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ArticleChinese medicine2018

Cost-consequence analysis of salvianolate injection for the treatment of coronary heart disease.

Pengxin Dong, Hao Hu, Xiaodong Guan, Carolina Oi Lam Ung, Luwen Shi, Sheng Han, Shuwen Yu

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Pengxin Dong *1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong China.
Hao Hu *3State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao.ORCID 0000-0001-9441-106X
Xiaodong Guan4School of Pharmaceutical Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Carolina Oi Lam Ung3State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao.
Luwen Shi2International Research Center of Medical Administration, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Sheng Han2International Research Center of Medical Administration, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Shuwen Yu1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong China.

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backgroundComplicated with the impact of aging population and urbanization, coronary heart disease (CHD) incurs more and more disease burdens in China. Salvianolate injection is a Chinese patent drug widely used for treating CHD in China. A series of studies have verified the efficacy of salvianolate injection , but the high drug cost has raised concerns. It is, therefore, important to conduct cost-consequence analysis to demonstrate whether salvianolate injection is associated with outcome improvement and cost containment. The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the cost-consequence of salvianolate injection for the treatment of coronary heart disease by combining salvianolate injection with conventional treatment from a societal perspective.

methodsWe retrospectively studied hospitalized patients with CHD from August 2011 to December 2015 by using electronic medical record database. Patients who received salvianolate injection combined with conventional treatment were selected as exposed group, while those who received conventional treatment alone were selected as unexposed group. Propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was used to balance the characteristics of patients. After PSM, we evaluated hospital stay, total nitrates dosage, total medical costs, and subcategories costs. Patients with chronic ischemic heart disease were analyzed as a highly selected subcohort.

resultsFor the overall group, hospital stay was significantly decreased by 2.9 days (

conclusionCompared with conventional treatment for the treatment of CHD, combination of salvianolate injection and conventional treatment was associated with a reduction in hospital stay and total nitrates dosage. The acquisition cost of Chinese patent drug (including salvianolate injection) was offset by a higher reduction in total medical costs, especially for chronic ischemic heart disease.

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Chronic ischemic heart diseaseCoronary heart diseaseCost-consequence analysisPharmacoeconomicsSalvianolate injectionTraditional Chinese medicine

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