Cost-effectiveness of age-related macular degeneration study supplements in the UK : combined trial and real-world outcomes data

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AIMS: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) 1 & 2 supplements in patients with either bilateral intermediate age-related macular degeneration, AREDS category 3, or unilateral neovascular age-related macular degeneration AMD (nAMD), AREDS category 4.

METHODS: A patient-level health state transition model based on levels of visual acuity in the better-seeing eye was constructed to simulate the costs and consequences of patients taking AREDS vitamin supplements.

SETTING: UK National Health Service (NHS). The model was populated with data from AREDS and real-world outcomes and resource use from a prospective multicentre national nAMD database study containing 92 976 ranibizumab treatment episodes.

INTERVENTIONS: Two treatment approaches were compared: immediate intervention with AREDS supplements or no supplements.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and healthcare costs were accrued for each strategy, and incremental costs and QALYs were calculated for the lifetime of the patient. One-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were employed to test the uncertainty of the model.

RESULTS: For AREDS category 3, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was £30 197. For AREDS category 4 compared with no intervention, AREDS supplements are more effective (10.59 vs 10.43 QALYs) and less costly (£52 074 vs 54 900) over the lifetime of the patient.

CONCLUSIONS: The recommendation to publicly fund AREDS supplements to category 3 patients would depend on the healthcare system willingness to pay. In contrast, initiating AREDS supplements in AREDS category 4 patients is both cost saving and more effective than no supplement use and should therefore be considered in public health policy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:102

Enthalten in:

The British journal of ophthalmology - 102(2018), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 465-472

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Aaron Y [VerfasserIn]
Butt, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Chew, Emily [VerfasserIn]
Agron, Elvira [VerfasserIn]
Clemons, Traci E [VerfasserIn]
Egan, Catherine A [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Cecilia S [VerfasserIn]
Tufail, Adnan [VerfasserIn]
UK EMR AMD Research Group [VerfasserIn]

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Age-related macular degeneration
Antioxidants
Cost-effectiveness
Health economics
J41CSQ7QDS
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Supplements
Zinc

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Date Completed 02.01.2019

Date Revised 01.04.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-310939

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM27508292X