COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS OF THE DIENOGEST USE IN PATIENTS WITH ENDOMETRIS IN COLOMBIA AND ARGENTINA
Author(s)
Romero Martin RM1, Alvis Nelson AN2, Alfonso Camilo AC1, Karpf Elizabeth KE1, Upegui Angie UA11Fundación Salutia, Centro de investigaciones en economía, gestión tecnología en salud, Bogotá D.C., Colombia, 2Grupo de Investigación en Economía de la Salud (GIES). Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia
OBJECTIVES: This study provides the results from a minimization costs model that compares the use of Dienogest with the use of GnRH antagonist in women with Endometriosis diagnosis in Colombia and Argentina. METHODS: We used a cost minimization model. The case base are women with endometriosis diagnosis in a 1 year time horizon. For the Colombian analysis we used a public perspective while in Argentina we used a social work perspective and a prepaid medical services perspective. The costs used in this model are direct costs and were obtained from some insurers of Colombian and Argentinean health system. The colombian treatment schedule is: 12-month use of Dienogest vs. 6-month use of the GnRH antagonist, and the Argentina treatment schedule is: 12-month use of Dienogest vs 6-month use of GnRH antagonist + 6-month use of supportive treatment (treatment schedule 1), or 12-month use of Dienogest vs 9-month use of GnRH antagonist + 9-month use of add-back treatment + 3-month use of supportive treatment (treatment schedule 2). RESULTS: For the case base studied, we found that in Colombia the total treatment cost is US$986.19 with Dienogest and US$2855.57 with the GnRH antagonist. In the other hand in Argentina. The total treatment cost for the treatment schedule 1 is US$534.57 with Dienogest and US$881 with the GnRH antagonist from the social work perspective, and $490.75 with Dienogest and 812.21 the GnRH antagonist from the prepaid medical services perspective. The total treatment cost for the treatment schedule 2 is US$534.57 with Dienogest and US$1488.28 with the GnRH antagonist from the social work perspective, and $490.75 with Dienogest and US$1386.21 the GnRH antagonist from the prepaid medical services perspective. CONCLUSIONS: The use of Dienogest minimizes the total cost either in Colombia and Argentina from any perspective.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2012-06, ISPOR 2012, Washington, D.C., USA
Value in Health, Vol. 15, No. 4 (June 2012)
Code
PIH20
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost-comparison, Effectiveness, Utility, Benefit Analysis
Disease
Reproductive and Sexual Health