ANNUAL MEDICATION COST ATTRIBUTED TO EACH KIND OF TREATMENT OF PATIENTS SUBJECTED TO CRMDS IMPLANTATION
Author(s)
Fanourgiakis JA1, Simantirakis E2, Kanoupakis E2, Chrysostomakis S2, Maniadakis N3, Kourlamba G3, Vardas P2
1Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece. Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Economics and Management, T.E.I. Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Department of Business Administration, T.E.I. Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece, Heraklion, Greece, 2Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Heraklion, Greece, 3Department of Health Services Management, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the percentage of annual follow up medication cost attributed to each kind of treatment of unselected patients subjected to CRMDs implantation in a real-world setting. METHODS: During a period of one year in total 464 (370 were subjected to PM implantation, 240 initial, 130 replacement and 94 to ICD implantation, 80 initial, 14 replacement) consecutive recipients were subjected to CRMD’s implantation and furthermore were recruited and followed up for 1 year. At six and twelve months after the procedure of implantation we record the medication use for each patient. RESULTS: For the patients were subjected in PM initial implantation antiplatelet–anticoagulants represent 24,5%, antiarrhythmic 1,1,%, cardiovascular 47,8%, lipid–lowering 22,6% and antidiabetics 3,9% of the total annual follow up medication cost. For the patients were subjected to PM replacement antiplatelet–anticoagulants represent 19,6%%, antiarrhythmic 1,7%, cardiovascular 49,9%, lipid–lowering 22,7% and Antidiabetics the 6,1% of the total annual follow up medication cost . For the patients were subjected to ICD initial implantation antiplatelet–anticoagulants represent 24,4 %, antiarrhythmic 2,2 %, cardiovascular 44,2 %, lipid–lowering 25,0% and antidiabetics 4,1% of the total annual follow up medication cost. For the patients were subjected to ICD replacement antiplatelet–anticoagulants represent the 28,7 %, antiarrhythmic the 7,7 %, Cardiovascular 58,1 %, Lipid–lowering 5,5% and Antidiabetics 0,0% of the total annual follow up medication cost . CONCLUSIONS: The present study provides unique data regarding the percentage of annual medication cost attributed to each kind of treatment of unselected patients subjected to CRMDs implantation in a real-world setting.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-05, ISPOR 2015, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 2015)
Code
PCV62
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies
Disease
Cardiovascular Disorders
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