Cost per response analysis of repository corticotropin injection versus other alternative treatments for acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis

George J Wan PhD, Ishveen Chopra PhD, John Niewoehner PharmD, Samuel F Hunter MD, PhD

Article Type

Original Research

Published

The objective of this study was to estimate the cost per response of repository corticotropin injection compared with plasmapheresis or intravenous immunoglobulin from the United States commercial payer perspective.

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Nail enthesis ultrasound and automated software-guided assessment of bilateral common carotid intima–media thickness in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: is there a correlation with clinical and laboratory findings?

José Alexandre Mendonça PhD, Lucas Nogueira Pansani MD, Mateus Basso Mimoto MD, Igor Tadeu Garcia Ferreira MD, Fernanda Bertucci Sanches MD, Thais de Campos Ferreira Pinto MD, Vania Aparecida Leandro-Merhi PhD, José Luis Braga de Aquino PhD

Article Type

Original Research

Published

The objective of this study was to detect and correlate the changes that indicate the inflammatory and atherosclerotic process in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients, using nail ultrasound and carotid artery intima–media thickness radiofrequency software.

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Overcoming hurdles: measurement of health-related outcomes associated with national level medicines usage in Ireland

Gary L O’Brien BPharm, MPharm, Muireann McAlister BSc Pharmacy, Stephen Byrne BSc Pharmacy, PhD, James Gallagher BPharm, MPharm, PhD

Article Type

Editorial

Published

This editorial provides an overview of the evolving healthcare landscape surrounding medicine usage estimation and valuation in Ireland and offers recommendations on how improved methods of measuring health-related outcomes may help ameliorate efficiencies and the sustainability of a healthcare system.

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Cinacalcet adherence in dialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism in Lombardy Region: clinical implications and costs

Alessandro Roggeri BSc, Ferruccio Conte MD, Carlotta Rossi MSc, Mario Cozzolino MD, PhD, Carlo Zocchetti MSc, Daniela Paola Roggeri MSc

Article Type

Original Research

Published

This retrospective observational study evaluated, in dialysis patients with SHPT, the impact of different levels of adherence to cinacalcet therapy on hospitalisations and direct healthcare costs charged to the Lombardy Regional Health Service (Italy).

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Considerations for the US health-system pharmacist in a world of biosimilars

Andrea Zlatkus CRHC, Todd Bixby RPh, Kavitha Goyal MD

Article Type

Editorial

Published

This editorial article provides an overview of the evolving healthcare landscape shaped by the entry of multiple biosimilars, including for a given reference product, and their impact on the healthsystem pharmacist with respect to formulary assessment, implementation, and education of various health-system stakeholders, including patients.

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