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ArticleCost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E2023

Cost-effectiveness analysis of ceftazidime avibactam versus colistin in carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae in Iran.

Zahra Goudarzi, Fattaneh Danayi, Khosro Keshavarz, Ahmad Gholami

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Article in Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zahra GoudarziHealth Human Resources Research Center, Department of Health Economics, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Fattaneh DanayiFaculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Khosro KeshavarzHealth Human Resources Research Center, Department of Health Economics, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. khkeshavarz2007@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5778-5502
Ahmad GholamiPharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. gholami@sums.ac.ir.
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCeftazidime avibactam (CA) is an effective treatment against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), but its cost-effectiveness is unclear. This study was performed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of CA against the best available treatment colistin (Col) for patients with CRE-related infections in Iran. METHODOLOGY: A model of a decision tree was designed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of CA in CRE patients over a period of 5 years. The Iran health system was the perspective of the study, and the discount rates of 5.8% and 3% were considered for the data of cost and utility, respectively. The clinical inputs were obtained from a prospective observational study. We established the costs of medical services and medical tariffs of Iran's health system, and obtained the rate of medical service resources used by patients from specialists. The results of this model included the quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), increasing costs, and incremental cost-utility ratio (ICUR). We also performed the deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses.

resultsCA reduced the burden of related to treatment failure and the need for treatment of nephrotoxicity and chronic failure, whereas, the costs related to drug procurement and long-term care (due to longer survival) increased. Treatment with CA versus Col resulted in a 53% increase in QALYs and $425 in costs, leading to an ICUR equal to 798 $/QALYs. Sensitivity analyses proved the model's strength and indicated that the cost-effectiveness of CA can reach 88% when paying 1111 $/QALY. Budget impact analysis estimated CA regimen will increase the health system costs by $1,270,462 in 5 years.

conclusionIn Iranian settings, CA can significantly increase the quality of life and patients' survival; therefore, in comparison to the Col drug regimen, CA is a cost-effective strategy.

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Ceftazidime avibactamColistinCostCREEffectiveness

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