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View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Elsevier - Publisher Connector Abstracts A61 OBJECTIVES: Racial disparities in diabetics exist in diabetes months of 2004. It was assumed that if the anti-diabetic agents control, as well as complications associated with diabetes. Such were not substituted by pioglitazone, patients would still be disparities could lead to difference in likelihood of hospitaliza- using them for one year. The effect of drug substitution in 2002, tion among different races. This study examined the association 2003 and 2004 were NT$ 14.4 million, 61.4 million and 41.4 between patients’ race and hospitalization in type 2 diabetes million, respectively. The order of substitution by expenditure of patients newly starting oral antidiabetic therapy. METHODS: pioglitazone was rosiglitazone, acarbose and metformin. Sub- This was a retrospective cohort study of Medicaid insured tracting the substituted expenditure, the reimbursement of patients with type-2 diabetes newly starting oral antidiabetic pioglitazone only burdened insurer NT$ 22.8 million, NT$ medication (metformin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones). A 169.7 million and NT$ 318.0 million in 2002, 2003 and 2004, cohort of type 2 diabetes patients was identified using ICD-9 respectively. The cost effect of adverse drug reactions is difficult code (250.xx) and 1 National Drug Code for antidiabetic med- to evaluate in the retrospective data analysis. CONCLUSION: ication. Information for demographic factors (race, age of The financial burden of introducing the new drug to a health patient, gender of the patient), clinical factors (severity of dia- insurance program should not consider only the expenditure of betes, number of comorbidities), medication related factors the new drug itself. The substitution effect should be deducted (number of medications consumed), and access to care (number in the budget impact analysis. of diabetes related physician visits) was extracted from the data- base. Patients’ race was categorized as African Americans, PDB8 Whites and Others. Hospitalization was measured as a categor- COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF INHALED INSULIN: A ical dichotomous variable. Patients were followed up for one CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE year after the index date of new medication. Multiple logistic Sadri H regression for three cohorts was performed to assess the associ- University of Toronto,Toronto, ON, Canada ation patients’ race and likelihood of hospitalization adjusting OBJECTIVES: To conduct a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) for for above mentioned factors. RESULTS: Among metformin users inhaled drug delivery system for insulin (INI). METHODS: Pre- (n = 215), there was no difference in the likelihood of hospital- viously, we reported the average monthly willingness-to-pay ization between races. Among sulfonylureas users (n = 1171), (WTP) for INI from diabetic patient (Cdn$153.70 ± $99.90) there was no difference in the likelihood of hospitalization and general population (Cdn$68.59 ± $44.65) perspective in between races. Among thiazolidinedione users (n = 1751), Canada. This study estimates the net benefit and cost-benefit African Americans were associated with 39% increased likeli- ratio for INH from both patient and general population per- hood of hospitalization as compared to whites (OR: 1.39, 95% spective. The average cost of insulin therapy using subcutaneous CI: 1.07–1.81). Number of medications and comorbidities were insulin injection (SCI) was calculated equal to Cdn$32.40 per found to be significant predictors in each of the analyses. CON- month based on average 40 units daily usage of rapid acting CLUSION: Racial differences in hospitalizations among thiazo- insulin for bolus insulin supplement. The cost of self-injection lidinediones users should be investigated to understand other was approximately Cdn$8.40. One form of INI is available using factors that contribute to hospitalization in this group. Avoiding powder form of insulin and a liquid inhaler is under develop- hospitalization among these patients would generate consider- ment. The average daily cost of inhaled delivery system for able cost savings. insulin is approximately 40% higher than SCI. Using the same price premium ratio we estimated the average monthly cost of DIABETES—Cost Studies INI in Canada equal to Cdn$45.36 (when being available). The cost of basal insulin and self blood-glucose monitoring was con- PDB7 sidered equal. RESULTS: In the base-case scenario, the net BUDGET IMPACT ANALYSIS OF PIOGLITAZONE FOR benefit of INI when compared to SCI was Cdn$90.74 per month DIABETES IN TAIWAN:A RETROSPECTIVE DATABASE from the diabetic patient perspective and Cdn$5.63 from the ANALYSIS general population perspective. The cost-benefit ratio (CBR— Tang SL1,Tarn YH2 calculated as ÄCost/ÄWTP) from the patient (0.12) and the 1Tri-Service General Hospital,Taipei,Taiwan, 2College of Pharmacy, general population (0.69) perspective were <1, suggestive of a Taipei Medical University,Taipei,Taiwan positive CBR for INI. Extensive sensitivity analysis was per- OBJECTIVES: To determine: 1) the utilization and expenditures formed by changing variables (set apriori) including INI price of pioglitazone after the decision of drug reimbursement, and 2) (+10%, 20%) and daily usage of insulin units (±10%, 20%). the addition (adding of pioglitazone to the treatment) or substi- Results of the analysis were robust to the changes in variables. tution (switching from other anti-diabetic agents to pioglitazone) CONCLUSION: This analysis demonstrated that the benefits of effect of pioglitazone introduction. METHODS: Retrospective inhaled delivery system for insulin for control of blood glucose database analysis was carried out from the payer’s (BNHI) per- levels in diabetic patients are greater than the costs, therefore spective. Overall treatment resource from 5-year BNHI claimed- The rapy provide a positive net benefit from both patient and database of diabetic patients (ICD-9-CM: 250.XX), including general population perspective and is a good investment for OPD and hospitalized data from January 2000 to December money. 2004, were extracted. However, only pharmaceutical expendi- tures of anti-diabetic agents were analyzed. Drug prices were PDB9 BNHI reimbursed prices, and discount rate was not considered. DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS AND RESOURCE RESULTS: Five-year database contains population of 0.92, 0.98, UTILIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PHOTOCOAGULATION 1.02, 1.05 and 1.14 million people from 2000 to 2004 respec- AND VITRECTOMY PROCEDURES AMONG EMPLOYEES WITH tively in Taiwan with diabetes (including type 1 and type 2 DM). DIABETIC RETINOPATHY In 2002, the expenditure of pioglitazone reimbursed by BNHI Yu AP1, Cahill KE1, Birnbaum HG1, Lee LJ2, Oglesby AK2,Tang J1, was NT$ 37.2 million (1.02% of total anti-diabetic agents), and Qiu Y1 it increased significantly in 2003 (NT$ 231.2 million) and 2004 1Analysis Group, Inc, Boston, MA, USA, 2Eli Lilly and Company, (NT$ 359.4 million) but approached saturation at last few Indianapolis, IN, USA A62 Abstracts OBJECTIVES: This study examined resource utilization and tute in Mexico City (n = 311). Costs included emergency, out- direct, indirect, and procedure-related costs associated with pho- patient and inpatient services, drugs, comorbidities procedures, tocoagulation and vitrectomy procedures among employees with etc. Costs and LYG were discounted 5% annually. One-way and diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS: Health care utilization probabilistic sensitivity analyses were performed and acceptabil- and costs of DR employees age 18–64 were examined using ity curves were constructed. RESULTS: Expected costs for claims from 17 large self-insured U.S. employers (1999–2004). patients using inhalable insulin resulted in US$17,997, followed Indirect costs (work loss, absenteeism) were estimated using dis- by NPH insulin (US$19,433), glargine insulin (US$20,338), ability claims and absenteeism information. The study sample NPH insulin + metformin (US$19,642) and pioglitazone + met- included employees who had at least one diagnosis of DR based formin (US$25,258). LYG per patient resulted in 8.13yrs with on ICD-9 codes and were enrolled continuously for 12 months. inhalable insulin vs. 8.05 yrs with the other therapies in average. Cost outcomes were examined over a randomly chosen 12- ICERs for inhalable insulin against other therapies resulted month (study) period following the DR diagnosis. Annual total within the range US$2213–US$3141. Results were robust to (i.e., health care plus indirect) costs (2005 USD) were compared Monte Carlo first order sensitivity analysis and acceptability between DR employees who did and did not undergo a proce- curves showed that inhalable insulin was the option most cost- dure. Utilization and costs were measured on the procedure date effective with a 69.9% of certainty. CONCLUSION: Despite its and during the 30-day follow-up period. RESULTS: The study higher cost in the Mexican market, inhalable insulin was in the sample consisted of 2,098 DR employees. The average age was long term the most cost—effective option for the treatment of 51 years; 67.4% were male and 64.7% had type I diabetes. DM2 patients who didn’t reach metabolic control. Approximately 11.8% (n = 247) of DR employees received pho- tocoagulation procedures during the study period; 2.1% (n = 44) PDB11 received vitrectomies. DR employees with photocoagulations THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF VACUUM ASSISTED had average total costs that were approximately