ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED WHEN TREATING PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WITH BIOLOGICAL THERAPY IN THE COSTA RICAN SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (CAJA COSTARRICENSE DE SEGURO SOCIAL - CCSS)
Author(s)
Ching Fung SM, Castro Cordero JA, Marin Piva H
Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, San Jose, Costa Rica
Presentation Documents
OBJECTIVES: Since 2011, CCSS offers treatment with biological therapy (BT) to the patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) refractory to treatment with conventional synthetic disease modifying drugs.This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the treatment with BT in patients with RA. METHODS: Applied observational study with a prescription-indication approach according to the standard methodology for drug utilization research. We used data from the central data base of drug prescriptions from CCSS between January 1st
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-05, ISPOR 2016, Washington DC, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 3 (May 2016)
Code
PMS15
Topic
Clinical Outcomes
Topic Subcategory
Comparative Effectiveness or Efficacy
Disease
Musculoskeletal Disorders, Systemic Disorders/Conditions