Volume 8•Issue 13

Alternative approaches to the current rebate system are being considered by policymakers and stakeholders in the private insurance market. This paper presents an analysis of three alternative options to the current rebate model: retaining retroactive ...

Aim: Our objective was to systematically review the use of the positive deviance approach to identify strategies to improve vaccination coverage rates. Materials & methods: We searched English language articles in Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, ...

Aim: Despite long-term responses to first-line immunochemotherapy, many patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have relapsed/refractory disease. Second-line treatment options are available. However, a large proportion of patients are ...

Aim: Utilize the Bucher indirect treatment comparison (ITC) method to compare valbenazine and deutetrabenazine efficacy using clinical trial data. Methods: Outcomes included mean change from baseline in Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) total ...

Aim: This study sought to quantify the healthcare burden of Medicare patients with clinically significant mitral regurgitation (sMR). Materials & methods: Proxy definitions were used for sMR, including MR surgery, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary ...

Aim: To evaluate the cost–effectiveness of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) versus placebo for the management of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure in the Italian healthcare system and to estimate its impact on the national ...

Aim: Objective was to compare adherence and persistence, as well as direct healthcare costs and utilization, of ospemifene to available local estrogen therapies (LETs). Patients & methods: This retrospective database study used integrated medical and ...

Aim: Therapy for lupus nephritis (LN) requires treatment with immunosuppressive regimens, often including intravenous cyclophosphamide (IVCY), mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or azathioprine. Additionally, tacrolimus (original form or generic) is ...