PATIENT EXPERIENCE WITH AND UTILIZATION OF MANUFACTURER-SPONSORED SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR INJECTABLE DIABETES MEDICATIONS

Author(s)

Spain CV1, Wivel AE2, Wright JJ3, Hahn RM3
1GSK, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2GSK, King of Prussia, PA, USA, 3Harris Interactive, Rochester, NY, USA

OBJECTIVES: Our objectives were to understand patient experience with and utilization of manufacturer-sponsored patient support programs for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) injectable therapy. METHODS: Data for these analyses were drawn from a larger cross-sectional survey evaluating treatment adherence and persistence among T2DM patients in the US age ≥18 who had been prescribed an injectable medication. Patients were recruited from a general-population on-line panel, and recruitment was stratified by medication and discontinuation status. Analyses are limited to the 3 medications for which ≥25 respondents reported using the corresponding patient support program: exenatide once weekly, liraglutide, insulin glargine.  Proportions were calculated using a drop-out weighting method.  RESULTS: Bydureon Steady Support (BSS) was utilized by 26% of exenatide once weekly patients (51/200), 14% of liraglutide patients (83/598) utilized Victoza Care (VC), and 10% of insulin glargine patients 48/488) utilized Lantus Connection (LC).  Those without previous injection experience were more likely to use a support program.  For 67% of patients using any program, the corresponding medication was the first injectable taken. The proportion who rated their program as extremely useful (6 or 7 on a 7-point scale) was 57% for BSS, 54% for VC, and 68% for LC. Overall, 49% reported using their program for 6 months or longer.  Length of utilization was highest for LC with 31% reporting using the program for ≥1 yr.  The program components most commonly used were educational materials (used by 75%), coupons (43%), telephonic support (31%), and medication reminders (8%).  Use of educational materials was highest for LC, use of coupons was highest for VC, and use of telephonic support and reminders was highest for BSS. CONCLUSIONS: Although the minority of patients reported using these patient-support programs, those who did use them reported high levels of satisfaction and relatively long engagement.

Conference/Value in Health Info

2014-05, ISPOR 2014, Palais des Congres de Montreal

Value in Health, Vol. 17, No. 3 (May 2014)

Code

PDB125

Topic

Health Service Delivery & Process of Care, Organizational Practices

Topic Subcategory

Academic & Educational, Treatment Patterns and Guidelines

Disease

Diabetes/Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders

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