THE BUDGET IMPACT OF DUORESP® SPIROMAX® COMPARED WITH COMMONLY PRESCRIBED DRY POWDER INHALERS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN ITALY- ESTIMATED IMPACT OF INHALATION TECHNIQUE
Author(s)
Torvinen S1, Nicolai JL1, Pulimeno S2, di Nola L2, Bruno GM3, Colombo GL4, Di Matteo S3, Valentino MC5, Lewis A6, Blackney M6, Burgio L2, Plich A1
1Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2Teva Italia S.r.l., Assago (MI), Italy, 3S.A.V.E. Studi Analisi Valutazioni Economiche, Milano, Italy, 4University of Pavia, Milan, Italy, 5S.A.V.E. Studi - Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Milan, Italy, 6Covance Market Access, London, UK
OBJECTIVES: DuoResp® Spiromax® (budesonide + formoterol fumarate dihydrate) is a fixed-dose combination (FDC) of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) + long-acting beta agonist (LABA) in a novel dry powder inhaler (DPI). An economic model was developed to assess the budget impact of switching adult patients with persistent asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from market-leading DPIs in the Italy – budesonide/formoterol Turbohaler® and fluticasone/salmeterol Diskus® – to DuoResp® Spiromax®
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-11, ISPOR Europe 2015, Milan, Italy
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 7 (November 2015)
Code
PRS16
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Budget Impact Analysis
Disease
Respiratory-Related Disorders