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ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2004

Reimbursement of glitazones in treatment of type 2 diabetes patients in Denmark in the context of a voluntary system for submitting pharmacoeconomic studies.

Hindrik Vondeling, Peter Bindslev Iversen

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Article in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Transparency in economic evaluations.PharmacoEconomics · 2005
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hindrik VondelingInstitute for Public Health, Department of Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Winsløwparken 19, 3rd floor, DK 5000, Odense C, Denmark. hvo@sam.sdu.dk
Peter Bindslev Iversen
University of Southern Denmark · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 1998, guidelines for pharmacoeconomic evaluation were issued in Denmark. It was left to the discretion of the industry for which products to submit a pharmacoeconomic study. The impact of this voluntary system is illustrated by a case study on reimbursement of two types of glitazones. A review is presented of the evidence on safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of glitazones that was available in the public domain at the time of reimbursement decision making, which was matched to the Danish criteria for general reimbursement of new pharmaceuticals. The study concludes that the voluntary system has not supported the inclusion of efficiency considerations in reimbursement decision making on glitazones. The decision-making process may be improved by mandatory pharmacoeconomic evaluations for selected products such as glitazones, which potentially represent a benefit to patients and potentially improve the cost-effectiveness of care, while at the same time having a considerable budget impact.

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Economics, PharmaceuticalInsurance, Health, ReimbursementCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision MakingDenmarkDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansHypoglycemic AgentsSafetyThiazolidinedionesHypoglycemic AgentsThiazolidinediones

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PMID15714347
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