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ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2016

OnabotulinumtoxinA in the treatment of overactive bladder: a cost-effectiveness analysis versus best supportive care in England and Wales.

Nick Freemantle, Kristin Khalaf, Clara Loveman, Sanja Stanisic, Dmitry Gultyaev, Johanna Lister, Marcus Drake

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Article in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Canadian cost data associated with treating overactive bladder is lacking.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nick FreemantleDepartment of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK. nicholas.freemantle@ucl.ac.uk.
Kristin KhalafAllergan Inc., 2525 Dupont Drive, Irvine, CA, 92612-1599, USA.
Clara LovemanAllergan Holdings Ltd., Marlow International, The Parkway, Marlow, SL7 1YL, UK.
Sanja StanisicLA-SER ANALYTICA, Corso di Porta Nuova 34, Milan, 20121, Italy.
Dmitry GultyaevLA-SER ANALYTICA, Meeraner Platz 1, Lörrach, 79539, Germany.
Johanna ListerLA-SER ANALYTICA, Meeraner Platz 1, Lörrach, 79539, Germany.
Marcus DrakeSchool of Clinical Sciences and Bristol Urological Institute, University of Bristol, Southmead Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.
Allergan (United Kingdom) · GBAllergan (United States) · USUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Bristol · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cost-effectiveness of onabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX(®)) 100 U + best supportive care (BSC) was compared with BSC alone in the management of idiopathic overactive bladder in adult patients who are not adequately managed with anticholinergics. BSC included incontinence pads and, for a proportion of patients, anticholinergics and/or occasional clean intermittent catheterisation. A five-state Markov model was used to estimate total costs and outcomes over a 10-year period. The cohort was based on data from two placebo-controlled trials and a long-term extension study of onabotulinumtoxinA. After discontinuation of initial treatment, a proportion of patients progressed to downstream sacral nerve stimulation (SNS). Cost and resource use was estimated from a National Health Service perspective in England and Wales using relevant reference sources for 2012 or 2013. Results showed that onabotulinumtoxinA was associated with lower costs and greater health benefits than BSC in the base case, with probabilistic sensitivity analysis indicating an 89 % probability that the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio would fall below £20,000. OnabotulinumtoxinA remained dominant over BSC in all but two scenarios tested; it was also economically dominant when compared directly with SNS therapy. In conclusion, onabotulinumtoxinA appears to be a cost-effective treatment for overactive bladder compared with BSC alone.

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Acetylcholine Release InhibitorsAgedBotulinum Toxins, Type ACholinergic AntagonistsCost-Benefit AnalysisEnglandFemaleHumansIncontinence PadsMaleMarkov ChainsMiddle AgedModels, EconometricQuality-Adjusted Life YearsQuality of LifeUrinary Bladder, OveractiveAcetylcholine Release InhibitorsBotulinum Toxins, Type ACholinergic AntagonistsCost-effectivenessIncontinenceOnabotulinumtoxinAOveractive bladder

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PMID26482712
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