Comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of theophylline and ipratropium bromide in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; A three-center study

A. Jubran, N. Gross, J. Ramsdell, R. Simonian, K. Schuttenhelm, M. Sax, D. J. Kaniecki, R. J.G. Arnold, F. A. Sonnenberg

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Abstract

The charts of 311 patients receiving theophylline (T) and 289 patients receiving ipratropium bromide (IB) for COPD were reviewed to determine the total costs and cost-effectiveness of these 2 agents in 3 different health- care settings. A direct cost-accounting method assessed cost, and a Markov decision-analysis model calculated cost-effectiveness. Costs to treat toxic effects were greater for T versus IB. The types and incidences of toxic effects, by drug, were similar among the three centers. Overall costs for T were $121.40 per patient per therapy-month versus $84.56 per patient per therapy-month for IB, as determined by the cost-accounting method. The marginal cost was $366 for T over IB when extrapolated over 1 year using the Markov model. The Markov model also predicted that patients receiving IB had a greater number of complication-free therapy-months (measurement of effectiveness) than patients receiving T. We conclude that treatment with IB was less costly and more cost-effective than T.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)678-684
Number of pages7
JournalChest
Volume103
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes

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