SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF DAPAGLIFLOZIN USED TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Author(s)

Tsan J, Duong T, Girgis N, Labib M, Moustakas A, Loh FE
Touro College of Pharmacy, New York, NY, USA

The aim of this study is to systematically review all pharmacoeconomic literature on dapagliflozin and to assess the cost-effectiveness of dapagliflozin as an add-on therapy for patients with T2DM. The cost-effectiveness of dapagliflozin is compared with other add-on anti-diabetic medications such as sulfonylureas, DPP-4 inhibitors, and pioglitazone. A search was conducted on PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases through August 2017 to identify the cost-effectiveness, cost-utility and cost-benefit studies of dapagliflozin versus other anti-diabetes therapies for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The results demonstrated that metformin, as an add-on to, dapagliflozin was associated with lower costs and quality-adjusted Life Years (QALY) gained when compared to pioglitazone. Adding dapagliflozin to metformin caused an incremental benefit of 0.236-0.278 QALYs. This finding was significant in that it showed that dapagliflozin and metformin were a more cost-effective option in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Current research indicates that dapagliflozin may be a cost-effective therapy for patients with T2DM compared to other alternatives. The ICERs associated with these studies may suggest that dapagliflozin is a cost-saving choice from payer and policy maker's perspectives.

Conference/Value in Health Info

2018-05, ISPOR 2018, Baltimore, MD, USA

Value in Health, Vol. 21, S1 (May 2018)

Code

PDB51

Topic

Economic Evaluation

Topic Subcategory

Cost-comparison, Effectiveness, Utility, Benefit Analysis

Disease

Diabetes/Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders

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