Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of 3 Therapeutic Regimens for Hyperthyroidism / 中国药房
China Pharmacy
;
(12): 374-377, 2018.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-704588
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the economical efficiency of 3 therapeutic regimens for hyperthyroidism.METHODS:
Medical records of 564 hyperthyroid outpatients were selected from our hospital in 2016, and they were divided into group A (185 cases), group B(191 cases) and group C(188 cases) according to drug use. Group A received Thiamazole tablets 2-4 tablet, once asthecondition gradually reduce th amount to 0. 5-2 tablets orally; group B received Thiamazole tablets (cusage and dosage are the same as group A)+Yikang pills 6 g, bid orally; group C received Thiamazole tablets (cusage and dosage are the same as group A)+ Xiakucao tablets 6 tablets, bid orally. The treatment courses of 3 groups lasted for 10 months. Clinical efficacy the occurrence of ADR and recurrence were observed in 3 groups. The pharmacoeconomic cost-effectiveness analysis was adopted for the economic evaluation of 3 therapeutic regimens.RESULTS:
The tolal response rates of group A, B, C were 94. 06%, 95. 29%, 95. 75%, respectively; total incidence of ADR were 11. 36%, 10. 48%, 10. 11%; there was no statistical significance (P>0. 05). No recurrence occurred in the 3 groups. The average cost of 3 groups were 633. 80, 3 548. 89, 3 596. 00 yuan, respectively. The cost of group A was the lowest. The results of sensitivity analysis were also that the cost of group A was the lowest.CONCLUSIONS:
3 therapeutic regimens show good therapeutic efficacy and safety for hyperthyroidism, among which thiamazole alone has relatively higher pharmacoeconomic significance.
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Chinese
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China Pharmacy
Year:
2018
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