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ArticlePloS one2021

Cost-effectiveness analysis of branded and authorized generic celecoxib for patients with chronic pain in Japan.

Yusuke Karasawa, Isao Kamae, Kazutaka Nozawa, Shigeki Zeniya, Tatsunori Murata, Satoshi Soen, Choitsu Sakamoto

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yusuke KarasawaMedical Affairs, Viatris Pharmaceuticals Japan Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
Isao KamaeDepartment of Health Policy and Technology Assessment, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazutaka NozawaMedical Affairs, Viatris Pharmaceuticals Japan Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
Shigeki ZeniyaCRECON Medical Assessment Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
Tatsunori MurataCRECON Medical Assessment Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
Satoshi SoenSoen Orthopaedics, Osteoporosis and Rheumatology Clinic, Kobe, Japan.
Choitsu SakamotoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Nippon Medical School · JPThe University of Tokyo · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to examine the cost-effectiveness of branded and authorized generic (AG) celecoxib for chronic pain patients with osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and low back pain (LBP), using real-world cost information for loxoprofen and pharmacotherapy for gastrointestinal bleeding.

methodsThis cost-effectiveness analysis was performed as a long-term simulation using the Markov model from the Japanese public healthcare payer's perspective. The analysis was conducted using loxoprofen with real-world weighted price by branded/generic distribution (hereinafter, loxoprofen with weighted price) as a comparator. In the model, we simulated the prognosis of patients with chronic pain by OA, RA, and LBP treated with loxoprofen or celecoxib, over a lifetime period.

resultsA cost-increase of 129,688 JPY (1,245.00 USD) for branded celecoxib and a cost-reduction of 6,268 JPY (60.17 USD) for AG celecoxib were recognized per patient in lifetime horizon, compared to loxoprofen with weighted price. No case was recognized to reverse the results of cost-saving by AG celecoxib in one-way sensitivity analysis. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of branded celecoxib attained 5,403,667 JPY/QALY (51,875.20 USD/QALY), compared to loxoprofen with the weighted price.

conclusionThe current cost-effectiveness analysis for AG celecoxib revealed its good value for costs, considering the patients' future risk of gastrointestinal injury; also, the impact on costs due to AG celecoxib against loxoprofen will be small. It implies that the disadvantage of AG celecoxib being slightly more expensive than generic loxoprofen could be offset by the good cost-effectiveness during the prognosis.

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AgedAged, 80 and overCelecoxibChronic PainComputer SimulationCost-Benefit AnalysisCost SavingsDrug CostsDrugs, GenericFemaleGastrointestinal DiseasesHumansJapanMaleMarkov ChainsMiddle AgedCelecoxibDrugs, GenericloxoprofenPhenylpropionates

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