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Determining population-level allocation strategies for COVID-19 treatments in the United States using a quantitative framework, a case study using nirmatrelvir/ritonavir
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| medRxiv
| ID: ppmedrxiv-22278431
ABSTRACT
BackgroundNew COVID-19 medications force decision makers to weigh limited evidence of efficacy and cost in determining which patient populations to target for treatment. A case in point is nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, a drug that has been recommended for elderly, high-risk individuals, regardless of vaccination status, even though clinical trials have only evaluated it in unvaccinated patients. A simple optimization framework might inform a more reasoned approach to the tradeoffs implicit in the treatment allocation decision. MethodsWe used a mathematical model to analyze the cost-effectiveness of four nirmatrelvir/ritonavir allocation strategies, stratified by vaccination status and risk for severe disease. We considered treatment effectiveness at preventing hospitalization ranging from 21% to 89%. Sensitivity analyses were performed on major parameters of interest. A web-based tool was developed to permit decision-makers to tailor the analysis to their settings and priorities. ResultsProviding nirmatrelvir/ritonavir to unvaccinated patients at high-risk for severe disease was cost-saving when effectiveness against hospitalization exceeded 33% and cost-effective under all other data scenarios we considered. The cost-effectiveness of other allocation strategies, including those for vaccinated adults and those at lower-risk for severe disease, depended on willingness-to-pay thresholds, treatment cost and effectiveness, and the likelihood of severe disease. ConclusionsPriority for nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment should be given to unvaccinated persons at high-risk of severe disease from COVID-19. Further priority may be assigned by weighing treatment effectiveness, disease severity, drug cost, and willingness to pay for deaths averted.
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Ano de publicação:
2022
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