Gramegna P3, Redaelli A3, 1Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD, USA; 3Pharmacia Italia, Milan, Italy
PCN24 DEVELOPMENT OF A PREFERENCE ELICITATION INSTRUMENT FOR USE IN PATIENTS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED BRAIN METASTASES IN A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
Adamus AT, Chang EL, Arbuckle R, King K, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
EYE & SKIN DISEASES/DISORDERS
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PES1 FACTORS INFLUENCING A POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE DERMATOLOGICAL MEDICATION COMBINATION PRESCRIPTION AMONG U.S. OUTPATIENT PHYSICIANS
Balkrishnan R, Cook JM, Feldman SR, Fleischer Jr AB, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PES2 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF BIMATOPROST VERSUS LATANOPROST PLUS ADJUNCTIVE PRODUCTS FOR GLAUCOMA TREATMENT
Walt J1, Spalding JR2, Habib L3, 1Allergan, Irvine, CA, USA; 2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 3Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA, USA
PES3 A MODEL-BASED PHARMACOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BRIMONIDINE TARTATE 0.2% AS AN ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY TO BETA-BLOCKERS IN THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA OR OCULAR HYPERTENSION IN ADULT PATIENTS IN NORWAY
Christensen TL1, Poulsen PB1, Holmstrom S2, Maeland K3, Walt JG4, 1MUUSMANN Research & Consulting, Kolding, Denmark; 2Allergan, Mougins, France; 3Allergan, Upplands Vasby, Sweden; 4Allergan, Irvine, CA, USA
PES4 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF BIMATOPROST 0.03% VERSUS A COMBINATION PRODUCT OF TIMOLOL 0.5% AND DORZOLAMIDE 2.0% FOR GLAUCOMA
Doyle JJ1, Casciano JC1, Walt JG2, 1Analytica Group, New York, NY, USA; 2Allergan, Irvine, CA, USA
PES5 MODEL-BASED COMPARATIVE PHARMACOECONOMIC ANALYSES OF BIMATOPROST 0.03% IN THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA OR OCULAR HYPERTENSION IN ADULT PATIENTS IN AUSTRIA AND FINLAND
Poulsen PB1, Christensen TL1, Holmstrom S2, Buchholz P3, Walt J4, 1MUUSMANN Research & Consulting, Kolding, Denmark; 2Allergan, Mougins, France; 3Allergan, Ettlingen, Germany; 4Allergan, Irvine, CA, USA
PES6 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY WITH VERTEPORFIN FOR SMALL SUBFOVEAL CNV LESIONS: THE CASE OF AUSTRALIA
Lees M1, Davey PJ1, Price N1, Aldridge G1, Mudge MAC1, Stokes J2, 1Medical Technology Assessment Group, Chatswood West, NSW, Australia; 2Novartis Ophthalmics, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
PES7 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF CATARACT CONTROL IN 14 WORLD REGIONS
Baltussen R, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland
PES8 BURDEN OF ILLNESS OF ECZEMA IN CANADA
Barbeau M, Lalonde H, Novartis Pharma Canada Inc, Dorval, QC, Canada
  Quality of Life Presentations
PES9 A BASELINE ASSESSMENT OF THE VALIDITY OF THE 39-ITEM NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE IN GERMAN PATIENTS WITH AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
Lustig SP1, Reichel MB2, Cappelleri J1, Clouse B1, Getter CA1, Chisholm JA1, 1Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, USA; 2Universitätsaugenklinik, Leipzig, Germany
PES10 PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF A REFORMULATION TO IMPROVE BRIMONIDINE 0.2%
Walt J, Lee J, Allergan, Irvine, CA, USA
PES11 DEGENERATION – A CONJOINT ANALYSIS APPROACH
Hill AR1, Aspinall PA1, Dhillon B2, Ambrecht AM2, Nelson P2, Lumsden C2, Brice R3, Vickers A3, Buchholz P4, 1Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK; 2Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh, UK; 3Adelphi International Research, Adelphi Mill, Cheshire, UK; 4Allergan, Ettlingen, Germany
PES12 AN APPRAISAL OF VISION-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENTS
Mallya U, Nau D, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PES13 COMPARING THE QUALITY OF LIFE EFFECTS OF PRIMARY FOCAL HYPERHIDROSIS TO OTHER DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AS ASSESSED BY THE DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX (DLQI)
Naumann M1, Hamm H1, Spalding JR2, Kowalski J3, Lee J3, 1University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; 2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 3Allergan, Irvine, CA, USA
PES14 IMPACT OF HYDROTHERAPY CARE ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN
Taïeb C1, Nocera T2, Martincic MA2, Verriere F2, Myon E1, 1Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France; 2Laboratoires Dermatologiques Avène, Lavaur, France
PES15 THE FRENCH VERSION OF THE CARDIFF ACNE DISABILITY INDEX
Myon E1, Finlay A2, Verriere F3, Nocera T3, Taïeb C1, 1Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France; 2University of Wales, Cardiff, UK; 3Laboratoires Dermatologiques Avène, Lavaur, France
PES16 PSORIASIS AND ATOPIC DERMATITIS: CROSS-DESCRIPTION OF PATIENTS’ QUALITY OF LIFE
Taïeb C1, Verriere F2, Nocera T2, Myon E1, 1Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France; 2Laboratoires Dermatologiques Avène, Lavaur, France
PES17 IMPACT OF HYDROTHERAPY CARES ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS’ SUFFERING FROM SKIN DISEASES
Taïeb C1, Nocera T2, Verriere F2, Myon E1, 1Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France; 2Laboratoires Dermatologiques Avène, Lavaur, France
PES18 PSORIASIS AND QUALITY OF LIFE: SPANISH RESULTS
Myon E1, Conesa A2, Del Molino J3, Taïeb C1, 1Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France; 2Pierre Fabre Iberica, Barcelone, Spain; 3Accion Psoriasis, Barcelone, Spain
PES19 DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENT FOR WOMEN WITH MELASMA
Balkrishnan R1, McMichael AJ1, Feldman SR1, Camacho F1, Chren MM2, 1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 2University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES/DISORDERS
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PGS1 IMPACT OF RISK MODELING INFORMATION ON THE PRESCRIBING OF COX-2 INHIBITOR AGENTS
Hoffman L1, Pippins J2, Bullano MF3, Barron JJ3, Daniel G3, Mayzell G1, 1Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA; 2Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, New York, NY, USA; 3Health Core, Newark, DE, USA
PGS2 ASSESSMENT OF THE UTILITY OF SALSALATE WITHIN A COX-2 INHIBITOR CLINICAL USAGE PROTOCOL
Boggie DT, Schaefer MG, DeLattre ML, Morreale AP, Plowman BK, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (119), San Diego, CA, USA
PGS3 LOW DOSE ESOMEPRAZOLE (20MG) USE IN GENERAL PRACTICE: A RETROSPECTIVE AUDIT
Hayes AK1, Hinkley K2, Emmas CE2, 1Brighstone Surgery, Brighstone, Isle of Wight, UK; 2AstraZeneca UK Ltd, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK
PGS4 EFFECT OF COMPETITION ON ANTIULCER-GASTRIC-MEDICATION ACQUISITION COSTS FOR THE MEDICAID PROGRAM
Guo JJ, Pasquale MK, Cluxton RJ, Moomaw CJ, Zimmerman J, Patel A, Heaton PC, Kelton CML, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
PGS5 ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF DRUGS AND GI HOSPITALIZATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH APPLYING VA CRITERIA FOR PRESCRIBING NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Harris CL1, Raisch DW2, 1VA Cooperative Studies Program, Albuquerque, NM, USA; 2VA Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PGS6 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH UNINVESTIGATED DYSPEPSIA (UD): COMPARING THE CANDYS APPROACH TO EMPIRICAL ANTISECRETORY THERAPY AND PROMPT ENDOSCOPY
Barkun A1, Crott R2, Fallone CA1, Kennedy WA3, Lachaine J3, Levinton C3, Armstrong D4, Chiba N5, Thomson ABR6, Veldhuyzen Van Zanten SJO7, Sinclair P8, Chakraborty B9, Escobedo S9, Smyth S9, White R9, Nevin K9, 1McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2University of Montreal and EORTC, Brussels, Belgium; 3University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada; 4McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 5McMaster University, Guelph, ON, Canada; 6University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; 7Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; 8CAG National Office, Oakville, ON, Canada; 9AstraZeneca Canada Inc, Mississauga, ON, Canada
PGS7 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY VERSUS LIGATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF REBLEEDING IN CHILDREN WITH OESOPHAGEAL VARICES
Celinska-Cedro D1, Orlewska E2, Socha P1, Socha J1, 1Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland; National Institute of Public Health, Warsaw, Poland
PGS8 UTILIZATION IMPACT OF PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR ON TREATMET COSTS FOR GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE USING HEALTHCARE CLAIMS DATA IN TAIWAN
Lin CW, Lee CT, Bureau of National Health Insurance, Kao-Ping Branch, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
PGS9 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGH DOSE ORAL VERSUS INTRAVENOUS PROTON PUMP INHIBITION IN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WITH BLEEDING PEPTIC ULCERS HAVING UNDERGONE THERAPEUTIC ENDOSCOPY
Barkun A1, Adam V1, Kennedy WA2, Fallone CA1, Herba K1, Bardou M1, 1McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
PGS10 TREATMENT PATTERNS AND HEALTHCARE COSTS OF MEBEVERINE-TREATED IBS PATIENTS: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Goettsch WG1, van den Boom G2, Breekveldt N1, Smout A3, Herings RMC1, 1PHARMO Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2Novartis Pharma, Arnhem, Netherlands; 3University Medical Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands
PGS11 INCIDENCE AND COST OF LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN THE US MANAGED CARE POPULATION
Hanna DB, Zhao SZ, Barr CE, Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ, USA
PGS12 COST-MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS OF A PHARMACIST-DIRECTED, PANTOPRAZOLE INTRAVENOUS TO ORAL DOSAGE FORM CONVERSION PROGRAM
Taylor MD1, Greenwood K2, Johns T2, Schmidt JC3, Segal R1, Hatton R2, 1University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; 2Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; 3Shands HealthCare, Gainesville, FL, USA
  Quality of Life Presentations
PGS13 DIFFERENCES BETWEN ELDERLY AND YOUNGER ADULTS IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMATIC GERD AND NOCTURNAL GERD
Ricci JA1, Engelhart LM2, Sloan S2, 1IMR, An AdvancePCS Company, Hunt Valley, MD, USA; 2Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ, USA
PGS14 GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX IN INFANTS: IMPACT ON THE QOL OF PARENTS
Taïeb C, Marionneau N, Myon E, Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France
INFECTION
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PIN1 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SKIN TATTOOS AND HEPATITIS B OF 1/2000 PRIVATES AT ADISORN FORT HOSPITAL, THAILAND
Auamnoy T, Mekaroonreung S, Auamnoy T, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
PIN2 TELITHROMYCIN (TEL) RESULTS IN FEWER HOSPITALIZATIONS THAN AMOXICILLIN-CLAVULANATE (AMC) IN THE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT OF ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF CHRONIC BRONCHITIS (AECB)
Chang JR1, Stewart J2, Cadilhac M3, Huppertz E4, Nieman RB1, 1Aventis Pharma, Bridgewater, NJ, USA; 2Aventis Pharma Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada; 3Aventis Pharma France, Paris, France; 4Aventis Pharma Germany, Bad Soden, Germany
PIN3 EFFECTIVENESS OF HAART IN REDUCING VIRAL LOAD (VL) AMONG A LARGE COHORT OF HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS _ A SIGNIFICANT UNMET NEED
Wu Y1, Yuan Y2, Mukherjee J1, L'Italien G1, 1Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT, USA; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA
PIN4 THE INFLUENCE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE ON ANTIBIOTIC UTILIZATION IN ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS: FINDINGS FROM THE MEDICAL EXPENDITURE PANEL SURVEY (MEPS)
Alsultan MS, Larrat EP, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Kingston, RI, USA
PIN5 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRESCRIPTION USE AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN THE COMMUNITY: AN EXPLORATION
Sahm D1, Master R1, Roberts C2, McLaughlin T3, Hansen J1, 1Focus Technologies, Inc, Herndon, VA, USA; 2NDCHealth, Yardley, PA, USA; 3NDCHealth, Phoenix, AZ, USA
PIN6 IMPACT OF CHANGES IN REIMBURSEMENT POLICY ON ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Marshall D1, McGeer A2, Green K2, Gough J1, Laframboise M1, Low DE2, Grootendorst P3, Jaszewski B4, Simonyi S1, 1Innovus Research Inc, Burlington, ON, Canada; 2Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 4Bayer Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada
PIN7 IMPACT OF THE GRIER CONSENT DECREE ON ANTIBIOTIC COSTS FOR TENNCARE’S MANAGED MEDICAID PROGRAM
Bramley TJ1, Regan T1, Sullivan L2, Eaddy M1, 1Applied Health Outcomes, Tampa, FL, USA; 2State of Tennessee, Nashville, TN, USA
PIN8 PATTERNS OF ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING IN TREATING COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA OUTPATIENTS
Wu Y1, Cislo P1, Boening A2, Mukherjee J1, L'Italien G1, 1Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Wallingford, CT, USA; 2Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Plainsboro, NJ, USA
PIN9 IMPACT OF CHANGES IN REIMBURSEMENT POLICY ON ANTIBIOTIC USE AND EXPENDITURES
Marshall D1, Grootendorst P2, Jivraj F3, Simonyi S1, 1Innovus Research Inc, Burlington, ON, Canada; 2University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3Bayer Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada
PIN10 THE ALLOCATION OF HIV PREVENTION FUNDS
Earnshaw SR, Richter A, Hicks K, Honeycutt A, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
PIN11 DYSLIPIDEMIA MANAGEMENT AMONG HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS TREATED WITH PROTEASE INHIBITORS (PI)
Darkow T1, Ventura EP1, Wu Y2, 1Prescription Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA, USA; 2Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Wallingford, CT, USA
PIN12 IMPLICATIONS OF APPLYING DIFFERENT NATIONAL GUIDELINES ADDRESSING SURGICAL ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF 386 PATIENTS UNDERGOING TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY
Bedouch P1, Labarère J1, Allenet B2, Fourny M1, François P1, Calop J1, 1Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France; 2Pharmacy School, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
PIN13 CHANGES IN ANTIRETROVIRAL (ARV) REGIMENS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: RESULTS FROM THE STAR (SCHEMAS THERAPEUTIQUES-ANTIRETROVIRAUX) COHORT
Lilliu H1, Rozenbaum W2, Raffi F3, Bugnon F3, Massip P4, Foucher F5, Durand I6, Priol G1, Vincensini JP2, Le Pen C1, 1Clp-santé, Paris, France; 2Hopital Tenon, Paris, France; 3CHRU Nantes, Nantes, France; 4CHU Toulouse Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; 5GlaxoSmithKline, Marly-Le-Roi, France; 6Laboratory GSK, Marly Le Roi, France
PIN14 POLICY EVALUATION FOR INFLUENZA VACCINATION OF ELDERLY IN JAPAN
Ohkusa Y, Osaka University, Ibaragi, Osaka, Japan
PIN15 ESTIMATING USAGE OF SELECTED ANTI-INFECTIVE DRUGS IN U.S. HOSPITALS
Foster DA, Heller ST, Young JK, Solucient, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PIN16 ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC MODELS OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES IN HIV/AIDS
Shah N1, Stephens J2, Lee J2, Pashos C1, Graff J3, Lenderking W4, Copley-Merriman C5, 1Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA; 2Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA; 3Statprobe On-Site, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 4Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, USA; 5Pfizer Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PIN17 THE VALUE OF VACCINATING INFANTS AND CHILDREN WITH PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE
Ford MW, Wang ECY, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Markham, ON, Canada
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PIN18 INFLUENZA VACCINATION IN A MALAYSIAN COMPANY: WHAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR THE EMPLOYER?
Samad AH1, Aji Usul MHB1, Zakaria D1, Ismael R2, Tasset A3, Baron-Papillon F4, Follet A4, Plun-Favreau J3, 1Petronas (Petroliam Nasional Berhad), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2Aventis Pasteur SA, Petaling Jaya Selangor, Malaysia; 3Aventis Pasteur International, Lyon, France; 4Mapi Values, Lyon, France
PIN19 ROUTINE CHILDHOOD VACCINATION AGAINST INFLUENZA: AN ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS
Weycker DA1, Edelsberg JS1, Halloran ME2, Longini IM2, Nizam A2, Ciuryla V3, Oster G1, 1Policy Analysis Inc. (PAI), Brookline, MA, USA; 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; 3Wyeth Research, Collegeville, PA, USA
PIN20 COST-CONSEQUENCES OF INFLUENZA VACCINATION FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN JAPAN
Nakajo K, Yanagisawa S, Aino H, Cai L, Inoue H, Kamae I, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
PIN21 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SELECTED INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF CHILDHOOD PNEUMONIA AND DIARRHEA: A STANDARDISED ANALYSIS
Tan-Torres Edejer T1, Aikins M1, Black R2, Hayashi C1, 1World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
PIN22 TELITHROMYCIN (TEL) IS AN EFFECTIVE THERAPY FOR ADULT OUTPATIENTS WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA (CAP) AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER OVERALL HEALTHCARE COSTS THAN CLARITHROMYCIN (CLA): A POOLED ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM TWO INDEPENDENT, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND STUDIES
Davey PG1, Chang JR2, Stewart J3, Asche CV2, Huppertz E4, Cadilhac M5, Nieman RB2, 1University of Dundee, Dundee, UK; 2Aventis Pharma, Bridgewater, NJ, USA; 3Aventis Pharma Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada; 4Aventis Pharma Germany, Bad Soden, Germany; 5Aventis Pharma France, Paris, France
PIN23 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN THE TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA
Colice G1, Morley M2, Birnbaum H2, Asche C3, 1Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA; 2Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 3Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
PIN24 COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF LINEZOLID VS. TEICOPLANIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF SERIOUS GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN A MULTINATIONAL RANDOMIZED TRIAL
Li JZ1, Willke RJ2, Balan DA3, Nathwani D4, López H5, Rittenhouse BE1, Tavacoli M6, Mozaffari E1, 1Pharmacia Corp, Kalamazoo, MI, USA; 2Pharmacia Corp, Peapack, NJ, USA; 3Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA; 4Tayside University Hospital, Dundee, Scotland, UK; 5Centro de Infectología, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 6University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
PIN25 A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS PROPHYLAXIS FOR FEBRILE CHILDREN WITH CARDIAC LESIONS
Caviness AC1, Cantor SB2, Allen CH1, Ward MA1, 1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; 2University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
PIN26 LIFETIME GOVERNMENTAL COSTS OF SEVERE SEQUELAE OF PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS IN A WELFARE STATE
Milne RJ1, Heaton-Brown KH1, Lennon D2, Nua M2, 1Health Outcomes Associates Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand; 2University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
PIN27 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CEFEPIME VERSUS CEFOTAXIME WHEN ADDED TO METRONIDAZOLE IN COMPLICATED INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTIONS
Salas M1, Caro J1, Molinar F2, 1Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA; 2Intensive Care Unit, Medical Center “La Raza”, Mexico City, Mexico
PIN28 ESTIMATED COST SAVINGS OF DISCONTINUING SECONDARY PROPHYLAXIS FOR OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS AFTER IMMUNOLOGICAL RECONSTITUTION WITH HAART
Becker RV, Gams E, Shakur IM, Ovation Research Group, Highland Park, IL, USA
PIN29 PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
Suleiman IA, Tayo F, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
PIN30 HOSPITALIZATION EXPENDITURE OF STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES-ASSOCIATED CELLULITIS IN THE UNITED STATES
Liu Z1, Paramore C2, Ciesla G2, Shulman S3, Ciuryla V1, 1Wyeth Research, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 2MEDTAP International, Bethesda, MD, USA; 3Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
PIN31 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A (40KD) (PEGASYS) PLUS RIBAVIRIN (COPEGUS) VS. INTERFERON ALFA-2B PLUS RIBAVIRIN FOR CHRONIC HEPATITIS C (CHC)
Sullivan SD1, Green J2, Patel KK2, Craxi A3, Alberti A4, Giuliani G5, De Carli C5, 1University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 2Hoffmann-La Roche Inc, Nutley, NJ, USA; 3University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; 4Universita degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy; 5Roche Milan, Monza (MI), Italy
PIN32 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ANTI-VIRAL THERAPIES FOR CHRONIC HEPATITIS B IN TAIWAN
Chan KA1, Pwu RF2, 1Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; 2iSTAT Healthcare Consulting, Taipei, Taiwan
PIN33 MEDICAL RESOURCE USE AND DIRECT MEDICAL COST OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) INFECTION IN BRAZIL
Meza L1, Glancszpigel R2, Brana N2, Cisneros M2, Callegari M2, Principe M1, Glancszpigel M3, 1Parexel International, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2Parexel International, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 3Advisor for Parexel International Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
PIN34 DIRECT MEDICAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) INFECTION IN THE UNITED STATES
Lee TA1, Veenstra D2, Iloeje UH3, Sullivan SD2, 1Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL, USA; 2University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 3Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT, USA
PIN35 ESTIMATING FUTURE HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) DISEASE BURDEN IN THE UNITED STATES USING A DISEASE SIMULATION MODEL
Veenstra D1, Sullivan SD1, Iloeje U2, 1University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT, USA
PIN36 COST-SAVINGS OF AN IV TO PO ACYCLOVIR SWITCH IN A STANDARDIZED HSV PROPHYLAXIS PROTOCOL ON A BMT UNIT
Spalding JR1, Lightwood J2, Yuen CW2, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
PIN37 DOES EFFECTIVE POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA THERAPY DECREASE THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTIVIRALS FOR ZOSTER?
Smith KJ1, Freeman R2, Roberts MS1, 1University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 2Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
PIN38 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF LOPINAVIR/RITONAVIR COMPARED TO NELFINAVIR AS FIRST-LINE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN
TREATMENT-NAÏVE HIV PATIENTS: A MANAGED CARE PERSPECTIVE

Luo MP1, Botteman MF2, Grad O3, Cifaldi MA1, Ashraf T1, 1Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA; 2Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA
PIN39 IMPACT OF METABOLIC ABNORMALITIES (HYPERTENSION, DIABETES MELLITUS, HYPERLIPIDEMIA) ON RESOURCE CONSUMPTION AND HEALTHCARE COSTS IN HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS
Iloeje U1, Darkow T2, Tuomari A3, Fontes CL2, 1Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Wallingford, CT, USA; 2Prescription Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA, USA; 3Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Plainsboro, NJ, USA
PIN40 THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPROVED ADHERENCE TO ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT
Zaric GS1, Bayoumi AM2, Brandeau ML3, Owens DK4, 1University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; 2St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; 4VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
PIN41 PERTUSSIS VACCINATION IN ADOLESCENTS: COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF NEW PROPOSED VACCINATION PROGRAMMES IN CANADA
Iskedjian M1, Walker JH2, De Serres G3, Einarson T4, Hemels M4, 1PharmIdeas Research and Consulting Inc, Oakville, ON, Canada; 2Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada; 3Direction de Santé Publique de Quebec, Beauport, QC, Canada; 4University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
PIN42 COST OF VARICELLA IN POLAND
Glogowski CA1, Gierczynski JM1, Splawinski J2, 1GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals S.A, Warsaw, Poland; 2Independent Centre for Economic and Pharmaceutical Research, Warsaw, Poland
PIN43 THE EFFECT OF HEALTH PERCEPTION IN MODIFYING TOTAL HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURES WITHIN AN IMMUNIZED ELDERLY UNITED STATES POPULATION
Patterson ME, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
PIN44 THE COST OF SEVERE SEPSIS AT A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING INSTITUTION
Meyer KL1, Faris R2, Rowden A3, 1Applied Health Outcomes, Tampa, FL, USA; 2University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA; 3The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
  Quality of Life Presentations
PIN45 THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF PI BASED THERAPY WITH NELFINIVIR (NLF) COMPARED TO RITONAVIR (RTV) FOR PATIENTS WITH HIV/AIDS
Anis AH1, Sun H1, Woolcott JC1, Vinduska B2, Walmsley S3, 1University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2Canadian HIV Trials Network, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 3Toronto Hospital (General), Toronto, ON, Canada
PIN46 HIV/AIDS PATIENTS: EXPERIENCES WITH HOSPITALIZATION
Wolosin R, Press Ganey Associates, Inc, South Bend, IN, USA
PIN47 SIDE EFFECTS AND THEIR BURDEN ON HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS
Ayyar Krishnan A1, Jordan JC2, Black LK2, 1University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; 2GlaxoSmithkline PLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
PIN48 ASSESSING PARENTS’ PREFERENCE FOR A UNIQUE ANTIBIOTIC DOSE IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA IN CHILDREN BY USING A WILLINGNESS TO PAY METHOD
Gueylard Chenevier D, Quach C, Dorais M, LeLorier J, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Campus Hôtel Dieu, Montreal, QC, Canada
PIN49 HOW DOES PATIENT REPORT OF SYMPTOM IMPACT RELATE TO CLINICAL FUNCTIONING IN CHRONIC BRONCHITIS?
Frank L1, Margolis MK1, Barker C1, Duprat-Lomon I2, Amiot N2, Sagnier PP3, 1MEDTAP International, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2Bayer Pharma, Puteaux, France; 3Bayer plc, Slough, UK
PIN50 VALIDATION OF THE HEALTH RELATED PRODUCTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE DIARY (HRPQ-D) ON A SAMPLE OF PATIENTS WITH INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS: RESULTS FROM AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Kumar RN1, Hass SL2, Li JZ2, 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2Pharmacia Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
PIN51 ASSESSING DISEASE-SPECIFIC UTILITY IN RECURRENT GENITAL HERPES (RGH)
Doward LC1, McKenna SP1, Meads DM1, Ratcliffe J2, Langley PC3, 1Galen Research, Manchester, UK; 2Research Triangle Institute, Manchester, UK; 33M Pharmaceuticals, St Paul, MN, USA
NEUROLOGICAL & PAIN DISEASES/DISORDERS
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PNP1 GALANTAMINE REDUCES CAREGIVER TIME: AN ANALYSIS OF A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY
Meletiche D1, Bolge S2, Small GW3, 1Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ, USA; 2Consumer Health Sciences, Princeton, NJ, USA; 3UCLA Center for Aging, Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PNP2 IMPACT OF RIVASTIGMINE ON TIME TO FIRST ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUG USE IN PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Suh DC1, Arcona S2, Thomas S2, Chang S2, Powers C1, 1Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA
PNP3 USE OF WHO'S ICIDH-2 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IN A FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF MIGRAINEURS
Chisolm D1, Pathak D1, Weis KA2, 1The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; 2Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA
PNP4 PHYSICIAN PERCEPTIONS ON THE USE OF MEDICATIONS FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Stockl K1, Hughes T2, Jarrar M1, Secnik K2, Perwien A2, 1Prescription Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PNP5 COMPARISON OF USING NDC OR ICD CODES TO SELECT PAIN PATIENTS USING DATABASE ANALYSES
Hall J1, Grossman P2, Trukhnova Z1, Huang J2, 1Ingenix, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; 2Purdue Pharma, Stamford, CT, USA
PNP6 THE USE OF DISEASE-ALTERING NEW DRUGS FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TREATMENT
Ozminkowski RJ1, Marder W2, Hawkins K1, Wang S2, Stallings S3, Finkelstein S3, Sinskey A3, Wierz D4, 1The MEDSTAT Group, Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2The MEDSTAT Group, Cambridge, MA, USA; 3Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; 4Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Exton, PA, USA
PNP7 COMPLIANCE WITH THREE-TIMES DAILY METHYLPHENIDATE
IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

Hwang P1, Cosby A2, Laberge ME2, 1Janssen-Ortho Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Ipsos-Reid Corporation, Montreal, QC, Canada
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PNP8 A MARKOV MODEL OF TREATMENT OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED EPILEPSY IN THE UK – AN ASSESSMENT OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TOPIRAMATE
Remak E1, Hutton J2, Price M3, Peeters K4, Adriaenssen I4, 1MEDTAP International, Inc, Budapest, Hungary; 2MEDTAP International, London, UK; 3Janssen-Cilag, High Wycombe, Bucks, UK; 4Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services, Beerse, Belgium
PNP9 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF PRAMIPEXOLE IN EARLY PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Noyes K, Dick AW, Holloway RG, Parkinson Study Group, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
PNP10 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ATOMOXETINE IN THE TREATMENT OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Iskedjian M1, Maturi B1, Walker J2, Einarson TR3, Khattak S4, Carter G4, 1PharmIdeas Research and Consulting Inc, Oakville, ON, Canada; 2Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada; 3University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 4The Kids Clinic, Whitby, ON, Canada
PNP11 MEDICAL CARE COSTS FOR TREATING ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER – AN EMPIRICAL STUDY BASED ON A LARGE ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIM DATA
Sun P, Swindle R, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PNP12 A COST CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) IN THE UK
Vanoverbeke N1, Annemans L2, Ingham M3, Price M4, Adriaenssen I3, 1HEDM, Meise, Belgium; 2University of Ghent, Meise, Belgium; 3Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services, Beerse, Belgium; 4Janssen-Cilag, High Wycombe, Bucks, UK
PNP13 CAREGIVER HEALTH BENEFITS AND ASSOCIATED REDUCTIONS IN HEALTHCARE COSTS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF TREATING PATIENTS WITH DONEPEZIL
Winblad B1, Wimo A2, Mastey V3, Shah S3, Haglund A4, Zhang R3, Miceli R3, Chin W5, 1Karolinska Institute, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden; 2Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 3Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA; 4Pfizer AB, Täby, Sweden; 5Axia Research, Hamilton, ON, Canada
PNP14 COST OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BY LEVEL OF DISABILITY
Patwardhan MB, Matchar DB, Samsa GP, McCrory DC, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
PNP15 COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS OF THE TREATMENT OF RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH GLATIRAMER ACETATE OR INTERFERON BETA IN SPAIN
Rubio-Terrés C1, Medina F2, Aristegui I1, Izquierdo G2, 1Aventis Pharma, S.A, Madrid, Spain; 2Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
PNP16 THE COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE IMPACT OF MIGRAINE PROPHYLAXIS ON COSTS
Barlev A1, Globe D1, Wu E2, Yu W3, Johnson K1, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 3WellPoint Pharmacy Management, West Hills, CA, USA
PNP17 THE ECONOMIC BURDEN OF MIGRAINE AND COMORBID MENTAL CONDITIONS: RESULTS FROM A CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Pesa JA1, Lage MJ2, 1AstraZeneca LP, Wilmington, DE, USA; 2HealthMetrics Outcomes Research, L.L.C, Groton, CT, USA
PNP18 ECONOMIC COMPARISON OF FIVE TRIPTAN STRATEGIES FOR MIGRAINE HEADACHES USING MONTE CARLO SIMULATION
Bell CF, Hu X, Markson L, Merck & Co, Inc, West Point, PA, USA
PNP19 COST PER SUCCESSFULLY TREATED PATIENT AS MEASURE OF EFFECTIVENESS IN COMPARING ELETRIPTAN TO SUMATRIPTAN
Weis KA, Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA
PNP20 COST UTILITY ANALYSIS OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS (IVIG) VERSUS PLASMA EXCHANGE (PE) FOR THE TREATMENT OF GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME (GBS)
Jivraj F1, Dranitsaris G2, Nicolle M3, 1Bayer Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
PNP21 UTILIZATION CHARACTERISTICS OF NARCOTIC ANALGESICS IN WV WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMANTS
Hassan M1, Islam S2, Doyle E2, Ducatman A2, 1West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, USA; 2West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
PNP22 PREVALENCE AND MEDICAL CARE COSTS OF BACK PAIN:
COMPARISON OF 1996 AND 1999 NATIONAL ESTIMATES

Mychaskiw MA, Thomas III J, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
PNP23 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUG THERAPY FOR POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA
Smith KJ1, Freeman R2, Roberts MS1, 1University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 2Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
PNP24 ESTIMATES AND PATTERNS OF HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURES AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH BACK PAIN IN THE US
Luo X1, Pietrobon R1, Sun SX2, Liu G2, Hey L1, 1Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; 2The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
  Quality of Life Presentations
PNP25 DONEPEZIL VERSUS RIVASTIGMINE UTILIZATION PATTERNS IN A RETROSPECTIVE CLAIMS ANALYSIS
Shah S1, Broderick W2, Solis A2, McRae T1, Mastey V1, 1Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA; 2Protocare Sciences Inc, Santa Monica, CA, USA
PNP26 VALIDATING THE FACTOR STRUCTURE OF THE DISQ-24 USING STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING
Ayyar Krishnan A1, Kwong WJ2, 1University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; 2GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
PNP27 ASSESSING BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONING IN ALZHEIMER’S
DISEASE: BENCHMARKING WITH THE BEHAVE-AD-FW

Treglia M, Clouse B, Cappelleri J, Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, USA
PNP28 STUDY OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE PATIENTS IN RUSSIA
Gusev E, Guekht A, Belousov Y, Chikina E, Glushkov K, Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
PNP29 CLINITRAC: A NOVEL METHOD FOR EVALUATING OUTCOME IN PARKINSON DISEASE
Bingefors K, Isacson D, Kristiansen IS, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
PNP30 CHANGES IN QUALITY OF LIFE RESULTING FROM TREATMENT FOR PERSONS WITH ADVANCED PARKINSON’S DISEASE: SUMANIROLE VERSUS PLACEBO
DuChane J1, Jenkinson C2, 1Pharmacia Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI, USA; 2Institute of Health Sciences, Headington, Oxford, UK
PNP31 PARENT PERCEPTIONS OF MEDICATIONS FOR ADHD: A PILOT STUDY
Secnik K1, Matza LS2, Rentz A3, Sallee FR4, Mannix S2, 1Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 2MEDTAP International, Bethesda, MD, USA; 3MEDTAP International, Sindelfingen, Germany; 4University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
PNP32 QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) IN PATIENTS WITH PARTIAL EPILEPSY IN MOSCOW
Guekht A, Gusev E, Belousov Y, Milchakova L, Shpak A, Dzugaeva F, Mitrokhina T, Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
PNP33 HOW DOES AN 11-POINT PAIN SCALE RELATE TO PREFERENCE ESTIMATES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN AND CAN IT BE USED TO PREDICT PREFERENCES?
Lee TA1, Raymundo AL2, Kim SS3, Strauss M3, Sullivan SD4, 1Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL, USA; 2Pharmacia, Corp, Peapack, NJ, USA; 3Purdue Pharma L.P, Stamford, CT, USA; 4University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
PNP34 PATIENT PREFERENCE-BASED TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS PAIN: CHOICE OF METHOD MATTERS
Araki SS1, Kuntz KM1, Llewellyn-Thomas H2, Weinstein MC1, Hornstein MD3, Tosteson ANA2, 1Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; 2Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA; 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
PNP35 AGE AND GENDER-STRATIFIED DIFFERENCES IN QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS
Oderda L,  Stockdale B, Oderda GM, Donaldson G, Ashburn M, Brixner D, Lipman A, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
URINARY & KIDNEY DISEASES/DISORDERS
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PRK1 COMPARISON OF DIRECT HEALTH-CARE COST, HOSPITAL UTILIZATION AND MEDICATION PERSISTENCE BETWEEN EXTENDED RELEASE FORMS (ER) OF TOLTERODINE AND OXYBUTYNIN IN OVERACTIVE BLADDER/URINARY INCONTINENCE PATIENTS
Yu YF1, Yu AP2, Ahn J1, Nichol MB1, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2USC School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PRK2 FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIALYSIS TREATMENT COSTS AMONG MEDICARE ENROLEES
Beilfuss CD1, Hirth RA2, 1University of Michigan and Pfizer Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PRK3 US MEDICAL VISITS WITH DIAGNOSES PATHOGNOMONIC OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER
Kim S1, Boye ME2, Bhattacharyya SK2, Coyne K3, Dhawan R2, 1Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA; 2Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ, USA; 3MEDTAP International, Inc, Bethesda, MD, USA
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PRK4 COST ANALYSIS OF NON-DIALYSIS RENAL INSUFFICIENCY (NDRI): AN EMPLOYER'S PERSPECTIVE
Boyce SP1, Buteau S2, Cremieux PY1, Mody SH3, Piech CT3, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 2Analysis Group/Economics, Montreal, QC, Canada; 3Ortho Biotech Products, LP, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
PRK5 ANALYSIS OF COMORBIDITY, HOSPITAL UTILIZATION AND COST OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER IN A CALIFORNIA MEDICAID PROGRAM – A CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Yu YF, Yu AP, Ahn J, Nichol MB, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PRK6 A RETROSPECTIVE CLAIMS ANALYSIS OF THE DIRECT COSTS OF STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE
Long S1, Kinchen K2, Orsini LS1, Crown W1, Swindle R2, 1The Medstat Group, Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PRK7 COMPARISON OF TACROLIMUS WITH CYCLOSPORIN IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION: COST-MINIMISATION AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSES
Klein WH1, McKechnie T2, Schindler TM3, 1PharmaExperience, Neubiberg, Germany; 2The Lewin Group Quintiles Uk Ltd, Bracknell, UK; 3Fujisawa GmbH, Munich, Germany
PRK8 COSTS AND CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES OF ALFUZOSIN AND DOXAZOZIN IN BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA IN UKRAINE
Zaliska O, Zchuravchak A, Lviv Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine
PRK9 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TAMSULOSIN, DOXAZOSIN AND TERAZOSIN IN THE TREATMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Ohsfeldt RL1, Kreder KJ1, Klein R2, Chrischilles EC1, 1University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; 2Medical Decision Modeling, Inc, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PRK10 COST-MINIMISATION ANALYSIS AND ACCEPTANCE OF SELF-INJECTING SUBCUTANEOUSLY R-HUEPO WITH RECO-PEN® FOR MANAGEMENT OF ANAEMIA IN A POPULATION OF FRENCH ADULT PATIENTS ON DIALYSIS
Fagnani F1, Emery C2, Saidani N3, Perez-Niddam K3, 1CEMKA, Bourg la Reine, France; 2CEMKA EVAL, Bourg la Reine, France; 3Roche, Neuilly sur Seine, France
PRK11 THE ECONOMICS OF PHOSPHATE BINDERS IN RENAL DIALYSIS: A TWO-STAGE STRATEGY FOR MANAGING HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA
Cangialose CB1, Yeh YC1, Pelham RW2, Nolan CR3, Qunibi WY3, 1Covance Health Economics and Outcomes Services Inc,
PRK12 COMPARING SENSITIVITY TO CHANGE BETWEEN I-QOL AND SF-36 IN A POPULATION WITH URINARY INCONTINENCE
Bushnell DM, Martin M
Health Research Associates, Inc (HRA), Seattle, WA, USA
PRK13 DEVELOPMENT OF A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS QUALITY OF CARE IN DUTCH DIALYSIS CENTERS
Oppe M, Weijnen TJ, de Charro FT
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
PRK14 PERCEIVED RISK, VALUE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS WITH OVERACTIVE BLADDER: DEVELOPMENT OF A PERCEIVED VALUE SCALE
Harpe SE1, Szeinbach SL1, Corey R2
1Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; 2Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
PRK15 DISEASE-SPECIFIC PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES IN URINARY INCONTINENCE
Patel KK, Neary M, Hakim Z
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc, Nutley, NJ, USA
   

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