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SynthesisInternational journal of clinical pharmacy2023

Economic evaluation of ferric carboxymaltose compared with placebo in iron-deficient patients with heart failure: a systematic review.

Aziz Rezapour, Aghdas Souresrafil, Monireh Shamsaei, Mohammad Barzegar, Mahsa Tashakori-Miyanroudi, Ensiyeh Ketabchi

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Synthesis in International journal of clinical pharmacy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Aziz RezapourHealth Management and Economics Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aghdas SouresrafilDepartment of Health Services and Health Promotion, School of Health, Occupational Environment Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Monireh ShamsaeiDepartment of Health Services Management, School of Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. shamsaie.m@iums.ac.ir.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9385-2568
Mohammad BarzegarDepartment of English Language Teaching, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahsa Tashakori-MiyanroudiPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Ensiyeh KetabchiDepartment of Health Services Management, School of Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRMazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IRRafsanjan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt has been shown that ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) improves symptoms and quality of life in iron-deficient patients with heart failure (HF).

aimWe aimed to systematically review studies conducted on the cost-effectiveness of FCM compared to placebo in iron-deficient patients with HF.

methodWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science to find the relevant studies. After removing duplicates, two authors independently evaluated the titles, abstracts, and full texts. We included studies that investigated the full economic evaluations of FCM in HF patients with iron deficiency (cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis, and cost-benefit analysis) and used the CHEERS tool to evaluate the quality of the studies.

resultsSeven studies were included which evaluated the economic analysis of treatments with FCM in iron-deficient patients with HF. The CHEERS scores for most of the studies (n = 6) were 0.77 or higher (very good quality). The lowest incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) per quality-adjusted life years (QALY) of FCM ($1801.96) was from Italy, and the highest ICER per QALY of FCM ($25,981.28) South Korea. Results of the studies showed that FCM, compared to placebo, was cost-effective in iron-deficient patients with HF.

conclusionFCM is a cost-effective treatment for iron-deficient patients with HF. Considering the fact that all the included studies in the present systematic review took place in high-income countries, we recommend further studies investigating the cost-effectiveness of FCM in low- and middle-income countries.

Indexed as

Anemia, Iron-DeficiencyHeart FailureCost-Benefit AnalysisFerric CompoundsHumansIronMaltoseQuality of Lifeferric carboxymaltoseFerric CompoundsIronMaltoseCost-effectivenessFerric carboxymaltoseHeart failureIron deficiencyPharmacoeconomicsSystematic review

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