The Influence of US Drug Price Dynamics on Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Biologics

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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the influence of drug price dynamics in cost-effectiveness analyses.

METHODS: We evaluated scenarios involving typical US drug price increases during the exclusivity period and price decreases after the loss of exclusivity (LOE). Worked examples are presented using the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review's assessments of tezepelumab for the treatment of severe asthma and targeted immune modulators for rheumatoid arthritis.

RESULTS: Tezepelumab case: yearly 2% price increases during the period of exclusivity and a post-LOE price decrease of 25% yielded an incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained that increased over the base case from $430 300 to $444 600 (+3.2%). Yearly 2% price increases followed by a steeper post-LOE price reduction of 40% resulted in a cost per QALY gained of $401 400 (6.8% reduction vs the base case). Rheumatoid arthritis case: incorporating post-LOE price reductions for etanercept (intervention) and adalimumab (comparator) ranging from 25% to 40% yielded an incremental cost per QALY of $121 000 and $122 300, respectively (< 3% increase from the base case of $119 200/QALY). Including a 2% yearly price increase during the projected exclusivity periods of both intervention and comparator increased the cost per QALY gained by > 60%.

CONCLUSION: Two biologic treatment cases incorporating price dynamics in cost-effectiveness analyses had varied impacts on the cost-effectiveness ratio depending on the magnitude of pre-LOE price increase and post-LOE price decrease and whether the LOE also affected the comparator. Yearly price increase magnitude during the period of exclusivity, among other factors, may counterbalance the effects of lower post-LOE intervention prices.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - 26(2023), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 378-383

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kogut, Stephen J [VerfasserIn]
Campbell, Jon D [VerfasserIn]
Pearson, Steven D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adalimumab
Biological Products
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Dynamic
Etanercept
Exclusivity
FYS6T7F842
Journal Article
OP401G7OJC
Pricing

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.03.2023

Date Revised 29.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jval.2022.12.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350783799