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ArticleJournal of research in pharmacy practice

Outcome Evaluation of a Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin Clinical Management Program.

Julia Zhu, Gretchen Ayer, Heather S Kirkham, Chi-Chang Chen, Rolin L Wade, Swapna U Karkare, Chester H Robson, Jordan S Orange

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Article in Journal of research in pharmacy practice. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Julia ZhuHealth Analytics, Research and Reporting, Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL, USA.
Gretchen AyerBusiness Development, Option Care Inc., Bannockburn, IL, USA.
Heather S KirkhamHealth Analytics, Research and Reporting, Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL, USA.
Chi-Chang ChenHealth Economics and Outcomes Research, IQVIA, Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA.
Rolin L WadeHealth Economics and Outcomes Research, IQVIA, Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA.
Swapna U KarkareHealth Economics and Outcomes Research, IQVIA, Deerfield, IL, USA.
Chester H RobsonOffice of Clinical Integrity, Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL, USA.
Jordan S OrangeBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
IQVIA (United States) · USDeerfield (United States) · USCARE USA · USTexas Children's Hospital · USWalgreens (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study is to compare clinical and cost outcomes of patients undergoing subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIG) therapy who were managed by a clinical management program to the matched controls in the United States.

methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study using administrative claims data from the PharMetrics Plus™ (PMTX+) database. The patients from a high-touch SCIG clinical management program were matched to nonprogram patients in PMTX+ database using 1:4 propensity score matching without replacement. All patients were followed for 1 year during the study from September 1, 2011, to June 30, 2014, and both clinical and cost outcomes were compared between the two cohorts using the generalized estimating equation model.

findingsThe clinical outcomes were measured by infection- and infusion-related adverse events (AEs). Most of them were not significantly different (

conclusionThis study may demonstrate that clinical management programs for SCIG may be associated with lower health-care costs and comparable infection and severe AE rates. The limitations of this study included a small sample size and a reliance on administrative claim data.

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Clinical outcomescost outcomeshome infusionspecialty pharmacysubcutaneous Immunoglobulin

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PMID31367639
PMCPMC6636416
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