Poster Presentations-Session II

PHARMACOECONOMIC & OUTCOMES RESEARCH METHODOLOGY STUDIES

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES/DISORDERS

DIABETES

HEMATOLOGIC/PITUITARY DISORDERS

MENTAL HEALTH

RESPIRATORY DISEASES/DISORDERS

WOMEN’S & MEN’S HEALTH
PHARMACOECONOMIC & OUTCOMES RESEARCH METHODOLOGY STUDIES
  General and Clinical Studies
PMD1 A NEW METHOD FOR TIME ADJUSTMENT OF THE NUMBER NEEDED TO TREAT REGARDING VARIABLE RELATIVE RISK REDUCTION
Aino H, Yanagisawa S, Cai L, Inoue H, Nakajo K, Kamae I, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
PMD2 METHODOLOGICAL DESIGNS & OUTCOMES OF EFFECTIVENESS STUDIES – A LITERATURE REVIEW
Chau D1, Shane LG2, Redding L3, Han D4, Rauch B1, Lee M5, Potvin K6, 1Amgen Canada Inc, Mississauga, ON, Canada; 2GlaxoSmithKline Inc, Mississauga, ON, Canada; 3Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, Mississauga, ON, Canada; 4Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Markham, ON, Canada; 5AstraZeneca Canada Inc, Mississauga, ON, Canada; 6Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies, Ottawa, ON, Canada
PMD3 INSTRUMENT STRENGTH AND PERFORMANCE OF A PARAMETRIC LATENT INDEX MODEL IN ESTIMATING AVERAGE TREATMENT EFFECT (ATE)
Wu EQ1, Johnson KA2, Nichol MB2, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PMD4 PERFORMANCE OF TWO CONDITIONAL EXPECTATION METHODS UNDER UNOBSERVED SELECTION BIAS
Wu EQ1, Nichol MB2, Johnson KA2, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PMD5 IMPROVING REPORTS OF PRO DATA TO SUPPORT AN EFFECTIVENESS CLAIM
Marquis P1, Piault E1, Abetz L2, Arnould B3, 1Mapi Values, Boston, MA, USA; 2Mapi Values, Cheshire, UK; 3Mapi Values, Lyon, France
PMD6 ESTIMATING THE TRAJECTORY-ADJUSTED IMPACT OF ACUTE EVENTS ON PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES
Weinfurt KP1, Li Y1, Castel LD1, Glendenning A2, Schulman KA1, 1Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ, USA
PMD7 THE CONGRUENCE OF SELF-REPORT WITH OTHER MEASURES OF MEDICATION ADHERENCE: A SUMMARY OF THE LITERATURE
Garber M, Nau D, Erickson S, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PMD8 PATIENT SAFETY RESEARCH: A DISCUSSION OF TERMINOLOGY, PROPOSED DEFINITIONS, AND A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR ADVERSE EVENTS INVOLVING MEDICAL DEVICES
Bright RA1, Kaye R1, Samore MH2, 1Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA; 2University of Utah, Salt Lake City, MD, USA
PMD9 INTERNET-BASED PATIENT REGISTRIES IN COMMUNITY PRACTICE
Sherwood AD1, Walt JG2, 1MedNet Solutions, Minnetonka, MN, USA; 2Allergan, Inc, Irvine, CA, USA
PMD10 EVALUATING RETROSPECTIVE STUDY POSTERS PRESENTED AT THE ISPOR 7TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Patel VD, Setyawan J, Nichol MB, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PMD11 BEST PRACTICES: EVALUATING MODELING RESEARCH AT ISPOR USING BMJ AND ISPOR GUIDELINES
Setyawan J, Patel V, Nichol MB, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PMD12 PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLGY: A REVIEW OF ITS EMERGING ROLE IN OUTCOMES RESEARCH
Richard L, Heron Evidence Development Ltd, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
PMD13 OPTIMIZING CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH ACTUARIAL MODELING IN HOSPITALS
Vogenberg FR1, Weinberg R1, Lichtig L1, Liebeskind D1, Larrat EP2, 1Aon Consulting, Wellesley, MA, USA; 2University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Kingston, RI, USA
  Economic Studies
PMD14 DEVELOPING A HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATION DATABASE IN JAPAN: JEED PROJECT
Fukuda T, Tsutani K, Kobayashi Y, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
PMD15 DO DIFFERENCES AMONG COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS GUIDELINE RECOMMENDATIONS AFFECT POLICY CONCLUSIONS?
Schackman BR1, Gold HT1, Stone PW2, Neumann PJ3, 1Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA; 2Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA; 3Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
PMD16 FACILITATING USER INTERACTION WITH PHARMACOECONOMIC MODELS: MODEL-IT®
Caro J, Magno L, Ward AJ, Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA
PMD17 ARE PUBLISHED COST-UTILITY ANALYSES IMPROVING?
Neumann PJ1, Olchanski NV1, Rosen AB1, Greenberg D1, Chapman R1, Stone P2, Nadai J1, 1Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; 2Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
PMD18 ECONOMIC EVALUATION IN CLINIC TRIALS: CALCULATING HOSPITALIZATION COSTS FROM CLINIC TRIAL DATA
Henk HJ, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
PMD19 COMMUNITY OR PATIENT PREFERENCES FOR COST-UTILITY ANALYSES: DOES IT MATTER?
Furlong W1, Oldridge N2, Perkins A3, Feeny D4, Torrance GW1, 1McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 2Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 3Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 4University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
PMD20 SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF ECONOMIC EVALUATION STUDIES OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IN THAILAND
Chaiyakunapruk N1, Chaikhiendee J1, Jongrungrotsakul N1, Thadapark U2, 1Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand; 2Chiangmai University, Chiangmai, Thailand
PMD21 A RELIABLE AND ROBUST ALGORITHM TO DETERMINE IN-
HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY AND READMISSIONS USING RAMQ

Tahami Monfared AA, LeLorier J, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Campus Hôtel Dieu, Montreal, QC, Canada
PMD22 AN INVESTIGATION OF PATIENT HETEROGENEITY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR BIAS IN MODELLING STUDIES: AN EXAMPLE USING A MARKOV MODEL OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Briggs AH1, Spencer MD2, 1University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; 2GlaxoSmithkline, Greenford, Middlesex, UK
PMD23 IS MARKOV CHAIN/DECISION TREE APPROACH BETTER THAN COST FUNCTION APPROACH IN MODELING THE PHARMA-
CEUTICAL COSTS FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER? AN EMPIRICAL STUDY BASED ON A LARGE CLAIM DATABASE

Sun P, Swindle R, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PMD24 PROBABILISTIC SENSITIVITY ANALYSES: COMMONLY RECOMMENDED, UNCOMMONLY PERFORMED
Rocchi A, Chin W, Axia Research, Hamilton, ON, Canada
PMD25 INCREASING PUBMED YIELD FOR PHARMACOECONOMIC RESEARCH USING ITERATIVE SEARCH STRATEGIES
Frame D1, Klawansky S2, 1MetaWorks Inc, Medford, MA, USA; 2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
PMD26 ECONOMIC AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH IN THE REAL WORLD: EVALUATION OF ITS RELEVANCE
Crawford B1, Baron-Papillon F2, Evans C1, Horowitz-Mehler N1, 1Mapi Values, Boston, MA, USA; 2Mapi Values, Lyon, France
PMD27 DO PHARMACOECONOMIC FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDE THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR TODAY’S WORK ENVIRONMENT?
Maio V, Lofland JH, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  Quality of Life/Preference Studies
PMD28 ISPOR QUALITY OF LIFE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP – TRANSLATION AND CULTURAL ADAPTATION: DEVELOPMENT OF PRINCIPLES OF BEST PRACTICE
Wild DJ1, Grove A1, Martin M2, Eremenco S3, 1Oxford Outcomes Ltd, Oxford, UK; 2Health Research Associates, Mountlake Terrace, WA, USA; 3Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL, USA
PMD29 DATABASES AND INSTRUCTION MANUALS: VALUABLE TOOLS TO BETTER LEARN ABOUT THE WHQ, PGWBI AND MLHF QUESTIONNAIRES – THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES DATABASE (IQOD) PROGRAMME
Mouly M1, Fayol-Paget C2, Lobo-Luppi L1, 1for the IQOD Group, Mapi Research Institute, Lyon, France; 2Mapi SA, Lyon, France
PMD30 AN IMPROVED MODEL TO CALCULATE UTILITY SCORES FROM SF-36 DATA
McEwan P, Morrissey M, Currie CJ, Cardiff Research Consortium, Cardiff, Wales, UK
PMD31 ASSESSING FUNCTIONAL STATUS IN CHILDREN: A REVIEW OF THE CHILDHOOD HAQ FOR NON-ARTHRITIS INDICATIONS
Tran KT1, Stephens JM1, Gold KF1, Kimura A2, Pashos CL3, 1Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2Transkaryotic Therapies Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA; 3Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA
PMD32 COMPARING SHORT FORM 6D, STANDARD GAMBLE, AND HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX MARK 2 AND MARK 3 UTILITY SCORES: RESULTS FROM TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY PATIENTS
Feeny DH1, Wu L2, Eng K1, 1Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, AB, Canada; 2University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
PMD33 RELATIONSHIP OF QUALITY OF LIFE DOMAINS TO PREFERENCE-BASED MEASURES OF QUALITY OF LIFE
Miller LAN1, Singer ME2, 1West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, USA; 2Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
PMD34 COMPARISON OF SF-36 SUMMARY AND PREFERENCE-BASED UTILITY SCORES ACROSS GROUPS DIFFERING IN DISEASE SEVERITY: RESULTS FROM THE MEDICARE HEALTH OUTCOMES SURVEY
Ware JE1, Bierman AS2, Gandek B3, Sinclair SJ3, Lawrence WF2, 1QualityMetric Incorporated, Lincoln, RI, USA; 2Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA; 3Health Assessment Lab, Boston, MA, USA
PMD35 QUALITY OF LIFE DIFFERENCES IN OLDER ADULTS WITH VARIED COMORBID CONDITIONS
Martin ML, Bushnell DM, Budhiarso I, Health Research Associates, Inc (HRA), Seattle, WA, USA
PMD36 JUSTIFYING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LAY PANEL TO PRODUCE UTILITIES FOR USE IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS (HTAS): REVIEW OF CURRENT ISSUES, AND VIEWS OF TECHNOLOGY APPRAISAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Fry AM1, Round A1, Stein K1, Brazier J2, Milne R3, 1Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, Devon, UK; 2The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; 3University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
PMD37 IMPACT OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHICS ON QUALITY OF LIFE DOMAINS
Miller LAN1, Singer ME2, 1West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, USA; 2Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES/DISORDERS
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PCV1 VALIDATION OF EQUATIONS USED TO PREDICT WARFARIN
DOSING DECISIONS

Shermock KM1, Connor JT2, Thomas N3, Fink J2, Bragg L2, 1The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA; 3Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
PCV2 TELEMONITORS REDUCE HOSPITAL AND ER ADMISSIONS FOR HOMEBOUND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF) PATIENTS
Schabert VF, Johann JS, Davis N, Strategic Healthcare Programs, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
PCV3 PREDICTORS OF ADHERENCE TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVES IN A MANAGED CARE POPULATION
D'Angio R1, Shah BM2, Gupchup GV2, Sabrsula S3, 1Pfizer Inc, Albuquerque, NM, USA; 2The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA; 3Firstcare, Austin, TX, USA
PCV4 THE EFFECT OF STATIN DOSE ON ATTAINMENT OF TARGET LDL-C LEVELS
Al-Zakwani IS1, Bullano MF1, Willey VJ1, Graham L2, Corbelli JC3, 1Health Core, Inc, Newark, DE, USA; 2Pfizer, New York, NY, USA; 3Buffalo Cardiology and Pulmonary Associates, Williamsville,
NY, USA
PCV5 CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF AMLODIPINE ON SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AS MONOTHERAPY AND IN COMBINATION
Roberts C1, McLaughlin T2, Tang SS3, Battleman DS3, 1NDCHealth, Yardley, PA, USA; 2NDCHealth, Phoenix, AZ, USA; 3Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA
PCV6 A REVIEW OF THE PHARMACOTHERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Richard L, Heron Evidence Development Ltd, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
PCV7 TREATMENT OF PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION (PPH): A COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS
Tano BD1, Sood N1, Hoffmann S2, Pathak D2, 1Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA; 2The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
PCV8 ESTIMATING POPULATION BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AMONG US HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
Yuan Y1, Chen R1, L'Italien G1, Karaniewsky R2, 1Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb, Plainsboro, NJ, USA
PCV9 META-ANALYSIS OF STATINS IN THE LOWERING OF LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL TO EUROPEAN ATHEROSCLEROSIS SOCIETY TARGET USING ROSUVASTATIN AS A COMMON COMPARATOR
Morrell J1, Edwards S2, 1Fitznells Manor Surgery, Ewell, Surrey, UK; 2AstraZeneca UK Ltd, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK
PCV10 DEFINING OUTCOMES IN STUDIES OF BLEEDING MORBIDITY ASSOCIATED WITH ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY
Ofori BD1, Davey PG1, Goudie B2, Timoney A3, 1University of Dundee, Dundee, UK; 2Westgate Health Centre, Dundee, UK; 3Tayside Health Board, Dundee, UK
PCV11 EFFECTIVENESS OF CLINICAL PATHWAYS FOR PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
Panella M, Marchisio S, University of Eastern Piedmont “A. Avogadro, Novara, Italy
PCV12 ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN ATHEROSCLEROSIS SOCIETY LDL-C TARGET BY HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIC PATIENTS RECEIVING ROSUVASTATIN COMPARED TO ATORVASTATIN, PRAVASTATIN OR SIMVASTATIN: AN EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE APPROACH
Morrell J1, Edwards S2, 1Fitznells Manor Surgery, Ewell, Surrey, UK; 2AstraZeneca UK Ltd, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK
PCV13 ENOXAPARIN USE IN PATIENTS WITH MECHANICAL HEART VALVES REQUIRING BRIDGING THERAPY FOR SUBTHERAPEUTIC CHRONIC ORAL ANTICOAGULATION
Cross LB1, Hamann GL2, Campbell JD2, Dorko CS2, Bailey LE2, 1University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA; 2Regional Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
PCV14 RACIAL VARIATION IN THE UTILIZATION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF 1998 MEDICAL EXPENDITURE PANEL SURVEY (MEPS) DATA
Yang Y, Waters TM, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA
PCV15 WITHDRAWN
PCV16 SMOKING DEPENDENCY: AUDIT CARRIED OUT AMONG THE UNDER 25 GROUP
Taïeb C, Myon E, Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France
PCV17 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT BELIEFS ABOUT MEDICATION AND SELF-REPORTED MEDICATION ADHERENCE SIX MONTHS AFTER DISCHARGE FOR ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
Stafkey DR, Erickson SR, Kline-Rogers EM, Smith DE, Cooper JV, Chang A, Eagel KA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PCV18 A CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS EVALUATION OF THE CORONARY HEART DISEASE RISK FACTORS OF METABOLIC
SYNDROME AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CURRENT ATP III GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFICATION

Novak S, Stapleton LM, Litaker JR, Lawson KA, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
PCV19 SMOKING CESSATION: RELEVANCE IN THE UNDER 25 GROUP
Taïeb C, Myon E, Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France
PCV20 DYSLIPIDEMIA PATTERNS AMONG HIGH RISK MEMBERS OF A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION
Lewis BE1, McDonough K2, Pethick N2, O'Donnell JC2, 1Astra-Zeneca, Worcester, MA, USA; 2Astrazeneca, Wilmington, DE, USA
PCV21 TREATMENT PATTERNS AMONG NEWLY DIAGNOSED CORONARY HEART DISEASE PATIENTS: CORRELATES OF LIPID
MANAGEMENT
Watson-Heidari T1, Ershoff D2, Stacy J1, O'Donnell J2, Schmaltz S1, 1Humana Inc, Louisville, KY, USA; 2AstraZeneca LP, Wayne, PA, USA
PCV22 DISEASE MANAGEMENT REDUCES HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
Walker DR, Landis DL, O'Leary JS, Vance RP, CorSolutions, Buffalo Grove, IL, USA
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PCV23 A COST-BENEFIT MODEL FOR PERINDOPRIL IN SECONDARY STROKE PREVENTION
Hartzema AG, Winterstein AG, Kwon SY, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
PCV24 RATES OF HOSPITALIZATIONS FOLLOWING ATHEROTHROMBOTIC STROKE AND ASSOCIATED COSTS
Caro J1, Migliaccio-Walle K1, Ishak K2, O'Brien J1, 1Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA; 2Caro Research Institute, Dorval, QC, Canada
PCV25 AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CARE NEEDS AFTER ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DATA COLLECTED IN THE ERLANGEN STROKE PROJECT
Ward AJ1, Payne KA2, Caro J1, Heuschmann PL3, Kolominsky-Rabas P3, 1Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA; 2Caro Research Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada; 3University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
PCV26 RATES OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM AND ASSOCIATED INPATIENT HEALTHCARE RESOURCE USE AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING MAJOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY IN AN INTEGRATED DELIVERY SYSTEM
Boulanger L1, Hauch O2, Wygant G2, Dixon D1, Friedman M3, Menzin J1, 1Boston Health Economics, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA; 2AstraZeneca, L.P, Wilmington, DE, USA
PCV27 THE IMPACT OF ATHEROTHROMBOTIC EVENTS ON RESOURCE USE AND COST IN PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL
DISEASE

Caro J1, Migliaccio-Walle K1, Ishak K2, O'Brien J1, 1Caro Research Institute, Concord, MA, USA; 2Caro Research Institute, Dorval, QC, Canada
PCV28 ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH CHOICE OF TREATMENT IN DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Knight KK1, Wong JY1, Hauch O2, Aguilar D1, Reynolds M2, Wygant G2, Ofman JJ1, 1Zynx Health Incorporated, Beverly Hills, CA, USA; 2AstraZeneca, LP, Wilmington, DE, USA
PCV29 HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION, COSTS AND OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WHO USED DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS FOR HYPERTENSION
Liu X, Yu W, WellPoint Pharmacy Management, West Hills, CA, USA
PCV30 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF LOSARTAN COMPARED WITH ATENOLOL IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY: A COST-MINIMIZATION ANALYISIS BASED ON LIFE STUDY
Chevreul K1, Durand-Zaleski I2, Souchet T3, 1Robert Debré Hospital, Paris, France; 2Hôpital Henri Mondor, Paris, France; 3Merck Sharp & Dohme - Chibret, Paris, France
PCV31 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION AMONG NSAID USERS
Shaya FT1, Mullins CD1, Wong W2, Johnson W3, Saunders E3, 1University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Baltimore, MD, USA; 3University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
PCV32 EXCESS COSTS FOR SINGLE AGENT MEDICATION TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION: 1999 DATA FROM THE NEW YORK STATE MEDICAID CLAIMS DATABASE
Cosler LE, Hamilton RA, Clause S, Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany, NY, USA
PCV33 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF SIMVASTATIN AND LOVASTATIN/EXTENDED-RELEASE NIACIN TO ACHIEVE LDL AND HDL GOAL USING NHANES DATA
Armstrong EP, Zachry III WM, Malone DC, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
PCV34 DETERMINANTS OF COST EFFECTIVENESS IN CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROPHYLAXIS WITH STATINS
Milne RJ, Gamble GD, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
PCV35 COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS IN A MEDICAID POPULATION
MacLean EA, Moffitt CM, Pfizer, Inc, Wakefield, RI, USA
PCV36 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATING BY SIMVASTATIN 40 MG/DAY HIGH VASCULAR RISK PATIENTS: AN ECONOMIC
EVALUATION BASED ON THE HEART PROTECTION STUDY

Fagnani F1, Lafuma A2, Souchet T3, 1CEMKA, Bourg la Reine, France; 2CEMKA-EVAL, Bourg La Reine, France; 3Merck Sharp & Dohme - Chibret, Paris, France
PCV37 BASELINE PREDICTORS OF ONE-YEAR COSTS AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE ELDERLY
Liao L1, Bundorf MK2, Kauf T3, Schulman K1, Whellan D4, Jollis J1, 1Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; 2Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; 3Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; 4Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
PCV38 A COST AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS (CE) ANALYSIS OF ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITOR TRANDOLAPRIL IN THE TREATMENT OF POST INFARCTION IN THE US
Lilliu H1, Le Pen C1, Lamiraud K1, Wittenberg W2, 1Clp-santé, Paris, France; 2Abbott GmbH &Co KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
PCV39 IMPACT OF ANEMIA ON HF HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY: LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF A LARGE ADMINISTRATIVE DATABASE
Nordyke RJ1, Shaw M2, Goldberg GA2, Vendiola RM2, Batra D2, Thomasson JW2, 1Protocare Sciences/UCLA School of Public Health, Santa Monica, CA, USA; 2Protocare Sciences, Herndon, VA, USA
PCV40 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF RAMIPRIL IN PREVENTING CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS
Ganguly R, Parasuraman TV, Wyeth Research, St. Davids, PA, USA
PCV41 HOSPITAL COSTS AND CHARGES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARI/ARF AFTER CABG
Durtschi AJ1, Pathak DS1, Dasta JF1, Kim S2, Kane SL3, Hoffmann S1, Kellum JA3, 1The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; 2Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA; 3University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
PCV42 COST EFFECTIVENESS STUDY OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR VS. CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT IN PREVENTING SUDDEN DEATH AMONG PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
Chen L, Hay JW, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PCV43 PREDICTING THE BURDEN OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF) IN A MANAGED CARE SETTING: A NEW MODEL TO
PREDICT OUTCOMES AND EVALUATE THE COST-BENEFIT OF CHF MANAGEMENT

Joglekar A, Chao C, Kadison P, Medical Scientists, Inc, Boston, MA, USA
PCV44 EVALUATION ON THE COST OF MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN A LOCAL PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN HONG KONG
Lee VW1, Chan WK2, Lam NL1, Lee KK1, 1The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; 2Division of Cardiology, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
PCV45 HOSPITALIZATION EXPENDITURE OF ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER AND CHRONIC RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE 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
PCV46 NEW SOFTWARE TO ESTIMATE COSTS AND CALCULATE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS IN A MANAGED CARE SETTING: MEDISAVE SMOKING CESSATION
Chao C1, Joglekar A1, Foldes SS2, Manley M2, Alesci N2, Kadison P1, 1Medical Scientists, Inc, Boston, MA, USA; 2Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Eagan, MN, USA
PCV47 PREDICTING THE SAVINGS AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS IN A MANAGED CARE SETTING USING MEDISAVE SMOKING CESSATION
Chao C1, Joglekar A1, Foldes SS2, Manley M2, Alesci N2, Kadison P1, 1Medical Scientists, Inc, Boston, MA, USA; 2Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Eagan, MN, USA
  Quality of Life Presentations
PCV48 COMPARISON OF WEIGHT-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IMPACTS BY AGE AND GENDER
Martin ML1, Bushnell DM1, Patrick DL2, 1Health Research Associates, Inc (HRA), Seattle, WA, USA; 2University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
PCV49 COMPARISON OF WEIGHT-RELATED SYMPTOMS AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE IMPACTS BY BODY MASS INDEX
Bushnell DM1, Martin ML1, Patrick DL2, 1Health Research Associates, Inc (HRA), Seattle, WA, USA; 2University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
PCV50 DESCRIPTION AND PREDICTIVE MODELING OF PERCEIVED
WORK PERFORMANCE IN AN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME POPULATION

Ellis JJ, Erickson SR, Kline-Rogers EM, Smith DE, Cooper JV, Eagle KA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PCV51 PREDICTIVE MODELS OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE
UTILIZING PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES DATA FROM A POPULATION WITH A HISTORY OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Ellis JJ, Erickson SR, Kline-Rogers EM, Smith DE, Cooper JV, Eagle KA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PCV52 WHICH STATIN? A MULTICRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS
Dolan JG, Unity Health System/University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
DIABETES
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PDB1 RELATION BETWEEN MEDICATION COMPLIANCE AND GLUCOSE CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
Shi SG1, Knight T1, Livengood KB2, Lubowski T2, Walden S2, Nichol MB1, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA
PDB2 IMPROVEMENT OF HEMOGLOBIN A1C (HBA1C) TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPANT- REPORTED RESULTS IN CAREPATTERNS® FOR DIABETES PROGRAM
Slezak J, Hu L, Berger J, Caremark, Northbrook, IL, USA
PDB3 EFFICACY OF INSULIN GLARGINE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 AND 2 DIABETES
Plauschinat CA, Cryar AK, Godley PJ, Nguyen AB, Browne BA, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX, USA
PDB4 OBTAINING QUALITY REAL-WORLD TREATMENT DATA FOR ECONOMIC MODELS: METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS OF A WOUND CARE MEDICAL RECORD ABSTRACTION STUDY
Hazard EH, Klingman CD, Semroc GN, ValueMedics Research, LLC, Alexandria, VA, USA
PDB5 MEDICATION COMPLIANCE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES SUBJECTS: RETROSPECTIVE DATA ANALYSIS
Rajagopalan R1, Joyce A2, Ollendorf D2, Murray FT1, 1Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc, Lincolnshire, IL, USA; 2PharMetrics Inc, Watertown, MA, USA
PDB6 FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH-RISK DIABETIC PATIENTS IN THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAID POPULATIONS (MEDI-CAL)
Chaikledkaew U1, Wu E2, Johnson KA1, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA
PDB7 DIABETES RELATED DRUG UTILIZATION AND EXPENDITURES IN MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH AND WITHOUT SUPPLESUPPLEMENTAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG INSURANCE
D'Souza AO, Madhavan S, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
PDB8 WITHDRAWN
PDB9 IMPACT OF AGE, GENDER, AND OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS ON THE TIME TO DISCONTINUATION OF ORAL ANTI-DIABETIC AGENTS AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
Raut M, Gause D, Law AW, Sung J, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA
PDB10 A METHODOLOGY TO IDENTIFY HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WITH DIABETES IN THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAID POPULATION (MEDI-CAL)
Chaikledkaew U1, Wu E2, Johnson KA1, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA
PDB11 DETERMINATION OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DRUG COSTS AND MEDICAL COSTS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES
Shah S1, Siganga W2, Huang B2, Holiday-Goodman M2, 1University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; 2The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PDB12 A COMPARISON OF TWO METHODS FOR ESTIMATING HEALTH CARE COSTS OF DIABETES
Gause D1, Law AW2, Singhal PK3, 1Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; 2Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA; 3University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
PDB13 USING LINEAR REGRESSION TO APPROXIMATE RESULTS OF DECISION ANALYSIS: AN APPLICATION TO A COST COMPARISON ACROSS THREE FIRST-LINE DRUG STRATEGIES IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
Botteman M, Gao X, Stephens J, Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA
PDB14 RESOURCE UTILIZATION USING INNOLET VS. VIAL/SYRINGE FOR DAILY INSULIN INJECTION IN A SUBGROUP OF ELDERLY DIABETIC PATIENTS
Nicklasson L1, Lyness W1, Liang J1, Skovlund S2, Lytzen L2, 1Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc, Princeton, NJ, USA; 2Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark
PDB15 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF GRAFTSKIN (APLIGRAF) AND BECAPLERMIN (REGRANEX) IN DIABETIC NEUROPATHIC FOOT ULCERS
Park J, Hay J, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PDB16 COST OF TYPE 2 DIABETES CARE IN AUSTRALIA – THE DIABCOST STUDY
Colagiuri S1, Conway B2, Grainger D3, Davey P4, Colagiuri R5, Graham-Clarke P6, FitzGerald P4, Le Reun C4, Price N4, 1Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; 2Diabetes Australia Ltd, Canberra, ACT, Australia; 3Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Australia; 4Medical Technology Assessment Group, Chatswood West, NSW, Australia; 5Australian Centre for Diabetes Strategies, Sydney, NSW, Australia; 6Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd, West Ryde, NSW, Australia
PDB17 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
Zammit DC, Hay JW, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PDB18 ESTIMATING THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF REPAGLINIDE PLUS METFORMIN VS. NATEGLINIDE PLUS METFORMIN OVER A 30-YEAR PERIOD
Nicklasson L1, Palmer A2, Gall MA3, Roze S2, 1Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Princeton, NJ, USA; 2CORE Center for Outcomes Research, Basel, Switzerland; 3Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark
PDB19 THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TARKA FOR PREVENTING RENAL FAILURE IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION IN THE US HEALTHCARE SETTING
Nuijten M1, Wittenberg W2, Kosa J1, 1MEDTAP International, Jisp, Netherlands; 2Abbott GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
PDB20 SIMULATING THE LONG TERM COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF A COMBINATION REGIMEN OF REPAGLINIDE PLUS ROSIGLITAZONE VS. ROSIGLITAZONE MONOTHERAPY OVER A 30-YEAR PERIOD
Nicklasson L1, Palmer A2, Roze S2, 1Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc, Princeton, NJ, USA; 2CORE Center for Outcomes Research, Basel, Switzerland
PDB21 COMPARISON OF HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR REPAGLINIDE,
METFORMIN, REPAGLINIDE/METFORMIN, AND GLYBURIDE/
METFORMIN WITHIN A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION

Stockl K1, Vanderplas A1, Nicklasson L2, 1Prescription Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA, USA; 2Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Princeton, NJ, USA
PDB22 THE DIRECT COST OF DIABETES TYPE 2 IN POLAND –
PRELIMINARY DATA FROM CODIP STUDY

Kinalska IT1, Niewada MP2, Glogowski CA3, Krzyzanowska AM3, Pietrasik A2, _atek M4, Kamiñski B4, Gierczynski JM3, Tomaszewski WW3, 1Medical University of Bialystok, Poland, Bialystok, Poland; 2Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 3GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals S.A, Warsaw, Poland; 4Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
PDB23 INVESTIGATOR AND SITE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NAVIGATOR TRIAL
Friedman JY1, Curtis L1, Gnanasakthy A2, Whellan D1, Schulman KA1, 1Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ, USA
PDB24 FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PRESCRIBING FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES IN AMBULATORY PATIENTS
Rahman AM, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, USA
PDB25 COST ANALYSIS OF DIABETES TREATMENT WITH GLARGINE INSULIN OR NPH INSULIN IN SPAIN
Rubio-Terrés C1, Rodriguez J1, Bolinder B2, 1Aventis Pharma, S.A, Madrid, Spain; 2Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
  Quality of Life Presentations
PDB26 EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH NEUROPATHY USING THE NORFOLK QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) TOOL
Vinik EJ, Stansberry KB, Ruck SM, Vinik AI, EVMS, Norfolk, VA, USA
PDB27 RISKING HEALTH TO AVOIDING INJECTIONS – STATED PREFERENCES OF TYPE 2 DIABETICS IN THE US AND CANADA
Hauber AB1, Johnson FR2, 1RTI Health Solutions, Hatboro, PA, USA; 2Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
PDB28 DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE PATIENT EXPECTATION AND PREFERENCE FOR THE INSULIN INJECTION PEN
Szeinbach SL1, Summers KH2, Lenox SM2, 1Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
HEMATOLOGIC/PITUITARY DISORDERS
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PPT1 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF RECOMBINANT HUMAN ERYTHROPOIETIN FOR PREVENTING TRANSFUSIONS IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
Sullivan PW, MacLaren R, University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, Denver, CO, USA
PPT2 COST ANALYSIS OF PROPHYLACTIC TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SEVERE HEMOPHILIA A IN CANADA
Zwaan T1, Heemstra H1, Kern M2, Feldman B2, Blanchette V2, Hemels MEH3, Einarson T3, 1Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
PPT3 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSFUSING PLATELET COMPONENTS PREPARED WITH PATHOGEN INACTIVATION TREATMENT IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY IN THE UNITED STATES
Gao X1, Botteman MF1, Weissfeld JL2, Pashos C3, Triulzi D4, Staginnus U5, 1Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 3Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA; 4The Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 5Baxter, S.L, Madrid, Spain
PPT4 THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF NOVOSEVEN® IN STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IN GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES
Hart WM1, Dangata Y2, 1EcoStat Consulting Group, Madrid, Spain; 2EcoStat Consulting UK, Northrepps, Norfolk, UK
PPT5 LONG TERM COST OF ILLNESS STUDY FOR SEVERE HEMOPHILIC CHILDREN IN TORONTO
Heemstra H1, Zwaan T1, Kern M2, Feldman B2, Blanchette V2, Hemels MEH3, Einarson T3, 1Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
PPT6 HEMOPHILIA ECONOMIC MODEL OF OUTCOMES: CASE STUDY
Evans C1, Roberts HR2, Sagrolikar A3, Gomperts E3, Poulios N3, 1Mapi Values, Boston, MA, USA; 2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; 3Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Westlake Village, CA, USA
  Quality of Life Presentations
PPT7 IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTHCARE UTILISATION DURING GROWTH HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY IN HYPOPITUITARY ADULTS IN THE NETHERLANDS
den Hartog M1, van Kuijck MA1, Koppeschaar HPF2, Mattsson AF3, Koltowska-Häggström M3, 1Pharmacia BV, Woerden, Netherlands; 2Utrecht Medical Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands; 3Pharmacia AB, Stockholm, Sweden
PPT8 DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROWTH HORMONE INJECTION QUESTIONNAIRE (GHIQ) FOR ADOLESCENTS
Cramer JA1, Simeoni MC2, Auquier P2, Brasseur P3, Beresniak A3, 1Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT, USA; 2University of Medicine, Marseille, France; 3Serono International SA, Geneva, Switzerland
PPT9 HEALTHCARE CONSUMPTION, QOL, AND PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES DURING GH REPLACEMENT IN HYPOPITUITARY ADULTS: RESULTS FROM THE GERMAN KIMS COHORT
Kann P1, Buchfelder M2, Mattsson A3, Koltowska Häggström M3, Metzeler H4, Saller B4, 1University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany; 2University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; 3Pharmacia AB, Stockholm, Sweden; 4Pharmacia GmbH, Erlangen, Germany
MENTAL HEALTH
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PMH1 QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF META-ANALYSES OF RCTS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY IN MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
Hemels MEH, Vicente C, Sadri H, Masson MJ, Einarson T, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
PMH2 A META-ANALYSIS AND COMMON COMPARATOR ANALYSIS OF OLANZAPINE VERSUS ZIPRASIDONE AND ARIPIPRAZOLE
Davey PJ1, Mudge MAC1, Croker VS2, Aldridge G1, FitzGerald P1, 1Medical Technology Assessment Group, Chatswood West, NSW, Australia; 2Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd, West Ryde, Australia
PMH3 THE TREATMENT CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES OF PERSONS WITH DEPRESSION AND ALCOHOLISM
Mark TL, The MEDSTAT Group, Inc, Washington, DC, USA
PMH4 ANALYSIS OF HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION PATTERNS AND ADHERENCE IN PATIENTS RECEIVING ANTIPSYCHOTIC
MEDICATIONS

Al-Zakwani IS1, Barron JJ1, Bullano MF1, Arcona S2, Drury CJ1, Cockerham T3, 1Health Core, Inc, Newark, DE, USA; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; 3WellPoint Pharmacy Management, West Hills, CA, USA
PMH5 THE IMPACT OF MIRTAZAPINE COMPARED TO NON-TCA ANTIDEPRESSANTS ON WEIGHT CHANGE IN NURSING FACILITY RESIDENTS
Tonnu IQ1, McCombs JS2, Williams BR1, Yu AP1, 1USC School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PMH6 EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FLUOXETINE 90MG ADMINISTERED EVERY WEEK AND EVERY 2 WEEKS IN NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
Bellnier T, Karki S, Ortega T, Decatur A, School of Pharmacy, SUNY at Buffalo, Rochester, NY, USA
PMH7 A MARKOV COHORT SIMULATION ESTIMATING THE RISK OF DEVELOPING CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN PATIENTS USING ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS
Tahami Monfared AA1, Gueylard Chenevier D1, Lescrauwaet B2, LeLorier J1, 1Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Campus Hôtel Dieu, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2Pfizer Canada Inc, Kirkland, QC, Canada
PMH8 PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER
Gaylord B1, Zhao Z2, Wang PF1, Gutierrez B1, 1Premier, Inc, Charlotte, NC, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PMH9 INFLUENCE OF PHYSICIAN MIX AND SUPPLY ON THE DIFFUSION OF ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS
Shetty SS, Brooks JM, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
PMH10 ETHNICITY AND SCHIZOPHRENIA MEDICATION CHOICE:
HALOPERIDOL, RISPERIDONE, OR OLANZAPINE

Opolka JL1, Rascati KL2, Brown CM2, Gibson PJ1, 1Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 2University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
PMH11 DOES THE SHORT-TERM ADMINISTRATION OF A BENZODIAZEPINE IMPROVE COMPLIANCE WITH ANTIDEPRESSANT THERAPY?
Mark TL1, Kevin M2, Torigoe Y2, 1Medstat, Washington, DC, USA; 2Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ, USA
PMH12 ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP OF GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER AND PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE
Kassulke JP, Marks AS, Patel H, Caremark, Inc, Northbrook, IL, USA
PMH13 POLYPHARMACOTHERAPY OF INPATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Zhao Z1, Wang PF2, Gutierrez B2, Gaylord B2, 1Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 2Premier, Inc, Charlotte, NC, USA
PMH14 CLINICAL PROFILES OF SSRI USERS: FACTS EXTRACTED FROM HEALTHCARE CLAIMS DATA
Huang X, Lynn TE, Lutgen J, Ingenix, Eden Prairie, MN, USA
PMH15 PREDICTORS OF DURATION OF VISITS AMONG PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH DEPRESSION IN THE AMBULATORY MEDICAL CARE SETTINGS
Hou X, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
PMH16 PREVALENCE AND TRENDS IN ANTIPSYCHOTIC POLYPHAR
MACY AMONG MEDICAID ELIGIBLE SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS IN CALIFORNIA AND GEORGIA, 1998-2000

Ganguly R, Miller LS, Martin BC, University of Georgia, Athens,
GA, USA
PMH17 USE OF SEDATIVE/HYPNOTIC AGENTS BY AN ELDERLY AMBULATORY POPULATION
Carlson AM1, Morris LS2, 1Data Intelligence Consultants LLC, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; 2IMS Health, Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA
PMH18 RETROSPECTIVE DRUG USE EVALUATION OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS IN THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM: A POPULATION BASED APPROACH
Shermock KM1, Secic M2, Fuller MA3, Dodd S4, 1Shermock Health Outcomes Research, Columbia, MD, USA; 2Secic Statistical Consulting, Cleveland, OH, USA; 3Louis Stokes Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brecksville, OH, USA; 4Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ, USA
PMH19 DIFFERENCES AMONG ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN THE TIME TO ALL-CAUSE DRUG DISCONTINUATION: RESULTS FROM A LONGITUDINAL NATURALISTIC STUDY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
Zhu B1, Ascher-Svanum H1, Faries D1, Gibson J1, Ernst F1, Swartz M2, 1Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 2Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
PMH20 IMPACT OF A CONVERSION PROGRAM FROM SERTRALINE TO GENERIC FLUOXETINE IN A STAFF-MODEL MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION ENHANCED BY PHYSICIAN PROFILING AND ACADEMIC DETAILING
Plauschinat CA, Godley PJ, Woodward BW, Clanton CW, Jackimiec JM, Chaddick J, Browne BA, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX, USA
PMH21 REINFORCE AND ADVOCATE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN SAFETY USE OF MEDICATION AND PREVENTION OF DRUG ABUSE IN CENTRAL OF TAIWAN
Lin HW, Lai CJ, Lin CC, Tsai HY, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PMH22 A NATIONAL ESTIMATE OF INDIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS
Mychaskiw MA, Sankaranarayanan J, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
PMH23 PHARMACOECONOMIC COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO DRUG STRATEGIES OF TREATMENT OF ANXIETY DISORDERS: HOMEOPATHY AND PSYCHOTROPICS
Trichard M1, Chaufferin G1, Nicoloyannis N2, 1Laboratoires Boiron, Sainte-Foy-Lès-Lyon, France; 2Université Lumière Lyon 2, Bron, France
PMH24 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ESCITALOPRAM VERSUS PLACEBO IN RELAPSE PREVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH SOCIAL ANXIETY
DISORDER

Servant D1, Montgomery SA2, François C3, Despiegel N3, 1CHU Lille, Lille, France; 2Imperial College, London, UK; 3Lundbeck SA, Paris, France
PMH25 SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER: EFFECT OF RELAPSE ON COSTS AND QUALITY OF LIFE
Montgomery SA1, Servant D2, Rachidi S3, François C3, 1Imperial College, London, UK; 2CHU Lille, Lille, France; 3Lundbeck SA, Paris, France
PMH26 COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN ACUTE BIPOLAR MANIA
McGarry LJ1, Bird A2, Thompson D1, Wang P3, Martin SC4, Weinstein MC2, 1Innovus Research, Inc, Medford, MA, USA; 2Harvard School of Public Health & Innovus Research, Inc, Boston, MA, USA; 3Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 4Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services, L.L.C, Raritan, NJ, USA
PMH27 EFFECTS OF PATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR, SCHIZOPHRENIC, AND MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS ON THE MENTAL AND OTHER HEALTHCARE EXPENSES OF FAMILY MEMBERS
Gianfrancesco F1, Yu E2, White R2, Wang RH1, 1HECON Associates, Inc, Montgomery Village, MD, USA; 2AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE, USA
PMH28 THE IMPACT OF UNRECOGNIZED BIPOLAR DISORDERS FOR PATIENTS TREATED WITH ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATIONS
Thiebaud P1, McCombs JS1, Shi L2, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PMH29 ECONOMIC BURDEN OF NOT RECOGNIZING BIPOLAR DISORDER PATIENTS
Birnbaum HG1, Dial E1, Oster EF1, Greenberg PE1, Shi L2, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company,
PMH30 A COMPARISON OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES USED BY PATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER TREATED WITH RISPERIDONE, OLANZAPINE, OR QUETIAPINE
Gianfrancesco FD1, Wang RH2, White RE2, Yu E2, 1HECON Associates, Inc, Montgomery Village, MD, USA; 2Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE, USA
PMH31 PATTERNS OF TREATMENT AMONG BIPOLAR DISORDER PATIENTS TREATED WITH ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Birnbaum HG1, Dial E1, Oster EF1, Greenberg PE1, Shi L2, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PMH32 AN ECONOMIC COMPARISON OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
Sorensen SV1, Russell JM2, Mackell JA3, 1MEDTAP International, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; 3Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, Pfizer, Inc, New York, NY, USA
PMH33 OLANZAPINE VERSUS RISPERIDONE IN THE TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: A MENTAL HEALTH COST COMPARISON IN A MANAGED CARE SETTING
Sommers S1, Lynch F2, McFarland B3, Muilenburg N2, 1Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA, USA; 2Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR, USA; 3Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
PMH34 COMPARISON OF OLANZAPINE VERSUS QUETIAPINE IN THE TREATMENT OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Wang PF1, Zhao Z2, 1Premier, Inc, Charlotte, NC, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PMH35 ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS: TREATMENT PATTERNS, UTILIZATION AND COST AMONG MANAGED CARE ENROLLEES
Hall JA1, Dodd SL2, Nelson MA1, 1Ingenix Pharmaceutical Services, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; 2Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ, USA
PMH36 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS WITHIN THE WISCONSIN MEDICAID PROGRAM
Sanchez RJ1, Conner C2, 1Univeristy of Texas, Ausitn, TX, USA; 2Pfizer, Inc, Milwaukee, WI, USA
PMH37 THE ECONOMIC BURDEN OF DEPRESSION IN 2000
Greenberg P1, Kessler R2, Corey-Lisle P3, Birnbaum H1, Leong S1, Lowe S1, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 2Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; 3Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PMH38 A STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC BURDEN OF DEPRESSION
Trivedi DN, Bollu V, Lawrence L, The University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA, USA
PMH39 DEPRESSION AND FIBROMYALGIA: TREATMENT AND COST WHEN DIAGNOSED SEPARATELY OR CONCURRENTLY
Robinson R1, Birnbaum HG2, Sisitsky T2, Greenberg P2, Wolfe F3, 1Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 2Analysis Group/ Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 3National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, USA
PMH40 EVALUATING THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ST. JOHN'S WORT VERSUS FLUOXETINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF MILD TO MODERATE DEPRESSION
Thayer LA1, Scott V1, Nau D2, Rosenbluth S1, Makela G1, 1West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
PMH41 IMPACT OF DEPENDENTS’ DEPRESSION ON EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS COST: QUANTIFYING THE BURDEN OF CARE
Kleinman N, Muchmore L, Gardner H, Options & Choices, Inc, Cheyenne, WY, USA
PMH42 TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION: ESCITALOPRAM HAS SIMILAR EFFICACY BUT LOWER COSTS COMPARED TO VENLAFAXINE XR
Montgomery SA1, Fernandez JL2, François C3, 1Imperial College, London, UK; 2London School of Economics, London, UK; 3Lundbeck SA, Paris, France
PMH43 THE COST-UTILITY OF BUPROPION SR VERSUS SERTRALINE IN THE TREATMENT OF LATE-LIFE DEPRESSION
Suter KL, Biddle A, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
PMH44 UTILIZATION AND COST OF ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS IN MEDICAID PATIENTS WITH DEPRESSION
Markowitz J1, Meletiche DM2, 1Health Data Analytics, Princeton Junction, NJ, USA; 2Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc, Titusville, NJ, USA
PMH45 COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF METHADONE AND BUPRENORPHINE MAINTENANCE TREATMENTS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cheng YY, Sunderland VB, Shaw T, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia
PMH46 COST CONSEQUENCES OF APPLYING APPROPRIATE USE EDITS TO SELECT HYPNOTIC AGENTS: A RETROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Chiefari DM, NMHCrx, Latham, NY, USA
  Quality of Life Presentations
PMH47 VALIDATION OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS OF THE
SQLS, SF-36 AND HUI3 IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA IN SINGAPORE

Luo N1, Seng BK2, Thumboo J1, Li SC1, 1National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore; 2Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
PMH48 SUBJECTIVE TOLERABILITY WITH ZIPRASIDONE VS HALOPERIDOL IN ACUTE SCHIZOPHRENIA
Awad AG1, Voruganti LN2, Mackell JA3, Siu CO3, 1Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; 3Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
PMH49 PERFORMANCE OF THE SF-12 AND RAND-12 PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUMMARY SCORES IN PEOPLE PRACTICING MEDITATION
Treesak C, Ye X, Sakthong P, Gross C, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
PMH50 COMORBID DIABETES AND SCHIZOPHRENIA: IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE RESOURCE USE
Mackell JA, Warrington LE, Loebel A, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
PMH51 IMPACT OF COMORBID DIABETES ON FUNCTIONING IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Mackell JA, Warrington LE, Loebel A, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
PMH52 PATIENT-VALUED HEALTH STATE UTILITIES FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER: DIFFERENCES THAT CAN BE MEASURED
Hanlon JT1, Mannix S1, Kleinman L1, Martin S2, Revicki D1, 1MEDTAP International, Inc, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2J&J Pharmaceuticals Services, L.L.C, Raritan, NJ, USA
PMH53 IMPACT OF WEIGHT GAIN ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQL) OF BIPOLAR PATIENTS
Bolge SC1, Meletiche DM2, 1Consumer Health Sciences, Princeton, NJ, USA; 2Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc, Titusville, NJ, USA
PMH54 MENTAL HEALTH COMORBIDITY PREVALENCE, PATTERNS, AND IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG GULF WAR VETERANS
Forman VL1, Carney CP1, Peloso P1, Woolson RF2, Black DW1, Doebbeling BN1, 1University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; 2Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
PMH55 DO HEALTH EXPERIENCES IN DEPRESSION CHANGE PATIENTS’ VALUES?
Elnitsky CA1, Lenert LA1, Sherbourne C2, 1University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA; 2RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA
PMH56 QUALITY OF LIFE TRAJECTORIES AMONG MASSACHUSETTS ADULTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
Smith KW, Zhang A, Larson MJ, New England Research Institutes, Watertown, MA, USA
PMH57 PSORIASIS, QUALITY OF LIFE AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY: FRENCH RESULTS
Myon E, Taïeb C, Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France
PMH58 COLLEGE STUDENTS AND STRESS: WHAT IS THE CONNECTION? A HUMANISTIC OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT
White A1, Xiao H2, 1Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL, USA; 2Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
RESPIRATORY DISEASES/DISORDERS
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PRP1 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TREATMENT GUIDELINES IN ASTHMA BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
Mehta R, Cady P, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA
PRP2 DEVELOPMENT OF A PROSPECTIVE, NON-RANDOMIZED PATIENT REGISTRY TO MEASURE REAL-WORLD CLINICAL, ECONOMIC, AND HUMANISTIC OUTCOMES
Perry BM1, Legorreta AP2, Darin RM1, Pendergraft TB3, Chernicoff HO1, O'Connor RD4, 1Health Benchmarks, Inc, Woodland Hills, CA, USA; 2UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 3GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA; 4UCSD, San Diego, CA, USA
PRP3 CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF BUDESONIDE AND FORMOTEROL IN A SINGLE INHALER IN PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA - AN AUDIT IN UK GENERAL PRACTICE
Emmas CE1, Beaumont SD2, 1AstraZeneca UK Ltd, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK; 2AstraZeneca UK, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK
PRP4 THE EFFECT OF A LETTER-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PRESCRIBERS AND PHARMACISTS ON ADHERENCE TO NATIONAL ASTHMA GUIDELINES AND HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION
Coleman CI1, Reddy P2, Laster-Bradley NM3, Dorval S4, White CM1, 1University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; 2Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Cambridge, MA, USA; 3ACS State Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, USA; 4Department of Social Services, Hartford, CT, USA
PRP5 COMPLIANCE WITH ASTHMA CONTROLLER MEDICATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF GAPS IN CARE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COST REDUCTION
Verbrugge RR, Sokol M, McGuigan K, Medco Health Solutions, Inc, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA
PRP6 COMPARISON OF RISK FOR HOSPITAL AND/OR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS WITH COPD
Rascati KL1, Stanford RH2, Borker RD2, 1University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA; 2GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
PRP7 USE OF LONG-TERM ASTHMA CONTROLLER MEDICATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER A HOSPITALIZATION OR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT
Atherly A, Williams SG, Redd SC, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PRP8 COMPARISON OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MONTELUKAST AND INHALED CORTICOSTEROID AGENTS ON ALLERGIC RHINITIS-RELATED UTILIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA
Etemad LR1, Meyer JW1, Gilmet GP2, Standford RH2, Stephens CH2, 1Ingenix, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; 2GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
PRP9 THE NET COST OF ASTHMA TO NORTH CAROLINA (NC) MEDICAID AND IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS DRIVING COSTS IN AN ASTHMATIC POPULATION
Panicker S1, Nielsen K2, Martin B1, 1University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; 2Global Health Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Raleigh,
NC, USA
PRP10 PREDICTING THE BENEFIT OF OPTIMIZING SEVERE ASTHMA MANAGEMENT IN A MANAGED CARE SETTING: A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS COMPARING THE COMBINATION OF FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE AND SALMETEROL (FPS) AND ZAFIRLUKAST
Joglekar A, Chao C, Kadison P, Medical Scientists, Inc, Boston,
MA, USA
PRP11 CHANGES IN ASTHMA-RELATED HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION AND COSTS AFTER THE ADDITION OF SALMETEROL TO A MEDICAID POPULATION
Shah BM, Dodd MA, Gupchup GV, Kelly HW, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
PRP12 BONE MINERAL DENSITY LOSS AFFECTS ESTIMATES OF THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF INHALED STEROIDS IN ASTHMA
Paltiel AD1, Fuhlbrigge AL2, Kitch BT2, Rashti R2, Weiss ST2, Lee SJ3, Kuntz KM3, 1Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; 2Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 3Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
PRP13 ASSESSING THE COST IMPLICATIONS OF COMBINED PHARMACOTHERAPY IN THE LONG TERM MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA
Wu EQ1, Johnson KA2, Nichol MB2, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PRP14 RATES OF ASTHMA-RELATED MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND COSTS IN A MEDICAID POPULATION
Joshi AV1, Smith MJ2, 1West Virginia University/Pfizer Inc, Morgantown, WV, USA; 2West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
PRP15 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADHERENCE RATE AND TOTAL MEDICAL AND DRUG COSTS
Peterson AM, Ceccanecchio D, McGhan WF, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
PRP16 RESOURCE UTILIZATION (HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN COST/VISITS) AFTER INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW TREATMENT GUIDELINES IN ASTHMA (1997)
Mehta R1, Cady P2, 1Idaho State University, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 2Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA
PRP17 THE AVERAGE COSTS OF THE TREATMENT OF ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS IN IN-PATIENT CARE AND HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM IN POLAND
Plisko R1, Wcislo J1, Landa K1, Glogowski CA2, Gierczynski JM2, 1HTA Consulting, Krakow, Malopolska, Poland; 2GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals S.A, Warszawa, Poland
PRP18 PHARMACOECONOMIC COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO DRUG STRATEGIES OF TREATMENT OF RECURRENT ACUTE RHINOPHARYNGITIS IN 18-MONTH-OLD TO 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN: HOMEOPATHY AND ANTIBIOTICS
Trichard M1, Chaufferin G1, Nicoloyannis N2, 1Laboratoires BOIRON, Sainte-Foy-Lès-Lyon, France; 2Université Lumière Lyon 2, Bron, France
PRP19 ASTHMA HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURE: THE ROLE OF CAPITATION AND MANAGED CARE
Nurmagambetov T, Atherly A, Williams S, Redd S, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
PRP20 IMPROVING PHARMACEUTICAL CARE BY THE PROCUREMENT OF PALIVIZUMAB THROUGH SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION
Walker CL, Howell-Smith D, Saba S, Pena A, Humana Inc, Louisville, KY, USA
PRP21 THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HOMEOPATHIC MANAGEMENT: THE FRENCH EXAMPLE
Taïeb C, Myon E, Pierre Fabre SA, Boulogne Billancourt, France
PRP22 IS CISATRACURIUM COST EFFECTIVE FOR NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE IN THE ICU? A MARKOV COMPUTER SIMULATION STUDY
Macario A1, Marx SE2, Chow JL1, 1Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; 2Abbott Laboratories, Lake Forest, IL, USA
PRP23 ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF TREATING CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS AND LONG-ACTING ß-AGONISTS IN A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION
Gagnon YM1, Levy AR2, Hurley JS3, Frost FJ3, Spencer MD4, Maple DW3, Briggs AH5, 1Occam Research & Consulting, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 3Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA; 4GlaxoSmithKline Global Health Outcomes, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK; 5University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
  Quality of Life Presentations
PRP24 ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IN QUALITY OF LIFE POST-LUNG TRANSPLANT: A COMPARISON OF RECIPIENTS VERSUS CANDIDATES
Matthees BJ1, Lobo FS2, Gross CR2, 1Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN, USA; 2University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
PRP25 CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA QUESTIONNAIRE-C (CAQ-C) IN SINGAPORE
Chong LY1, Chay OM2, Goh A2, Seng YC2, Li SC1, 1National University of Singapore, Department of Pharmacy, Singapore, Republic of Singapore; 2KK Women's and Children’s Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
PRP26 REVIEW OF QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENTS IN PEDIATRIC ASTHMA
Yu AP, Nichol MB, Globe D, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
WOMEN’S & MEN’S HEALTH
  Clinical Outcomes/Healthcare Policy Presentations
PWM1 META-ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MAMMOGRAPHY
Zammit DC, Hay JW, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
PWM2 A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF DELIVERY-CARE
Panella M, Marchisio S, University of Eastern Piedmont “A. Avogadro”, Novara, Italy
PWM3 COMPARISON OF DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER INTERVENTIONS BY A MEDICAID HEALTH PLAN TO INCREASE FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION IN WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE
Yeh C1, Bultemeier N1, Haxby D1, Buckley D2, Carlson M3, Inglish J3, Labby D3, 1Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA; 2Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA; 3CareOregon, Portland, OR, USA
PWM4 EVALUATION OF A PHARMACEUTICAL PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: THE NORPLANT REMOVAL PROGRAM
Joy KA, Petrilla AA, Klingman D, Hazard EH, Benjamin KL, ValueMedics Research, LLC, Alexandria, VA, USA
  Economic Outcomes Presentations
PWM5 FEASIBILITY OF SIMPLIFYING COMPLEX DECISION TREES VIA LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS: AN APPLICATION TO COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF HORMONE THERAPY FOR MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS
Botteman MF1, Wang Q1, Stephens JM1, Gao X1, Lian J2, 1Abt Associates Clinical Trials, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
PWM6 A COMPARISON OF RESOURCE UTILIZATION FROM INPATIENT VERSUS OUTPATIENT SURGERY: THE CASE OF LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY IN FLORIDA
Campbell ES, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
PWM7 ECONOMIC BURDEN OF OSTEOPOROSIS, BREAST CANCER, AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AMONG WOMEN
Sasser A1, Birnbaum H1, Oster E1, Rousculp M2, 1Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA; 2Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
PWM8 THE LIFETIME MEDICAL COSTS OF WOMEN: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, DIABETES, AND STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE
Birnbaum H, Leong S, Kabra A, Analysis Group/Economics, Boston, MA, USA
PWM9 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SILDENAFIL CITRATE ON A PHARMACY BUDGET
Cooke C1, Wong W2, Lee H3, Duttagupta S4, 1Pfizer Inc, Ellicott City, MD, USA; 2CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Baltimore, MD, USA; 3University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Ellicott City, MD, USA; 4Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
PWM10 COST OF ACCESS BY FORMULARY TYPE: A CASE STUDY OF SILDENAFIL CITRATE IN A LARGE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION
Benson S1, Duttagupta S2, Poller L2, 1Pfizer Inc, Woodbury, MN, USA; 2Pfizer Inc, New Yo